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** [[CSC103 Exercises on Binary System and Boolean Logic | Exercises]]
 
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** <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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** (shameless plug for [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Computer-Science-Smith-College/264041891883 CS Facebook page].
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** (Shameless plug for [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Computer-Science-Smith-College/264041891883 CS Facebook page])
 
** Interesting published research result: [http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/penn-researchers-make-first-all-optical-nanowire-switch U. Penn designs first optical gate]
 
** 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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Revision as of 07:00, 11 September 2012

--D. Thiebaut 12:05, 21 August 2012 (EDT)

Wikis | Weekly Schedule | Main Page


Office Hours: Tu-Th: 2:00-4:00 p.m. and by appointment.

Weekly Schedule

Week Topics Reading
Week 1
9/6
  • Thursday
    • Introduction to the class and the 1/2 semester
    • Organization of the class
    • a short movie to get the discussion started...
    • some examples of computers:


AbacusWolfram.png


DifferenceEngine.jpg


DifferenceEngineDetail.jpg


DNAComputer.png


Antikythera.jpg
Antikythera mechanism, oldest computer


(start at 1min 47sec)

DoubleHelix.jpg
Harvard research: 1.8 zettabytes in 4 grams of DNA


    • Keywords:
      • code: Translating from one system of values to another system.
    • Electricity
    • The Binary System: a system where the only two numbers available are 0 and 1. Every operation that we can do in decimal, with 10 digits, we can also do in binary.
    • The Transistor: A switch controlled by electricity.
    • Two giants for computer science:
      • George Boole (1779-1848): logic expression = boolean expression. Logic: creating formulas where variables are combined by operators. The variables are boolean variables, the operators are logic operators. Any formula can be represented with a combination of just three operators: AND, OR, and NOT.
Week 2
9/11
  • Tuesday
    • Three different "worlds":
World 1
(Logic) 		World 2
(Technology) 		World 3
(Math)
George Boole (1779-1848)

Expressions that can be True or False
Operators to combine expressions
And, Or, Not

Electricity

Switches (transistors)
ON/OFF
The idea of a code

Number systems

Decimal: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Binary: 0, 1

    • Counting in decimal
    • Counting in base 8
    • Counting in base 2 (binary)
    • Adding in decimal
    • Adding in base 2
    • Exercises
    • Claude Shannon (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.
    • (Shameless plug for CS Facebook page)
    • Interesting published research result: U. Penn designs first optical gate
  • Thursday
  • Homework #1 will be given out Thursday evening, will be due a week later.
Week 3
9/18
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday
  • Reading:
Week 4
9/25
  • Reading
Week 5
10/2
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday
  • Reading
Week 6
10/9
  • Tuesday: Fall Break
  • Thursday
  • Reading
Week 7
10/16
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday: Take-home Final Exam
  • Reading
Week 8
10/23
  • Tuesday: Final Exam Q&A
  • Reading










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