CSCI-1060-01
Introduction to Computer Science: Scientific Programming
Syllabus
About the Instructor
Name: Dr. Jacob
Sukhodolsky
Email: sukhodpj@slu.edu
Office location: Ritter
Hall, room 237
Office hours: MWF 1 – 2
p.m.
Phone: 314-977-2443
Course title: Introduction to
Scientific Programming
Course number: CSCI-1060-01
Course begins: Monday, January 14,
2019
Course ends: Monday, May 13, 2019
Location: McDonnell Douglas
Hall 1066
Meeting time(s): MWF 9:00 am - 9:50 am
Elementary
computer programming concepts with an emphasis on problem solving and
applications to scientific and engineering applications. Topics include data
acquisition and analysis, simulation and scientific visualization.
Prerequisite(s):
MATH 1510 or concurrent enrollment
Student Learning Outcomes
At the
completion of this course, students will be able to
1.
Solve
word problems with a computer;
2.
Write
a program to solve a parameterized problem (i.e. solve a class of word
problems);
3.
Simulate
simple physical situations deterministically and stochastically;
4.
Use
computer data to support the selection of a solution out of several competing
alternatives;
5.
Use
functions to divide a program into small, easy to read and maintain pieces of
code;
6.
Use
appropriate control structures (if-else statements, for loops, while loops,
etc.) to achieve a desired result and structure code.
Topics
· Basic programming
constructs (e.g., loops, conditions, functions, input and output)
· Data representation
(e.g., numbers, strings, arrays)
· Visualization
· Discrete Simulations
·
Stochastic
Processes
A student version of MATLAB is
available for download. The document containing the instructions on
how to access it is: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mIJrE4MHwOfBRLDXZ1RgMx-p3d2yB8RciTFtVnzfxiY/edit?ts=56001cda
Matlab is available in the
labs in MDH and online off our departmental server called hopper.slu.edu.
We will use
C++ off hopper.slu.edu.
Read the
textbook for the required reading before lectures, and study them more
carefully after class. Please note that all the required readings are fair
materials for exams. These materials may not be fully covered in lectures --
lectures are intended to motivate as well as provide a road map for your
reading, given the limited lecture time we may not be able to cover everything
in the readings.
Course grades
will be assigned according to the following weighting formula:
Homework
(20%), Quizzes (35%), Midterm Exam (20%), Final Exam (25%)
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100-90 = A
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89-88 = A-, |
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87-85 = B+, |
84-80 = B, |
79-78 = B-, |
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77-75 = C+, |
74-70 = C, |
69-68 = C-, |
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67-60 = D, |
below 60 = F |
Exams
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