Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2021-2022
COMP 130 - ELEMENTS OF ALGORITHMS & COMP
Long Title: ELEMENTS OF ALGORITHMS AND COMPUTATION
Department: Computer Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: An introduction to computation taught by solving real-world problems in architecture, statistics, linguistics, social networks, visual pattern recognition, and the simulation of complex systems in ecology. 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 computational systems.