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Intro to the Art of Computer Science

Intro to the Art of Computer Science. Let’s Get Technical. What is computer science?. Functional Useful Entertaining Educational Collaborative Problem Solving Doing it well. What Problem could a Computer Scientist Solve?. Manageable pieces

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Intro to the Art of Computer Science

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  1. Intro to the Art of Computer Science Let’s Get Technical

  2. What is computer science? • Functional • Useful • Entertaining • Educational • Collaborative • Problem Solving • Doing it well

  3. What Problem could a Computer Scientist Solve? • Manageable pieces • How something should work vs. actual performance

  4. Responsibility • Physical Movement • Environment • Philanthropy

  5. Vocabulary • Automate — To make something happen automatically (without help from people) • Computer Science—The art of blending human ideas and digital tools to increase problem solving power • Computer Scientist—A person who is skilled at modifying problems for digital solutions • Data— Information, including: facts, samples, names and numbers • Environment— The world we live in • Interface— The way something allows you to connect with it • Open Source— Software that is created for free use by everyone • Programming—Writing instructions for a digital tool • Simulation—Pretending to be (a stand-in for) the real thing

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