A "non-major" course (does not count toward the computer science concentration or mathematics major) that fulfills the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement is
To begin in computer science (without AP credit), there are three alternatives for the initial programming course, using a structured, object-oriented programming language (current or recent language in parentheses):
- CSC 121, Programing and Problem Solving (using Python) or
- CSC 200 = PHY 200, Computational Physics (using Java with EJS)
- CSC 209 = BIO 209, Bioinformatics Programming (using Python)
The heart of the curriculum consists of four courses:
- CSC 221, Data Structures,
- CSC 321, Analysis of Algorithms,
- CSC 322, Programming Languages, and
- CSC 324, Theory of Computation.
This is augmented by applied courses with special faculty expertise, such as
- CSC 315 = MAT 315, Numerical Analysis, and
- PHY 310, Electronics and Instrumentation (with a computer hardware component).
Seminars and Independent Studies are also an important part of the Computer Science curriculum. Recent seminars or independent studies have been titled:
- Clustering Algorithms
- Databases/Web Application
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automatic Differentiation
- Cryptology
- Scientific Computing
- Advanced Software Development in Science
- Search Engine Theory
- Computer Graphics
- Neural Network Models
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
For CSC course descriptions, click on the title under Concentration Requirements.
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