IB Computer Science I

Thursday - Friday (9/10/09 - 9/11/09)

Warmup - How do we solve problems?

1. Pair up again (with a different partner)
2. Take out a new sheet of paper and write your names on it
3. Problem: Mr. Bui is hungry. How would you solve that problem? Write out at least 4 steps.
4. Pause until Mr. Bui says to continue

Agenda:

• One solution: Make him a PB&J sandwich.
  • Write out the steps involved in making a PB&J sandwich.
  • How many steps are necessary in making a PB&J sandwich?
  • Turn in your steps
• Share sandwich stories
• What does programming mean?

• In the beginning...
  • Using the power of the internets, what was the first commercial graphical user interface (GUI) developed for the personal computer?
  • In what year was the first GUI introduced?
  • In what year was the Unix operating system developed?
• Introduction to Unix/Linux

Tuesday - Wednesday (9/8/09 - 9/9/09)

• Introductions
• IB Computer Science I Syllabus
• Name cards
• Misc logistics
  • 20/10 no pass policy
  • Location of bathrooms
  • Sign in/out sheets
• Lab setup/config
  • Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui)
  • Your password is your student ID number
  • Go to System -> Preferences -> About Me -> Change Password
  • Acceptable-use policies apply in this lab!
• Student Surveys
  • Fill out and submit
  • Share several snippets with class

• What is computer science?

1. Pair up
2. Take out a sheet of paper
3. Put both of your names on the top right of the page
4. Complete the following:
   1. List 5 things that use computers
   2. List 5 things you have done in any science class
   3. Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"