CPSC 101A: Introduction to Computers

Spring 2009: February 6 - February 27

Date Topics & Associated Reading Study Questions & Activities
Fri,
Feb. 6
  • Huffman Codes (Handout)
  • Huffman Exercises (Handout exercises #11 - 15)
Mon,
Feb. 9
  • Introduction to the Hardware Layer - Computers and Electricity (Section 4.1)
  • Introduction to Logic and Basic Truth Tables (Handout)
  • Gates (Section 4.2)
  • Practice Exercises (Handout)
Wed,
Feb. 11
  • Circuits and Logic (Section 4.4 and Handout)
  • Practice Exercises (Handout)
Fri,
Feb. 13
  • Circuits & Logic, Continued
  • Quiz #4
Mon, Feb. 16
  • More Laws of Logic
  • Constructing circuits (Handout plus Adders in Section 4.4)
  • Practice Exercises (Handout)
  • Web Page Assignment Handed out
Wed,
Feb. 18
  • Finish Constructing Circuits
  • Computer Components (Section 5.1 & 5.2)
  • Practice Exercises (Handout)
Fri,
Feb. 20
  • Computer Components Continued
  • Exercises (pages 143 - 144) #26 - 35, 37 - 47, 49, 50
  • Quiz #5
Mon,
Feb. 23
  • Finish Chapter 5
  • Introduction to Problem Solving (Section 6.1) and Algorithms (Section 6.2)
  • Exercises (page 190) #17 - 19, 22, 24, 26 - 28 74, 77, 78
Wed,
Feb. 25
  • Catch Up and Review
  • Web Page Due by 4 p.m.
Fri,
Feb. 27
Test #2