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=Weekly Schedule=
 
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[[Image:GeorgeBool.jpg | thumb | 100px | George Bool ]]
 
* Introduction to the class.
 
* Introduction to the class.
 
* Overview
 
* Overview
 
* Binary system.   
 
* Binary system.   
 
* The transistor.
 
* The transistor.
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* Logic gates: Not, And, Or
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boole George Bool], 1815-1864
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Elwood_Shannon Claude Shannon], 1916-2001
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* [http://maven.smith.edu/~thiebaut/classes/103/applets.htm Applets Page]
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[[CSC103_Homework_Assignment_1 | Homework #1]] and its
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[[CSC103_Homework_Assignment_1_Solution | Solution]]
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| Week 2 <br /> 9/15  
 
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*Monday
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** Review
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** Truth tables and [[CS103_TruthTableAdder | verification]] of addition equations
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:<pre> carry = bit1 AND bit2</pre>
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:<pre> sum  = (bit1 AND NOT bit2) OR (NOT bit1 AND bit2)</pre>
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** Logic gates
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** A bit of [http://cs.smith.edu/~thiebaut/videos/zuse_ibm_gates_wozniack.flv history]
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** Logic design.  [http://maven.smith.edu/~thiebaut/classes/103/applets.htm Simulator]
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*Wednesday (class in usual place)
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** [[CSC103_Lab_1 | Lab]]: logic design
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** [[CSC103_Lab_1#Wiki_pages | Creating a Wiki page]]
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[[CSC103_Homework_Assignment_2 | Homework #2]]
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Chapters 2 and 3.
  
 
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| Week 3 <br /> 9/22  
 
| Week 3 <br /> 9/22  
 
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[[Image:CSC103_MotherBoard.jpg | thumb | 150px ]]
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*Monday meeting in '''McConnel''' '''Foyer''' for [[Media:CSC103_OpenItUp_Lab.pdf | PC Lab]][[Media:CSC103_OpenItUp_Lab.doc|.]]
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* bring cameras (or camera-equipped phones)!
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* [http://maven.smith.edu/~thiebaut/cs/2008_CSC103_OpenItUp!_Lab Pictures of the event]!
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* [[Media:CSC103_MotherBoard.pdf | Diagram of the motherboard]]
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* [[CSC103_Pictures | Pictures of various parts]]
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* The bit
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[[CSC103_Homework_Assignment_3 | Homework #3]]
 
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* [http://www.videojug.com/film/what-components-are-inside-my-computer Video] on PC
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0nbo1VOF4M Video] on Hard Drive
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCqpxapCsNU Video] on CDRom
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGXFfFNQqNk Animation] on CDRom
  
 
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| Week 4 <br /> 9/29  
 
| Week 4 <br /> 9/29  
 
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[[Image:CSC103 Conversation.jpg | thumb | 150px ]]
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* [[CSC103_Numbers_Game | A game of numbers]]
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* Computer  [http://maven.smith.edu/~thiebaut/classes/103/applets.htm Simulator]
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*[[CSC103_Basic_Instructions | Basic processor instructions]]
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*[[CSC103_Assembly_Program_1 | A first program]]
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*[[CSC103_Assembly_Program_2 | A second program]]
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*[http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html A good introduction] to the xComputer Applet.
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*[[Image:Processor_die.jpg | left | thumb | 100px]]
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*[[Image:CPU_vs_Human.png | right | thumb | 100px]]
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[[CSC103_Lab_2 | Lab #2]]: Assembly Language
 
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*Concentrate on Sections 3.2 and 3.4 in the book.
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* Start reading the papers on the ''Singularity'' which we will discuss the last day of class:
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** [http://cs.smith.edu/~thiebaut/research/singularity/ieee_spectrum__signs_of_the_singularity.pdf Signs of the Singularity] by Vernor Vinge.
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** [http://cs.smith.edu/~thiebaut/research/singularity/ieee_spectrum__can_machines_be_conscious.pdf Can Machine Be Conscious?], Christof Koch and Giulio Tononi.
  
 
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| Week 5<br /> 10/06  
 
| Week 5<br /> 10/06  
 
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[[Image:skeleton.jpg | 70px | right]]
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* '''Monday''': Javascript
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** [[CSC103_Javascript_Skeleton_Program | Skeleton]] program
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** Output
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** Comment
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** String variable
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** Number variable
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** Arithmetic
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** Loops
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* A [http://www.easycalculation.com/ascii-hex.php string to binary] converter
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* '''Wednesday''': More javascript +''' <font color="red">take-home Final Exam</font>'''
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* A [http://htmledit.squarefree.com/ WYSIWYG Javascript editor]
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[[CSC103_Lab_3 | Lab #3]]: Javascript <br />
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[[CSC103_Final_Exam | Take-Home Exam]]
 
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* Chapters 6 and 7
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* [[Media:GazetteArticle08.pdf | Daily Hampshire Gazette]] article
  
 
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| Week 7 <br /> 10/13  
 
| Week 7 <br /> 10/13  
 
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* Fall Break--No class on Monday
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* '''Fall Break--No class on Monday'''
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* Class discussion on the issue of the ''Singularity''.  <font color="red">'''The class will start with a 10-minute graded quiz on the two papers'''</font>.
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** [http://cs.smith.edu/~thiebaut/research/singularity/ieee_spectrum__signs_of_the_singularity.pdf Signs of the Singularity] by Vernor Vinge.
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** [http://cs.smith.edu/~thiebaut/research/singularity/ieee_spectrum__can_machines_be_conscious.pdf Can Machine Be Conscious?], Christof Koch and Giulio Tononi.
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* Videos: 
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** [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ray_kurzweil_on_how_technology_will_transform_us.html Ray Kurzweil] at TED (2005)
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** [http://ted.com/index.php/talks/rodney_brooks_on_robots.html Rodney Brooks] at TED (2003)
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** [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3001796420465120286&ei=neb1SJzLFIaYrQLYwrXeDg&q=rodney+brooks++ Rodney Brooks]: Big Thinkers (2008)
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* Kurzweil's [http://singularity.com/charts/page19.html 15 lists of key events]
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* Moore's Law
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[[Image:CSC103_Moores_Law.jpg | 300 px ]]
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[[CSC103 Quiz Singularity | Quiz ]]
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=Wiki pages=
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Click  [http://tango.csc.smith.edu/classwiki/index.php/CSC103_Page here] to access the class Wiki pages.
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=Additional Resources=
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* [[IEEE_Singularity | IEEE Special Issue on Singularity ]]
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* [[CSC103_Pictures | Stock pictures]]
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* Javascript Resources
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** [http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_examples.asp Tutorials and examples] of Javascript code.  Type in the code and see its effect directly on the same page.

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Weekly Schedule

Week Topics Reading
Week 1
9/08
George Bool

Homework #1 and its Solution

Chapter 1. Skip Sections 1.3 and up.
Week 2
9/15
  • Monday 
 carry = bit1 AND bit2
 sum  = (bit1 AND NOT bit2) OR (NOT bit1 AND bit2)

Homework #2

Chapters 2 and 3.

Week 3
9/22
CSC103 MotherBoard.jpg

Homework #3

Week 4
9/29
CSC103 Conversation.jpg










Lab #2: Assembly Language

Week 5
10/06
Skeleton.jpg

Lab #3: Javascript
Take-Home Exam

Week 7
10/13
CSC103 LinearVsLogScale.png

CSC103 Moores Law.jpg

Quiz


Wiki pages

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