UIT2201: Computer Science and Information Technology Revolution
Univ Scholars Programme, NUS

Course Information (Spring 2003)

Instructor

Instructor: A/P Leong Hon Wai Email: leonghw@comp.nus.edu.sg
Office: Blk S16, Rm 06-01; Tel: 6874-2903;

Lecture, Tutorials, Consultations

Lectures: Mon 12-02pm USP-SR2
Tutorials: Thu 12-02pm
Thu 04-06pm 		USP-SR2
USP-SR2		 Group 1
Group 2
Consultation: Wed 3-5pm @Office (else email me for appt)
Exam: MONDAY, 28-April, 12:30PM @USP-SR3 (Level 7) (OPEN BOOK)

Assessment:

    Participation 5% Mid-Term I 10%
    Tutorials 25% Mid-Term II 10%
    Project 20% Finals 30% Total 100%

Required TextBook:

The required textbook for the course is.

  • [SG] "An invitation to computer science (Java version)", G. Michael Schneider, and Judith L. Gersting, Brooks/Cole (ITP), 2000, ISBN: 0-534-37488-3

    • It is available at the Coop-LT27 starting from Friday 10-Jan-2003.

    Reference List:

    The following three textbooks (taken together) provide a fairly complete picture of the whole area, each from a somewhat different perspective:

  • A: "Computer Science, an Overview," J. Brookshear, Addison Wesley, 2000, ISBN: 0-8053-4632-5.
    (Note: This book gives the CS perspective.)

  • B: "Management Information Systems," Haag, Cummings & Dawkins, McGraw-Hill, 2000, ISBN: 0-07-231535-0.
    (Note: This book gives the business perspective.)

  • C: "Computers in Your Future," Meyer, Baber & Pfaffenberger, Que (Macmillan/Prentice-Hall), 1999, ISBN: 1-58076-085-6.
    (Note: This book gives the layman's perspective.)

    • The following two books appeal to the budding CS/IT researchers.

  • "Great Ideas in Computer Science," Alan W Biermann, MIT Press, ISBN: 0-262-02302-4.

  • "Turing Omnibus: 61 Excursions in Computer Science," A. K. Dewdney, Computer Science Press, ISBN: 0-7167-8154-9.

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