C SC 150 - THE SCOPE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Hours: 5
Lecture and Laboratory

A breadth-first overview of computer science, i.e., the study of algorithms, including their formal and mathematical properties, hardware realizations, linguistic realizations, and applications. The concept of levels of abstraction is presented through discussions of data representation (machine level representation through data types) and data manipulation (digital logic, assembly level machine organization, programming languages, formal grammars, and automata).
Prerequisites: C SC 100, C SC 120, and a C- or better in MATH 115 (or MATH 120) or qualification through the department’s placement exam.
Prerequisites or Corequisites: MATH 090 or qualification through the department’s mathematics placement exam. MATH 155.

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C SC 150 - THE SCOPE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE