3 Credit Course
Offered in Lecture Format
Prerequisite required  (MATH 1430)

SYLLABUS

I. HISTORY OF COUNTING

II. HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

A. Abacus (450 B.C.)
B. Napier's bones (1617)
C. Pascal's adding machine (1642)
D. Leibnitz's calculator (1671)
E. Human computers (1790)
F. Jacquard's loom (1801)
G. Charles Babbage (1792-1871)
H. Punched cards (1890)
I. Mark I computer (1937-1944)
J. John Atanasoff (1939-1942)
K. The Eniac (1943-1946)
L. The Edvac and Edsac (1946-1952)
M. Generations of computers
N. Univac
O. I.B.M.
P. Modern day computers

III. DATA PROCESSING (INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING PROCESS)

A. History
B. Elementary steps involved
C. Computer components
D. Other topics instructor deems relevant

IV. ALGORITHMS

A. Definition
B. Use as applied to programming process
C. Use with mathematical concepts
     1. Suggested topics
         a. Euclid's algorithm
         b. Arithmetic or algebraic algorithms

V. INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

A. Data representation and storage
     1. Suggested topic
         a. Assignment statements
         b. Print statements
         c. Input statements
         d. Control statements

VI. MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE COMPUTER

Computer programs could be prepared by the instructor.

A. Suggested topics
     1. Arithmetic concepts
         a. Prime numbers
         b. G.C.F., L.C.M.
B. Truth tables
C. Interest and mortgages
D. Linear equations
E. Quadratic equations
*F. Statistics
*G. Determinants
*H. Sequence and series

VII. FLOWCHARTING

VIII. NUMBER SYSTEMS

A. Binary
B. Octal
C. Hexadecimal

IX. APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS

A. Education
     1. C.A.I. (Computer Aided Instruction)
     2. C.C.I.S. (Bulletin Boards)
     3. Information retrieval
B. Business and Industry
C. Politics and Government
D. Law Enforcement
E. Health

X. FUTURE OF COMPUTERS

XI. SOCIETAL IMPACT OF COMPUTERS

A. Individual Rights and the Computer

*Optional

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