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CSE115 / CSE503 Introduction to Computer Science I. Dr. Carl Alphonce 343 Davis Hall alphonce@buffalo.edu. In preparation for take-off … …turn off all portable electronic devices, such as cell phones, laptops and tablets. Syllabus Advice Homework. About the course.
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CSE115/ CSE503Introduction to Computer Science I Dr. Carl Alphonce 343 Davis Hall alphonce@buffalo.edu
In preparation for take-off……turn off all portable electronic devices, such as cell phones, laptops and tablets.
Syllabus • Advice • Homework
About the course • Introduction to Computer Science • Computing concepts • Software: design and implementation • Tools of the trade
Books Carl Alphonce & Adrienne Decker. CSE115 course notes. Distributed free on-line. Cay S. Horstmann and Gary Cornell. 2005. Core Java 2, Volume I: Fundamentals (7thed), Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-148202-5
Computing Resources styx.cse.buffalo.edu timberlake.cse.buffalo.edu web-cat.cse.buffalo.edu:8443/Web-CAT wiki.cse.buffalo.edu/services
E-Mail • Send/receive from @buffalo.edu
Lectures • Three 50-minute lectures per week • Highlight important content (textbook has more content) • Demonstrate techniques/tools
Recitations • One 110-minute recitation per week • Lab guidance
Outside Time • 4 to 6 hours per week • Review lecture notes • Attend office hours • Work on labs outside of recitation time (mostly for later labs)
Grading • Exams • three in-class exams (30% or 0%) • one final exam (30% or 60%) • pass requirement • Labs (40%) • pass requirement
Resources • Course Assistance • Office hours – no appointment needed • Appointment time (set up in advance) • E-mail • General Course Information • Course web site / UBLearns • General Assistance • Counseling Center
Policies • Regrading • Incompletes • Disabilities • Behavioral Expectations • Academic Integrity
Syllabus Acknowledgement • Sign and date last sheet of syllabus • Turn in at end of lecture today