Computer Science 1400, Winter '16
Course Diary
Copyright 2016 by E. Brown, Y.Z. Chen, O. Meruvia-Pastor, A. Vardy, and H.T. Wareham
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Week 1,
Week 2,
(In-class Exam #1 Notes),
Week 3,
Week 4,
Week 5,
(In-class Exam #2 Notes),
Week 6,
Week 7,
Week 8,
Week 9,
(In-class Exam #3 Notes),
Week 10,
Week 11,
Week 12,
Week 13,
(In-class Exam #4 Notes),
Week 14,
(end of diary)
Wednesday, January 6 (Lecture #1)
[Class Notes]
- Went over course outline.
Friday, January 8 (Lecture #2)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: In the Beginning (pre-1940) (Slides)[#1-10]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapter 1
- Gries (2005), Chapter 1
- Williams (1997), Chapters 1-2 and Section 5.3
Monday, January 11 (Lecture #3)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: In the Beginning (pre-1940) (Slides)[#11-20]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 1 and 3
- Gries (2005), Chapter 2
- Williams (1997), Chapters 3-6
Wednesday, January 13 (Lecture #4)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: In the Beginning (pre-1940) (Slides)[#21-30]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 1-3
- Gries (2005), Chapter 6-14
- Lubar (1992)
Thursday, January 14
Friday, January 15 (Lecture #5)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: In the Beginning (pre-1940) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#31-32]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapter 3
- Gries (2005), Chapter 9
- How We Got Here: The First Computers (1940-1950) (Slides)[#1-8]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 3-4
- Gries (2005), Chapter 14
- Williams (1997), Sections 6.4 and 7.2.
- Suggested Viewing:
Monday, January 18 (Lecture #6)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The First Computers (1940-1950) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#9-16]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 3-4
- Gries (2005), Chapter 14
- William (1997), Sections 7.3 and 7.4.
Wednesday, January 20 (Lecture #7)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The First Computers (1940-1950) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#17-23]
- Suggested Reading:
- Beyer (2009), Chapter 6.
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 4-5
- Gries (2005), Chapters 15-18
- William (1997), Chapter 8.
Friday, January 22
Monday, January 25 (Lecture #8)
[Class Notes]
- Handed back / went over answers for In-class Exam #1.
- How We Got Here: The Rise of the Machines (1950-1970) (Slides)[#1-5]
- Suggested Reading:
- Beyer (2009), Chapters 6-7.
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 4-5
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapter 1
- Williams (1997), Section 8.4.4
Wednesday, January 27 (Lecture #9)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Rise of the Machines (1950-1970) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#6-16]
- Suggested Reading:
- Beyer (2009), Chapters 6-7.
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 5-7
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapters 1-2
- Williams (1997), Sections 8.4.4, 8.4.6, and 9.2.2
- Suggested Viewing (Movies):
Friday, January 29 (Lecture #10)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Rise of the Machines (1950-1970) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#17-27]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 6, 7, and 9
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapters 2 and 6
- Cringeley (1996), Chapter 3
- Utterson (2011), Chapter 1
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries)
- Suggested Viewing (Movies):
Monday, February 1 (Lecture #11)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Rise of the Machines (1950-1970) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#27-32]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 8 and 9
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapters 2, 3, and 6
- Cringeley (1996), Chapter 3
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries)
Monday, February 1
- In-class Exam #2 Notes
I've finished making up the second in-class exam. The exam will be
closed-book. It will be 50 minutes long and has a total of 50
marks (this is not coincidental; I have tried to make the number
of marks for a question approximately equivalent to the number of
minutes it should take you to do it). The exam will cover material
in all course lectures up to and including Lecture #15. There will
be five regular questions:
- True or false (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Match inventor to invention (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Match invention to time period (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Fill in the blank (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Essay questions (1 part / 2 marks total)
There will also be an 8-part Bonus question worth 4 marks.
I hope the above helps, and I wish you all the best of luck with
this exam.
