Computer Science 1400:
Computing in the 20th Century and Beyond
(Winter 2016)
http://www.cs.mun.ca/~harold/Courses/CS1400/
Lecture Outline (Tentative)
- How We Got Here: Computing in the Past (6 weeks)
(In the Beginning (pre-1940); The First Computers
(1940-1955); The Rise of the Machines (1955-1970);
The Personal Computer Revolution (1970-1990);
The Wired Society (1990-now))
- Where We Are: Computing Now (4 weeks)
(An examination of selected issues in current computing,
e.g., life online, big data and privacy,
robots and artificial intelligence)
- Where We're Going: Computing in the Future (1 week)
The lectures and displays (and all material) delivered or provided in this course by the instructor,
including any
visual or audio recording thereof, are subject to copyright
owned by the instructor. It is prohibited to record or copy by any means, in any format,
openly or surreptitiously, in whole or in part, in the absence of express written permission from
the instructor any of the lectures or materials provided or published in any form during or from
the course.
Evaluation Scheme
| In-class Exams (4) |
100% |
Friday, January 22
Friday, February 12
Wednesday, March 11
Wednesday, April 6 |
- There will be no supplementary exams. Marks for missed in-class exams (with appropriate
documentation) will be averaged over the remaining exams at the instructor's discretion.
Textbook
- Campbell-Kelly, M, Aspray, W., and Ensmenger, N. (2013) Computer:
A History of the Information Machine (3rd Edition). Westview Press.
Created: September 15, 2014
Last Modified: January 6, 2016