Details

Course label:	COM S 100
Course name:	Introduction to Computer Programming
Semesters offered:	Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits:	4
Grades:	Letter or S/U, depending on your college requirements. See Grading page.
Website:	http://courses.cs.cornell.edu/cs100/2000sp/
Newsgroup:	cornell.class.cs100 (newsserver is newsstand.cit.cornell.edu)

Synopsis
CS100 offers an introduction to elementary computer programming concepts. The course emphasizes techniques of problem analysis and the development of algorithms and programs. Although CS100 primarily uses the Java programming language, the course focuses on programming, not Java.  The course also introduces MATLAB, briefly. The course does not presume previous programming experience.

Requirements
CS100 assigns homework and exams to develop and test your programming skills. You will be required to:

• Attend lectures and section.
• Study and use the course material.
• Monitor this website and the newsgroup.
• Do exercises.
• These assignments provide short problems that help you build programming skills.
• Some of these assignments involve in-class quizzes.
• Do larger programming projects.
• These assignments provide longer, application-oriented problems.
• You will learn how to solve "large" problems by decomposing them into smaller tasks.
• Take prelims and final exam.
• Consider the tests an opportunity to learn about your strengths and weaknesses to help improve your programming skills.

• Review the course website.
• You can find this overview at http://courses.cs.cornell.edu/cs100/2000sp/overview.htm
• Review the recent Announcements!
• Pick and attend a section.
• Pick and attend a demo.
• Start and complete Project 1 (P1), including:
• Complete the online Registration Form.
• Fill out the Waiver Form (Signed Statements) (handed out in lecture, but available online). Bring it to us promptly, e.g. to lecture 1/27.
• Learn to access the course newsgroup and start monitoring it.
• Get acquainted with the course website and start monitoring it.
• Lewis & Loftus: Read Chapters 1 and 2. Refer to the Syllabus for future readings.
• (Optional) JavaLive: Familiarize yourself with the software.

Class Times
We require that you attend lecture and section. We also hold occasional review sessions. Review the Times page on the course website for more information.

Facilities/Computer Labs
Where can you work in a public lab? Review the Facilities page on the course website for more information.

Course Material
We require that you program in Java and MATLAB. You will use CodeWarrior for the Java programming environment. For the full list of required and optional course material, review the Material page on the course website.

Demos
Please attend one of the software demos. See the Announcements page on the course website.

Other Courses
If you can program proficiently, consider taking CS211. However, if you take CS211 or another course for the CS100 requirement, that course will not fulfill the Engineering Distribution requirement.

The following courses briefly introduce a variety of programming languages. Although you cannot substitute these courses for required courses, you might wish to consider taking a few to develop your skills. Refer to the CS Course website for more information.
 

Topic	Course
C	CS113
C++	CS213
Unix	CS114