What does this algorithm print?

Welcome to

Computer Science!

COSC 1100 Freshman Seminar Fall 2015

Dr. Mircea Agapie Office: SCIENCE 213-C [email protected]

254-968-0792

mailto:[email protected]

Students who have not yet submitted the “Clarity” (a.k.a. Alcohol Edu, a.k.a. Think About It) module will have to do it ASAP – it was due last week!


Is your major declared as CS?

You can see this in Degree Works:


Is your major declared as CS?

If it is not, please come to my office (SCIENCE 213-C, around the corner) during office hours to fill out the appropriate form.

Dr. Agapie’s office hours Fall 2015:

• Monday 2-4

• Thursday 10-12 and 2-4


QUIZ

• What is Computer Science?


QUIZ

• What is Dr. Agapie’s favorite application in Computer Science?


QUIZ

• Name three other important/popular applications of Computer Science.


Algorithm: Multiplication by 4


Build the circuit with only two adders!

a 4·aBlack Box


Solution

a 2·a 4·a

Academic Expectations and

Time Management


College is a full-time job!


• College is a full-time job

• A full load is 12 credit hours

How many hours are devoted to each credit hour during a week?




How many hours are devoted to each credit hour during a week?

40 / 12 = 3.33 hrs/CH/week


3.3 hrs/CH/week

A typical course (e.g. COSC 1302) has 3 credit hours

10 hrs /course/week


10 hrs /course/week

Subtract the 3 lecture hours

7 hrs outside of lecture /course/week(for a 3-CH course)


How about a 4-CH course?

Redo the previous calculations!





40 / 12 = 3.33 hrs/CH/week

3.33 x 4 = 13.33 hrs/course/week

13.33 – 3 lecture hours = 10.33 ≈



Conclusion: Nr. of hours outside of lecture / course / week

3 CH course 4 CH course

7 10


• Study the material covered from the textbook, along with the notes taken in class.

• Redo the quiz problems.

• Solve the individual work problems assigned for the next class.

• Solve homework problems, if assigned.

• Develop your own “cheat-sheet”.

• For programming classes: Immerse yourself, code, code, code!

What you should do during out-of-lecture time:


Assignment: week planner


Welcome to

Computer Science!


Dr. Mircea Agapie Office: SCIENCE 213-C [email protected]

254-968-0792

mailto:[email protected]

Students who have not yet submitted the “Clarity” (a.k.a. Alcohol Edu, a.k.a. Think About It) module will have to do it ASAP – it was due last week!


Time management conclusion from last time:


7 10

Nr. of hours outside of lecture / course / week

QUIZ: What should we do during individual study time?

• Study the material covered from the textbook, along with the notes taken in class.

• Redo the quiz problems.

• Solve the individual work problems assigned for the next class.

• Solve homework problems, if assigned.

• Develop your own “cheat-sheet”.

• For programming classes: Immerse yourself, code, code, code!

What to do during individual study time:


7 10

How about the labs?


7 10

Usually, 3 CH courses have a 2-hour lab, and 4 CH courses have a 3-hour lab.Calculate the nr. of hours outside of lecture and lab, per week!


5 7

Nr. of hours outside of lecture and lab / course / week

a.k.a. individual study

How about the classes that don’t have labs?


5 7



If the number of classes with and without labs balance out, simply transfer the lab time from

the latter to the former, and we’re back to:


7 10



If you have only classes with labs, we have:


5 7

Final conclusion:


5-7 7-10



The week planner is due next class, Tuesday!

Use the guidelines for individual study that we developed on the previous slides!


Handout follows

First homework assignment for this class (10% of your final score):

Assignment: week planner


How “individual” should be the study in “individual study”?

• Of course it’s possible (even recommended!) to be part of a study group!

• However, use the analogy of an orchestra: each player must also master her/his own instrument!

• After talking and brainstorming and figuring things out with your classmates, there must be a lot of “alone” time, for you to practice, practice, practice.


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What does this algorithm print?

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