Computer Science Principles

Go beyond the screen for an in-depth look at computing! Computer science encompasses much more than programming. In this class, students will get a taste of these topics such as human-computer interactions, algorithms, binary numbers, information theory, and graph theory. 

This is a relaxed, fun class.  I will introduce the topics, ask questions, provide puzzles, in-class demonstrations, and online activities.

Please note: This is not a coding class, nor do students need any coding experience for this class.

*** NOTE:  Students will need to be able to annotate the screen for some classes.

NO CLASS ON JULY 7

⇢ Week of June 5: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

⇢ Week of June 12: Binary Numbers

⇢ Week of June 19: Image Representation/Pixels

⇢ Week of June 26: Information Theory (the origins of predictive text)

⇢ Week of July 3: Graph Theory and how it maps out network systems

⇢ Week of July 10: Boolean Logic

⇢ Week of July 17: Computational Thinking with Puzzles

⇢ Week of July 24 Dominating Sets (Brute force algorithms)



Classes will repeat after the 8th week.