The Why and How of Computing
Lectures
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The Why and How of Computing Lectures |
This is an outdated list of the reading assignments from a previous term when Version 6 of the Beekman textbook was used.
| Lec01 Intro. to computers, number systems Number Systems (in appendix) |
Ch.1 Computer Currents pp 38-56 | |
| Lec02 Computer Hardware Lec03 Secondary Storage |
Ch.2 Hardware Basics pp 63-84 | |
| Lec04 I/O Devices Lec05 Intro to Programming |
Ch.3 Hardware Basics pp 89-120 | |
| Lec05 Intro to Programming Lec06 Visual basic 1 |
Ch.4 Software Basics pp 125-131 | |
| Lec07 Visual Basic 2 | Ch.14 Systems Design and Development pp 491-524 | |
| Lec07 Visual Basic 2 Lec08 Visual Basic 3 |
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| Lec09 Computer Networks Lec10 The Internet |
Ch.8 Networking and Telecommunications pp 273-300 Ch.9 Inside the Internet & the WWW pp 307-340 | |
| Lec11 System Software Lec12 Application software |
Ch.4 Software basics pp 132-150 Ch.5 Basic productivity Applications pp 157-194 Ch.6 Graphics, Digital Media pp 201-230 Ch.7 Database Applications pp 237-257 | |
| Lec13 History of Computing "Giant Brains" video |
Ch.1 Computer Currents pp 31-37 | |
| Lec14 Computers in Society Lec15 Theory of Computing - Complexity |
Ch.7 Database Applications pp 258-266 Ch.10 Computer Security and Risks pp 347-378 | |
| Lec15 Theory of Computing - Complexity Lec16 Theory of Computing - Computability |
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| Lec17 Artificial Intelligence "Thinking Machine" video |
Ch.15 Is Artificial Intelligence Real? pp 531-552 |
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