CS - Computer Science
CS 0007 | CS 0401 | CS 0441 | CS 0445 | CS 0447
| CS 0007 | Intro to Computer Programming - Pascal |
| Professor | Mike Bigrigg |
| Term | 99-1 |
| Required homework | Yes - 1 assignment per week |
| Required projects | Yes - 1 project per month |
| Required reading | Yes - 1 chapter per week, need to keep up |
| Required writing | No |
| Final exam | Yes - Cumulative |
| Format of quizzes, exams and final | Mixed - short answer, multiple choice, matching, coding, etc |
| Books required | 1 |
| Were book(s) actually needed | Yes |
| Book(s) approximate total cost | $45.00 |
| Additional comments | The professor was frequently late for class. Tests and quizzes were not too difficult if the readings were completed and classes were attended. In all, a lot can be learned if you take the time to do the work and as questions as needed. |
| CS 0401 | Intro to Computer Programming - C++ |
| Professor | John Ramirez |
| Term | 99-2 |
| Required homework | No |
| Required projects | Yes - Programming projects |
| Required reading | Yes - 10 to 30 pages per week |
| Required writing | No |
| Final exam | Yes - Cumulative |
| Format of quizzes, exams and final | Mixed - Short answer, coding, etc |
| Books required | 2 |
| Were book(s) actually needed | Some |
| Book(s) approximate total cost | $85.00 |
| Additional comments | Ramirez is by far the best computer science teacher in the department. He is very organized and gives excellent notes, while at the same time makes the class fun. He gives numerous handouts to aid in the understanding of the course material. You do however have a lot of reading to do if you want to keep up. I definitely suggest taking this course with him. |
| CS 0441 | Discrete Structures for Computer Science |
| Professor | Novacky |
| Term | 99-2 |
| Required homework | Yes - 1 weekly |
| Required projects | No |
| Required reading | Yes - 10-25 pages per week |
| Required writing | Yes - Homework requires plenty of writing |
| Final exam | Yes - Cumulative |
| Format of quizzes, exams and final | Mixed - Multiple choice, T/F, short answer, lots of proofs |
| Books required | 1 |
| Were book(s) actually needed | Yes |
| Book(s) approximate total cost | $55.00 |
| Additional comments | Wacky Novacky is by far the most interesting teacher I have ever had. He will make you laugh while you learn the material. This is NOT an easy course though. You need to study quite a bit to learn the material as it can be very confusing. Lots of logic proofs. |
| CS 0445 | Intro to Information Stuctures |
| Professor | Bala Kalyanasundaram |
| Term | 00-1 |
| Required homework | No |
| Required projects | Yes - 4 Programming assignments |
| Required reading | No |
| Required writing | No |
| Final exam | Yes - Cumulative |
| Format of quizzes, exams and final | Mostly reading, evaluating, and writing of code |
| Books required | 1 |
| Were book(s) actually needed | No |
| Book(s) approximate total cost | $85.00 |
| Additional comments | Bala didn't cover all the required material which isn't realized until you get into the more advanced courses. He does spend a lot of time talking about the programming assignments in class, so make sure to ASK QUESTIONS! The programs are a lot harder than in 401, so get started early. All his class notes are online, but they are in the annoying post script format, so you need a special viewer to see and print them... |
| CS 0447 | Computer Organization & Assembly Language |
| Professor | Mark Moir |
| Term | 00-1 |
| Required homework | Yes - less than 1 per week |
| Required projects | Yes - 4 programming assignments |
| Required reading | Yes - 30 to 50 pages per week |
| Required writing | No |
| Final exam | Yes - Cumulative |
| Format of quizzes, exams and final | Coding, processor implementation, short answer - HARD! |
| Books required | 1 |
| Were book(s) actually needed | Yes |
| Book(s) approximate total cost | $89.00 |
| Additional comments | Moir was a horrible teacher. He frequently gave incorrect information, stalled for long periods of time during class trying to figure the material out, and was very sloppy in his appearance. Since this is a VERY difficult class, it would have been nice to have a teacher who knew what he was doing. The class average was around 50%, but he did curve. |
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