Sukumar Ghosh, 201P Maclean Hall, 319-335-0738, ghosh@@cs.uiowa.edu
Class meeting time: 1:30 - 2:20 PM Mondays in room 105 MLH
Semester hours: 1
Office hours: 3:30-5:00 PM Mondays, and 1:00-2:30 PM Fridays, or by appointment
There is no textbook for this course. The materials will be based on various pages from Wikipedia, articles from the Web, and YouTube videos.
Inside desktop computers, laptops, iPods, cell phones, games, robots, automobiles, and many household appliances, there are processors. How does a basic processor work? How does it communicate with users or with the outside world to make things happen? How does a computer do simple math? How is music stored? How can a processor make a decision or make a choice? How do objects move on a screen? What are the roles of hardware and software? This course will help take a first look at some of these basic issues using a query-based approach
There is no test. Students will be expected to attend classes, and participate in discussions. Each student will choose a topic for research, write a report, and make a short presentation. Final letter grades (A-F) will be based on the report, class attendance, class participation, and the presentation.
Readings will be posted on the course webpage, as well as on ICON.