MCS-177 Introduction to Computer Science I, Fall 2009

• Course Information
• Course description
• Schedule of classes, reading, homework, projects, etc.
• Homework Assignments
• Guidelines for homework
• Homework #1
• Homework #2
• Homework #3
• Homework #4
• Homework #5
• Homework #6
• Homework #7
• Projects
• Guidelines for writing project summary papers
• Project 0: Getting Started
• Project 1: Quilting and gradesheet Due: Wednesday, September 30
• Special project: Card sorting (ungraded)
• Project 2: Fractal Curves and gradesheet Due: Friday, October 23
• Project 3: Nim with Strategies and gradesheet Due: Wednesday, November 18
• Project 4: Movie Queries and gradesheet Due: Monday, December 7
• Project 5: Computer Graphics and gradesheet Due: Tuesday, December 15
• Useful Links
• Supporting Materials for our textbook, including Scheme implementations for many platforms
• Documentation for the Scheme programming language
• The libraries (including graphics) for DrScheme and quilting.scm
• Special Links
• Ron Eglash on African fractals
• Timing and displaying procedures