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CS 0007. Spring 2006-2007 Lory Al Moakar. Outline. Introduction What is CS 0007 Textbook Required to attend Course policies Why Program? What is a program ??? Example of a program What is a program made of ? What’s next ??. Staff. Instructor: Lory Al Moakar Office: SENSQ 6803 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CS 0007
Spring 2006-2007Lory Al Moakar
Outline Introduction What is CS 0007 Textbook Required to attend Course policies Why Program? What is a program ??? Example of a program What is a program made of ? What’s next ??
Staff
Instructor: Lory Al Moakar Office: SENSQ 6803 Office Phone: 412- 624-8453 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cs.pitt.edu\~lorym
What is CS 0007 ???
A course intended to: Introduce you to computing basics Introduce you to programming
Goals: You would be able to write simple
effective programs in JAVA You would be able to design a simple
application
Textbook
Java 5 from control structures to objects By Tony Gaddis
ISBN: 1-57676-171-1
Required to attend
Lecture: MWF 01:00 PM – 01:50 PM
Course policies Grading
Quizzes:15% Exam One:15% Exam Two:15% Final:15% Programming Projects:40%
Exams Programming assignments
Why Program?
A computer is hardware and software Software is a set of programs A program is a set of instructions that
a computer can understand A program is designed to accomplish
a certain task or tasks
What is a program ???
A precise set of instructions that are used to define a task
Examples: Steps to build a piece of furniture A recipe Directions to use a machine
Example of a program
Calculating the average of two numbers: Input first number Input Second number Add the two numbers = sum Divide the sum by 2 = average Output average
What is a program made of ?
Key words: words in Java that have a special meaning or function
Operators: like +, -, *, / Punctuation: like ; , : Programmer defined names: Syntax: rules that you must follow
while writing the program