Introduction to Computer Science and Programming

Introduction

Who is Professor Watanabe?
Introduction to Computer Science
Instructions for learners on how to study this course

Unit 1: What is Computation?

Learning Objectives

1.1 What is computation?

1.2 Data is Numbers

1.3 Inside the Computer

1.4 Programming with Ruby

1.5 Time to Practice 1

Quiz 1

Unit 2: What is Programming? (Part 1) Arrays

Learning Objectives

2.1 Arrays, Basic Concepts

2.2 How to Use arrays

2.3 Time to Practice 2

Quiz 2

Unit 3: What is Programming? (Part 2) Characters and Strings

Learning Objectives

3.1 Characters and Strings

3.2 Caesar Encryption

3.3 Time to Practice3

Quiz 3

Unit 4: What is Programming? (Part 3) Functions and Subroutines

4.1 Functions and Subroutines

4.2 Cryptanalysis

4.3 Time to Practice 4

4.4 Modern Encryption

Quiz 4

Unit 5: Summary and Appendix (Introduction to Research on Computation)

Learning Objectives

5.1 Brief Summary of this course

5.2 Appendix 1.1: On the Nature of Computation, Computability

5.3 Appendix 1.2: On the Nature of Computation, P ≠ NP Conjecture

5.4 Appendix 2.1: Applications of Computation, Simulation

5.5 Appendix 2.2: Applications of Computation, Data Mining

5.6 Appendix 2.3: Applications of Computation, AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Quiz 5