Wednesday, February 3 (Lecture #12)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Rise of the Machines (1950-1970) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#33-37]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 8 and 9
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapters 3 and 4
- Lubar (1992)
- Rheingold (1985), Chapter 7
- Utterson (2011), Chapters 4 and 6
- Suggested Viewing (TV)
Friday, February 5 (Lecture #13)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Rise of the Machines (1950-1970) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#38-48]
- Suggested Reading:
- Brooks Jr. (1995)
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapter 8
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapters 3 and 5
Monday, February 8 (Lecture #14)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Personal Computer Revolution (1970-1990) (Slides)[#1-12]
- Suggested Reading:
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries)
Wednesday, February 10 (Lecture #15)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Personal Computer Revolution (1970-1990) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#13-18]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapter 10
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapters 7 and 8
- Cringely (1996), Chapters 7, 9, and 10
- Freiburger and Swaine (2000), Chapter 7
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries)
- Suggested Viewing (TV Series)
- Suggested Viewing (Movies)
Friday, February 12
Monday, February 15 (Lecture #16)
[Class Notes]
- Handed back / went over answers for In-class Exam #2.
- How We Got Here: The Personal Computer Revolution (1970-1990) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#19-21]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapter 10
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapters 8
- Cringely (1996), Chapters 7 and 9
- Freiburger and Swaine (2000), Chapters 8 and 9
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries)
- Suggested Viewing (Movies)
- Suggested Viewing (TV)
Wednesday, February 17 (Lecture #17)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Personal Computer Revolution (1970-1990) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#22-32]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapter 11
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapters 8 and 9
- Cringely (1996), Chapter 10
- Freiburger and Swaine (2000), Chapters 9 and 10
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries)
- Suggested Viewing (Movies)
- Suggested Viewing (TV)
Friday, February 19 (Lecture #18)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Networked Society (1990-now) (Slides)[#1-8]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapter 11 and 12
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapter 9
- Segaller (1999), Chapters 1 and 2
- Suggested Viewing (Vimeo)
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries)
Monday, February 22
- Midterm break; no lecture
Wednesday, February 24
- Midterm break; no lecture
Friday, February 26
- Midterm break; no lecture
Monday, February 29 (Lecture #19)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Networked Society (1990-now) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#9-19]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 11 and 12
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapter 9
- Segaller (1999), Chapters 2 and 3
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries)
Wednesday, March 2 (Lecture #20)
[Class Notes]
- How We Got Here: The Networked Society (1990-now) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#20-29]
- Suggested Reading:
- Campbell-Kelly et al (2014), Chapters 11 and 12
- Ceruzzi (2003), Chapters 9 and 10
- Cringeley (1996), Chapter 16
- Rheingold (2000)
- Segaller (1999), Chapters 4-5 and 8-17
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries)
Wednesday, March 2
- In-class Exam #3 Notes
I'm still making up the third in-class exam but the format seems
stable now. The exam will be
closed-book. It will be 50 minutes long and has a total of 50
marks (this is not coincidental; I have tried to make the number
of marks for a question approximately equivalent to the number of
minutes it should take you to do it). The exam will cover material
in all course lectures (including guest speakers) from Monday, February 15,
up to and including Wednesday, March 9. There will
be four regular questions:
- True or false (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Match inventor to invention (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Match invention to time period (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Fill in the blank (9 parts / 14 marks total)
There will also be a Bonus question worth 3 marks.
I hope the above helps, and I wish you all the best of luck with
this exam.
Friday, March 4 (Lecture #21)
- How We Got Here: The Networked Society (1990-now) (Cont'd) (Slides)[#30-34]
- Where We Are: Life Online (Slides)
- Links of interest:
- Suggested Reading:
- Suggested Viewing (Youtube):
- Suggested Viewing (Movies):
Monday, March 7
Wednesday, March 9
Friday, March 11
Monday, March 14
Wednesday, March 16
Friday, March 18 (Lecture #22)
- Handed back / went over answers for In-class Exam #3.
