Harvey Mudd College

Computer Science 60
Principles of Computer Science
Spring 2003

Assignments: a01, a02, a03, a04, a05, a06, a07, a08, a09, a10, a11, a12(optional)

Solutions: a01, a02, a03, a04, a05, a06, a07, a08, a09, a10, a11

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General Information

Course Homepage: www.cs.hmc.edu/courses/current/cs60

Instructor: Professor Robert M. Keller
Office: Olin 1249
Phone: x18483
E-mail: keller@cs.hmc.edu
Official Office Hours: TuTh 1:00-3:00, Wed. 6:30-7:30 p.m., and generally when I am in the office. (see my schedule).
If you can’t make these hours, please say something and I will set up other hours for you.


Sections: Everyone has a designated lecture session meeting twice per week, and a lab section meeting once per week. Your section number designates a particular combination of lecture and lab, as given in the following matrix.

The lab will generally be where work on homework gets started. A certain set of problems will be due in the lab itself. The completed assignment will be due before the lab in the following week.

Attendance at both the lecture and lab is required. If you want to be excused, better let me know.

Section number	M 6:40-7:40 lab	M 7:50-8:50 lab	M 9:00-10:00 lab
MW 2:45-4:00 lecture	Section 1	Section 2	Section 3
MW 4:15-5:30 lecture	Section 4	Section 5	Section 6

All lectures are in Parsons 1285. All labs and tutoring are in Beckman B102.

Help via E-mail: For short questions related to homework, mail cs60help@cs.hmc.edu.
For systems help, mail help@cs.hmc.edu.

For questions about this course, it is always best to use the cs60help alias, because all course staff will see it. If you mail only to a particular person, the time delay for getting an answer may be extended considerably.

What Is This Course About?

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

The prerequisite for this course is HMC CS 5. The instructor’s permission is needed if you do not have this prerequisite. Working knowledge of the Java programming language is required.

Texts

• Computer Science: Abstraction to Implementation by Robert M. Keller. This is the primary textbook for the course. This book will be available for purchase in the Computer Science Department Office, Olin 1258. There is also an on-line version. (Please do not print out the on-line version at our expense; that’s why we have the hard copy.)
  
  
• A book that covers the fundamentals of Java might also be helpful. If you already have a Java book, it may well suffice. If you like using on-line documentation, there is plenty available. For some pointers, check the references page.

Collaboration Policy - Honor Code

All conduct in this course should be conducted in accordance with the Harvey Mudd Honor Code and the Computer Science Academic Honesty Policy, which you are expected to sign indicating your awareness. 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.