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CS 0007

CS 0007. Spring 2006-2007 Lory Al Moakar. Outline. Introduction What is CS 0007 Textbook Required to attend Course policies Why Program? What is a program ??? Example of a program What is a program made of ? What’s next ??. Staff. Instructor: Lory Al Moakar Office: SENSQ 6803

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CS 0007

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  1. CS 0007 Spring 2006-2007 Lory Al Moakar

  2. Outline • Introduction • What is CS 0007 • Textbook • Required to attend • Course policies • Why Program? • What is a program ??? • Example of a program • What is a program made of ? • What’s next ??

  3. Staff • Instructor: Lory Al Moakar • Office: SENSQ 6803 • Office Phone: 412- 624-8453 • Email: lorym@cs.pitt.edu • Website: www.cs.pitt.edu\~lorym

  4. What is CS 0007 ??? • A course intended to: • Introduce you to computing basics • Introduce you to programming • Goals: • You would be able to write simple effective programs in JAVA • You would be able to design a simple application

  5. Textbook • Java 5 from control structures to objects By Tony Gaddis • ISBN: 1-57676-171-1

  6. Required to attend • Lecture: MWF 01:00 PM – 01:50 PM

  7. Course policies • Grading • Quizzes:15% • Exam One:15% • Exam Two:15% • Final:15% • Programming Projects:40% • Exams • Programming assignments

  8. Why Program? • A computer is hardware and software • Software is a set of programs • A program is a set of instructions that a computer can understand • A program is designed to accomplish a certain task or tasks

  9. What is a program ??? • A precise set of instructions that are used to define a task • Examples: • Steps to build a piece of furniture • A recipe • Directions to use a machine

  10. Example of a program • Calculating the average of two numbers: • Input first number • Input Second number • Add the two numbers = sum • Divide the sum by 2 = average • Output average

  11. What is a program made of ? • Key words: words in Java that have a special meaning or function • Operators: like +, -, *, / • Punctuation: like ; , : • Programmer defined names: • Syntax: rules that you must follow while writing the program

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