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 for some classes.

⇢ Week of July 8: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

⇢ Week of July 15: Binary Numbers

⇢ Week of July 22: Image Representation/Pixels

⇢ Week of July 29: Information Theory (the origins of predictive text)

⇢ Week of August 5: Graph Theory and how it maps out network systems

⇢ Week of August 12: Boolean Logic

⇢ Week of August 19/22: Computational Thinking with Puzzles

⇢ Week of August 26/29: Dominating Sets (Brute force algorithms)

⇢ Week of September 2/5: NO CLASS - LABOR DAY

⇢ Week of September 9/12: Steiner Trees (finding the shortest path through networks)

⇢ Week of September 16/19: Cryptography and Code Breaking

⇢ Week of September 23/26: Modems 

Classes will repeat after the 10th week.