2012-2013 Academic Year Calendar - Marianopolis

Science: Computer Science - MathematicsComputer Science(420)Mastery of computers has become anessential part of many branches ofscience, technology, commerce, andthe arts. Computer scientists may beinvolved with circuit design, programming,problem solving, or projectplanning. Computer users mayproduce documents, performcommercial computations, or keeptrack of masses of information usingstandard business packages. Usingspecialized software, they may solveequations or plot curves; they maydesign web pages, advertisements orindustrial parts.Computer Programming420-LCU-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter Term only)This course introduces students to aprogramming language, such as C++or Java, which is widely used byprofessional programmers and inuniversities. Material coveredincludes: standard programmingconstructs, introduction to objectorientedprogramming, problemsolvingtechniques, programorganization and documentation,introduction to objects, classes,abstract data types. Emphasis is onproject development and organization,as well as introduction to generallyuseful programming techniques andto a variety of applications.The course is generally taught as alecture course with sessions in theComputer Lab. Students are expectedto complete programming projects ontheir own, in the Computer Lab andat home.Technical Drawing420-LCV-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 credits(Winter Term only)This course is an introduction to solidmodeling and industrial drafting, usinga computer-aided design packagesuch as Solid Edge. It is aimed atpotential engineers, architects, andanyone else needing to producetechnical drawings. Only basiccomputer literacy is assumed.The course covers elements ofcomputer-aided design, includingviews, projections, dimensioning,standard drawing elements and theirmeanings, 3-D modeling techniques,and working drawings. Studentsproduce designs and workingdrawings from given sketches andviews, as well as designing objectson their own.The course involves some drawing byhand, as well as extensive hands-onuse of the design software in theComputer Lab, both in class and forstudents working on their own.Programming Techniques andApplications420-LCW-MS (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsThis is a second-level programmingcourse, covering parts of a universityleveldata structures course. Studentscompleting this course might obtainadvanced placement in a universityprogram in computer science or arelated engineering field.It is assumed that the student isfamiliar with the elements of the C++or Java language up to and includingarrays, user-defined functions, enumeratedtypes, as well as techniquesof classical structured programming.Students go beyond this to coverrecursion, dynamic data allocation,linked lists, depth-first search, trees,and some sorting techniques.Students are expected to completeprogramming projects, working partlyduring scheduled lab time and partlyon their own. Each project includesprogram design as well as codingand testing.Mathematics (201)Mathematics is both a subject of studyin its own right and an indispensabletool in the study of all other branchesof Science.Reasonable proficiency in the theoryand application of Mathematics isrequired for entry to all universityundergraduate programs in theHealth Sciences, Pure and AppliedSciences, Commerce and ComputerScience.Topics in Mathematics201-LCX-05 (3-2-3) 2.66 creditsPrerequisite:Sec. V Math TS (064506, 564506), orSec. V Math SN (065506, 565506)Students with an enriched mathbackground and who have taken anequivalent course at the high-schoollevel may seek an exemption from201-LCX-05. Exemptions are grantedindividually before registration.This course covers material whichprepares for and complements allscience mathematics coursesincluding:201-NYA-05201-NYB-05201-NYC-05201-LCU-05201-LCV-05201-LCW-05201-LCY-05201-LCZ-MSContent: Topics in analytic geometry;topics in trigonometry; algebra ofcomplex numbers; polynomials over55