Instructor

• Dr. Ken Rodham– rodham@cs.byu.edu– 3370 TMCB– 422-5498– Office Hours: By Appointment

To err is human; to make real mess, you need a computer.

"Brother Maeser, I want you to remember that you ought not to teach even the alphabet or the multiplication

tables without the Spirit of God."

Brigham Young to Karl G. Maeser

Purpose of CS 100

• Prepare to live in an information world

• Prepare for more training in computing

• NOT - to learn to program (CS 142)

• NOT - to become an expert in any particular software package

How Computers Work

• Information is stored in a computer

How Computers Work

• Processing Cycle

Get Information

Modify It

Put it Back

Skills to Learn

• How to learn new programs• We will cover

– Internet - World Wide Web

– Word Processing

– Spreadsheets

– Sound

– Images

– Animation

– Video

Skills to Learn

• Structure of Information– Numbers– Characters– Words and Strings– Groups of named things– Arrays– Trees– Links

Structure of the Course

• Lectures

• Text– Exploring the Digital Domain– Authors: Abernethy & Allen

Structure of the Course

• Computing Assignments

• 1149 TMCB

• Accounts

• TAs– Jeremy– Dan

Class Web Site• http://icie.cs.byu.edu/cs100

Exams• Midterm 1 – May 20-21• Midterm 2 – June 10-11• Final Exam – June 19-20• Testing Center• Multiple Choice• Closed Book• Untimed• Keys will be made available in the lab after each

exam

Quizzes• Cover lectures and readings• Help to prepare for exams and computing

assignments• Taken online through Blackboard• Quiz dates will be announced in class and on

Blackboard• Keys will be made available in the lab after each

quiz• Quizzes cannot be taken late, but the two lowest

quiz scores will be dropped

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used for:

• Quizzes

• Email

• Grades

Blackboard

Blackboard

Blackboard

Quizzes,Email, &Discussion

Blackboard

Quizzes

Email

Grades

Blackboard: Quizzes

Blackboard: Email & Discussion

Getting Help

• Email (Blackboard)

• TAs (1149 TMCB)

• Instructor

Late Policy

• All assignments due by class (4PM)

• Any assignment after that loses 20%

• Each week an assignment goes unsubmitted it loses an additional 20%

• After 5 weeks the assignment has no value

Cheating

• Talk to anyone you want about how to do the assignment

• Actually do the work yourself

• Copying or having someone else do the work is considered cheating and a violation of the University Honor Code

You Need

• A 100 Megabyte Zip Disk (in Book Store)

• A pair of headphones (Walkman style)

Pornography

• Zero Tolerance

Structure of the Course

• Questions?