Course Catalog - 2009-2010

     

COMP 140 - COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

Long Title: AN INTEGRATED INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Department: Computer Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
Description: An integrated introduction to computation taught by solving real-world problems in audio, video and text processing, physical robotics, control and simulation of complex systems in nature, and swarm intelligence. Technical topics include how to model computational artifacts operating in the world; how to design and implement algorithmic solutions in Python; and how to experimentally test and evaluate performance of computational systems. Repeatable for Credit.
Course URL: http://owlspace.rice.edu