This course is a required course in the Computer Science Curriculum and also satisfies the Weinberg Area III (Social and
Behavioral Sciences) Distribution. Lecture Times:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:50 PM. Lecture Room:
Tech M345. Faculty Instructors:
1. Ming-Yang
Kao (coordinator; weeks 1, 2, and 10)
2. Jason
Hartline (weeks 3 and 4) 3. Goce
Trajcevski (weeks 5 and 6) 4. Bryan
Pardo (week 7) 5. Robby
Findler (week 8) 6. Jack
Tumblin (weeks 9 and 10) Teaching Assistants: 1. Elham
Beheshtizavareh 2. Joseph Friedman Undergraduate Assistants: To be announced. Office Hours: 1. Ming-Yang
Kao -- Tech M324, 2:00-3:00 PM Monday,
Tuesday, and Thursday, or by appointment. 2. Jason
Hartline -- by appointment. 3. Goce
Trajcevski -- by appointment. 4. Bryan
Pardo -- by appointment. 5. Robby
Findler -- by appointment. 6. Jack
Tumblin -- by appointment. 7. Elham
Beheshtizavareh -- Annenberg Hall, Room 222, 2:00-4:00 Wednesday. 8. Joseph Friedman -- Tech M316, 9:30-10:30 Tuesday and
Thursday. Optional Recitation/Discussion Sessions: To be announced. Online Discussion for This Course: You are required to join Google
Group CS 101 - Northwestern University and be an active participant. When you sign up for this
group, please use your Northwestern email address. Computer Science Student
Community: You
are strongly encouraged to join the ACM
Student Group
at Northwestern and be an active member of our computer science student
community. Course
Materials:
1.
Course
Syllabus -- This syllabus includes the lecture schedule and the required reading
assignments.
2. Reading List
-- This list includes the materials from which the course draws. The required
reading assignments are a small subset of the materials. Assignments and Exams: 1. Assignment 1: a. Topic: Essay on a Personality in Computer Science. b. Date: PDF file due by email by noon Friday, 4/22/2011. c. Format: 10 pages,
single-spaced, done in groups of two. d. Coverage: A list of
personalities will be provided for you to choose one for your essay. e. Optional: You are encouraged to
create a movie for your essay using the tool at http://www.xtranormal.com/. See demos at the following links: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/11553387 http://theoryclass.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/an-advertisement/ http://agtb.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/xtranormal-advertisement-for-multi-unit-auction-paper/ 2. Midterm: a. Dates: to be distributed by
email on Thursday, 4/28/2011; PDF file due by email by noon Monday, 5/2/2011. b. Format: take-home. c.
Coverage: the first five weeks. 3. Assignment 2: a. Topic: Essay on a Topic in Computer Science. b. Date: PDF file due by email by noon Friday, 5/27/2011. c.
Format: 10 pages, single-spaced, done in groups of two. d. Coverage: A list of computer
science topics will be provided for you to choose one for your essay. Optional:
You are encouraged to create a movie for your essay using the tool at http://www.xtranormal.com/. 4. Final: a. Dates: to be distributed by
email on Thursday, 6/2/2011; PDF file due by email by noon Monday, 6/6/2011. b. Format: take-home. c.
Coverage: the last five weeks. Additional Course Materials: 1. Slides for the discussion on Tuesday, 3/29/2011. 2. Slides for the discussion on Thursday, 3/31/2011. 3. Slides for the discussion on Tuesday, 4/5/2011. 4. Slides for the discussion on Thursday, 4/7/2011. 5. A List of Personalities in Computer Science for Essay
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