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** [[CSC103_Syllabus_2012F#Overview| A note on registering for CSC102]] | ** [[CSC103_Syllabus_2012F#Overview| A note on registering for CSC102]] | ||
+ | ** (Shameless plug for [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Computer-Science-Smith-College/264041891883 CS Facebook page]) | ||
** Three different "worlds": | ** Three different "worlds": | ||
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** Counting in decimal | ** Counting in decimal | ||
** Counting in base 8: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, ... 76, 77, 100, 101, ... | ** Counting in base 8: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, ... 76, 77, 100, 101, ... | ||
+ | ** Interesting published research result: [http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/penn-researchers-make-first-all-optical-nanowire-switch U. Penn designs first optical gate] | ||
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** [[CSC103 Exercises on Binary System and Boolean Logic | Exercises]] | ** [[CSC103 Exercises on Binary System and Boolean Logic | Exercises]] | ||
** <font color="magenta">Claude Shannon</font> (1916-2001): writes a Master's thesis at MIT in 1948, which states that any binary numerical computation can be performed using logic expressions and logic operators. | ** <font color="magenta">Claude Shannon</font> (1916-2001): writes a Master's thesis at MIT in 1948, which states that any binary numerical computation can be performed using logic expressions and logic operators. | ||
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* [[CSC103 Homework 1 2012f| Homework #1]] will be given out Thursday evening, will be due a week later. | * [[CSC103 Homework 1 2012f| Homework #1]] will be given out Thursday evening, will be due a week later. |
Revision as of 14:28, 11 September 2012
--D. Thiebaut 12:05, 21 August 2012 (EDT)
Office Hours: Tu-Th: 2:00-4:00 p.m. and by appointment.
Weekly Schedule
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Week 1 9/6 |
Antikythera mechanism, oldest computer
(start at 1min 47sec)
Harvard research: 1.8 zettabytes in 4 grams of DNA
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Week 2 9/11 |
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Week 3 9/18 |
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Week 4 9/25 |
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Week 5 10/2 |
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Week 6 10/9 |
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Week 7 10/16 |
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Week 8 10/23 |
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