Intro to Computer Science II

Catalog description

This course is an introductory breadth course for computer science, focusing on several core topics in the design, analysis and implementation of computational tools that are drawn from the fields of data structures, software engineering, and programming languages (such as Java, C, Haskell). Object-oriented programming, test-driven development, data structures and abstract data types, imperative programming and memory management, and functional programming will all be covered. By solving practical, real-life problems in different programming languages and in different ways, students learn to select a language and approach most appropriate for the situation and prepare to learn new languages independently. The high-level goal of this course is to train students to be able to draw from a versatile set of skills, which in turn will provide a strong foundation for further study in computer science.