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Tips on Module Taking

Khoo Siau Cheng

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Tips about

• Taking first programming courses

• Taking Mathematics courses

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First Programming Courses

CS1101 CS1101S

CS1102 CS1102S

CS2103 CS2261

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First Programming Courses

CS1101 CS1101S

CS1102 CS1102S

CS2103

Small Programs

Mid-size Programs

Programming in the Large

CS2261

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First Programming Courses

CS1101 CS1101S

CS1102 CS1102S

Lecture, Recitation,Discussion

Lecture, Discussion

CS2103 CS2261

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Interactive Learning

• Three-hour Lectures– Small Class: max 150 students per class– CS1101X, CS1101Y, CS1101Z– CS1102X, CS1102Y, CS1102Z

• One-hour Recitation– Smaller class: max 50 students per class

• Two-hour Discussion– Very small class: max 13 students per class– Can be classroom-based or lab-based– Discussion leader shows you the way

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First Programming Courses

CS1101 CS1101S

CS1102SCS1102

Object-oriented

Object-Oriented

Object-oriented

CS2103 CS2261

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First Programming Courses

CS1101 CS1101S

CS1102 CS1102S

Functional

Functional Object-oriented

Object-Orientated

CS2103 CS2261

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CS1101S

• A course modeled after the first programming course in MIT– Used widely in many US universities

• Programming as conceptual modeling

• Simple syntax (Scheme) allows more time on problem solving

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Who Should Read CS1101S?

• Confident in your mathematics– Good grasp of concepts of functions and its

compositions– Good grade in your A-level mathematics

• Interested in exploring the field of computing early

• If you are exempted from taking CS1101, you can still study CS1101S.

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Caveat for Taking CS1101S

• You should not take CS1101S and CS1102 together.

• If you fail your CS1101S, you will be asked to repeat the first programming course by taking CS1101 (not CS1101S again.)

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Questions about CS1101S?

Lecturer: Dr. Terence Sim tsim@comp.nus.edu.sg

S15, 04-06

Recitation Instructor: Mr Razvan Voicu razvan@comp.nus.edu.sg

S15, 04-10

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First Programming Courses

CS1101 CS1101S

CS1102 CS1102S

Scheme

Scheme Java

Java

Java

But, where do I learn C or C++?

CS2103 CS2261

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Learning C or C++

• Learn it after completing CS1102/S• What the school offers:

– CS2281 (Programming in UNIX)– Java C++ Conversion

• First three weeks of every semester• Saturdays (13, 20, 27 Aug), LT 34

– C++ Java Conversion• Same time, LT33

• Our belief:– You are able to learn a language like C, C++, C#

yourselves after you have completed CS1102/S

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Tips about

• Taking first programming coursesTaking first programming courses

• Taking Mathematics courses

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Overview of Mathematics Courses

Discrete Structures

Calculus

LinearAlgebra

Statistics

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Overviews of Mathematics Courses

Discrete Structures

CS1231

CalculusMA1505…

LinearAlgebra

MA1101R…

Statistics…

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Calculus & Linear AlgebraComputer Engineering: MA1505 & MA1506

Computer Science: MA1505 & (MA1101R or MA1506)

Communication & Media: MA1505 & MA1101R

Information System : Nil??

Double Major with Maths: MA1101R and MA1102R

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Pre-requisites & Preclusion

pre-requisite

precludes

MA1505

MA1506

MA1102R X MA1101R

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Pre-requisites & Preclusion

pre-requisite

precludesMA1505

MA1506

MA1102R X MA1101R

A-Lvl Maths MA1301

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StatisticsComputer Engineering: ST1232 or ST2131

Computer Science: ST2131

Communication & Media: ST2131

Information System : ST2334

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Pre-requisites & Preclusion

pre-requisite

ST2131

ST2132

ST2334 X

Calculus

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Questions?

• Seek help from academic advisors