John David N. Dionisio, PhD

CMSI 182

Introduction to Computer Science

Fall 2009

Note

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All materials are in PDF. Contact me directly for source code or solutions.

• Syllabus
• JavaScript runner page

Assignments

• Assignment 0915
• Assignment 0924
• Assignment 1006
• Assignment 1029
• Assignment 1112
  • Sample file archive
  • A “live” version of these files
  • Addendum: Acquire a Keck lab user account and upload your files to the public user web page that comes with your Keck lab credentials. Ask me, the lab manager, or any lab TA for details on how to do this.
• Assignment 1124
  • Daniel Dennett’s Where Am I?
  • File transfer instructions to/from your Keck lab account — to set up your user home page, transfer files to the public_html folder
• Assignment 1208

Handouts

• 0903: Computer Science: The Big Picture, The “Intro 8”
• 0915: JavaScript Jumpstart
• 0917: JavaScript Basics
• 0929: Data Storage
• 1006: Data storage supplements
  • A Technical Introduction to Images
  • A Technical Introduction to Audio
  • A Technical Introduction to Video
• 1006: Midterm Review Sheet
• 1015: Data Manipulation
• 1020: Operating Systems
• 1022: JavaScript Functions
• 1027: Networking & the Internet
• 1103: XHTML Rules of Thumb, The Tags That Bind
  • Putting Them Together: Web Asset Presentation
  • Time on Your Side; Communicating with a Plug-In
• 1117: Artificial Intelligence
• 1119: Second Life Scripting Basics
• 1124: Term Portfolio Specifications
• 1209: Theory of Computation, Final Review Sheet

Related External Links

Wikipedia: A good starting point for virtually any concept lookup (emphasis on starting point)

• ASCII
• Binary prefixes
• Search algorithms
  • Sequential or linear search
  • Binary search
• Sorting algorithms
  • Insertion sort
  • Quicksort