- Where We Are: Big Data and Privacy (Slides) [#1-3]
- Links of interest:
- Suggested Reading:
- Suggested Viewing (Youtube):
- Suggested Viewing (Documentaries):
- Suggested Viewing (Movies):
Monday, March 21 (Lecture #23)
- Where We Are: Big Data and Privacy (Cont'd) (Slides) [#4-14]
Wednesday, March 23
Friday, March 25
Monday, March 28
Wednesday, March 30
Wednesday, March 30
- In-class Exam #4 Notes
I'm still making up the fourth in-class exam but the format seems
stable now. The exam will be
closed-book. It will be 50 minutes long and has a total of 50
marks (this is not coincidental; I have tried to make the number
of marks for a question approximately equivalent to the number of
minutes it should take you to do it). The exam will cover all material
in all course lectures (including the guest lectures by Brown, Chen, and
Vardy), with a major focus on material covered on and after March 2.
There will be four regular questions:
- True or false (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Match inventor to invention (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Match invention to time period (8 parts / 12 marks total)
- Fill in the blank (9 parts / 14 marks total)
There will also be a 3-part Bonus question worth 9 marks.
I hope the above helps, and I wish you all the best of luck with
this exam.
Friday, April 1 (Lecture #24)
- Where We Are: Artificial Intelligence [#1-14]
(Slides)
- Links of interest:
- Suggested Reading:
- Suggested Viewing (Youtube):
- Suggested Viewing (Movies):
Monday, April 4 (Lecture #25)
- Where We Are: Artificial Intelligence (Cont'd) [#15-19]
(Slides)
- Where We're Going: The Wild Blue Yonder (Slides)
- Suggested Reading:
- Suggested Viewing (Youtube):
- Suggested Viewing (Movies):
Wednesday, April 6
References
- Beyer, K.W. (2009) Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information
Age. The MIT Press.
- boyd, d. (2014) It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens.
Yale University Press.
- Brooks Jr., F.P. (1995) The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
(Second Edition). Addison-Wesley Professional.
- Campbell-Kelly, M., Aspray, W., Ensmenger, N., and Yost, J.R. (2014)
Computer: A History of the Information Machine (3rd Edition).
Westview Press.
- Ceruzzi, P.E. (2003) A History of Modern Computing (Second
Edition). The MIT Press.
- Cringely, R.X. (1996) Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon
Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and
Still Can't Get a Date. HarperBusiness.
- Epstein, R. (2007) From Russia With Love: How I got fooled (and somewhat humiliated)
by a computer" Scientific American Mind, October, 6-17.
- Freiberger, P. and Swaine, M. (2000) Fire in the Valley: The Making
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- Gries, D.A. (2005) When Computers were Human. Princeton University
Press.
- Ito, M. et al (2010) Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking
Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media. The MIT Press.
- Levy, S. (2001) Crypto: How the Code Rebels beat the Government -- Saving Privacy in the Digital Age.
Viking; New York.
- Levy, S. (2010) Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Second Edition).
O'Reilly.; Cambridge, MA.
- Lubar, S. (1992) "Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate": A Cultural History of the
Punch Card. Journal of American Culture, 15(4), 43-55.
[PDF]
- McCorduck, P. (2004) Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry into the History and
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- Rheingold, H. (2000) The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the
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- Rheingold, H. (2012) Net Smart: How to Thrive Online. The MIT Press.
- Segaller, S. (1999) Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet.
TV Books.
- Shea, V. (1994) Netiquette. Albion Books: San Francisco, CA.
- Turkle, S. (1984) The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit. The
MIT Press.
- Turkle, S. (1997) Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet.
Simon & Schuster.
- Turkle, S. (2011) Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and
Less from Each Other. Basic Books.
- Utterson, A. (2011) From IBM to MGM: Cinema at the Dawn of the Digital
Age. Palgrave MacMillan.
- Vargas, J.A. (2010) "The Face of Facebook." The New Yorker, 20.
(PDF)
- Williams, M.R. (1997) A History of Computing Technology
(2nd Edition). IEEE Press: Los Alamitos, CA.
- Zuckerberg, R. (2013) Dot.Complicated: Untangling our Wired Lives.
Harperone.
Created: September 25, 2015
Last Modified: April 6, 2016
