CS 60 Syllabus, Fall 2000

Computer Science 60
Principles of Computer Science
Overview/Syllabus, Fall 2000

General Information

Instructor: Everett Bull
Office: at Pomona in Andrew 259
Phone: x18709 (909-621-8709)
E-mail: rbull@pomona.edu
Official Office Hours: Tues. 4:00-5:00 at Hixon Court (outside Pryne), W 2:45-3:45 and Th 11:00-12:00 at Pomona

Instructor: Zachary Dodds
Office: Olin 1265
Phone: x78990 (909-607-8990)
E-mail: dodds@cs.hmc.edu
Official Office Hours: MW 4:00-5:00
Real Office Hours: Anytime

Class Time and Place:

Section Uno (Bull): Tues and Thurs 2:45-4:00 PM, Galileo Pryne
Section One (Dodds): Mon and Wed 2:45-4:00 PM, Galileo Pryne

Course Homepage: http://www.cs.hmc.edu/courses/2000/fall/cs60/index.html

Graders/Tutors (aka "Grutors"): TBA Here is the schedule of tutoring hours for which someone will be in the terminal room (Beckman 102).

Help via E-mail: You can send e-mail to help@cs.hmc.edu for systems help. In addition, there is a considerable student staff (staffnow@cs.hmc.edu). For short questions related to homework, mail cs60help@cs.hmc.edu. For more extensive help, please see a tutor or one of the instructors in person.

Is This Course for You?

The answer is YES! All right, seriously, the prerequisite for this course is CS 5 or equivalent preparation elsewhere.

What Is This Course About?

The objective of this course is to introduce you to the basic principles of computer science. You will learn to use several different programming languages including an object-oriented language (Java), a functional programming language (rex), and a logic programming language (Prolog). There will also be some assembly language (ISCAL). The course covers topics in data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis, computability theory, logic principles, and computer architecture.

Texts

Computer Science: Abstraction to Implementation by Robert M. Keller. This is the primary textbook for the course. This book is available for purchase from Ms. Nancy Mandala in the Computer Science Department Office, Olin 240 between 1 PM and 5 PM. The price is the printing cost of $30. If you have access to an old copy, that's absolutely fine.
[Optional] A book that covers the fundamentals of Java. All the information you need is on line. If you like reference books, I find Cay Horstmann's Core Java (Volume 1) well-written and complete on the basics. The reference page has links to Sun's on-line documentation.

Assignments and Grades

Collaboration Policy - Honor Code

All work in this course should be conducted in accordance with the Harvey Mudd Honor Code. In particular, although discussion of problems with others is encouraged, programming in CS60 emphasizes individual learning, not group projects. We observe the following standard: "You may discuss the assignment with other students. You may not share [i.e. give or receive] written work of any kind, inside or outside the course". Elaboration: In the case of programming assignments, we consider "written work" to include email, computer files, fragments of files, and printed output. In developing code for a programming assignment, you can discuss ideas with others, but discussion of ideas must not involve wholesale examination or transcription of the actual working code of others, with the exception that you may use any code explicitly provided by the instructor.

If you get significant, but legitimate, help from another, you should acknowledge it on your submission. You do not lose credit for this.

If you have any doubts about whether a form of interaction constitutes a violation of this standard, it is incumbent upon you to ask the instructor prior to the issue.

Computer Science 60 Principles of Computer Science Overview/Syllabus, Fall 2000