IB Computer Science 1

Friday - Monday (9/7/12 - 9/10/12)

Warmup:

1. Bring up your responses from the "Defining computer science" activity at the end of last class
2. Review your responses
3. Define the term: "to compute" or "computation" in your "Defining computer science" google doc
4. Now, try to define the term "computer science"

Agenda:

• "What is computer science?" discussion
• Different fields in computer science
• A brief introduction to user interfaces
  1. Using the power of the internets, what was the first commercial graphical user interface (GUI) developed for the personal computer?
  2. In what year was the first GUI introduced?
  3. In what year was the Unix operating system developed?
• Introduction to Unix/Linux

Wednesday - Thursday (9/5/12 - 9/6/12)

Warmup:

• If you have not done so, complete the Student Survey

Agenda:

• Misc logistics
  • 20/10 no pass policy
  • Location of bathrooms
  • Sign in/out sheets
• Introductions
• IB Computer Science I Syllabus
• IT Resources for Students (UserID: StudentID# and Password: Birthday)
  • Google Apps - http://www.apsva.us/google
  • Dropbox - http://www.dropbox.com
  • etc.
• Defining computer science:
  1. Write your name the top of the Google Doc
  2. List people/things/systems that use computers (e.g. air traffic control)
  3. For each of the above people/things/systems, write down the information/data that they use (e.g. flight information)
  4. List things you have done in any science class
  5. Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"
  6. Share the document with

Homework:

• Signed syllabus sheet due by the end of next week (9/14/11). You may turn it in anytime before then.

Tuesday (9/4/12)

• Introductions
• Name cards
• Lab setup/config
  • Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui)
  • Your password is your student ID number
  • Go to Apple (upper left) -> System Preferences -> Accounts -> Change Password
  • Acceptable-use policies apply in this lab!
• Complete the Student Surveys