一、課程說明(Course Description)
<br>   This course introduces the basics of computers and the computer science
<br>   as a discipline. It gives an overview of the entire field of computer
<br>   science.
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<br>二、指定用書(Text Books)
<br>   J. Glenn BrookShear, Computer Science--An Overview, 10th edition, 
<br>   Addison Wesley
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<br>三、參考書籍(References)
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<br>四、教學方式(Teaching Method)
<br>   Lectures
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<br>五、教學進度(Syllabus)
<br>   1. Introduction
<br>   2. How computers work?
<br>          * Data representation
<br>          * Data manipulation
<br>          * Operating system
<br>          * Computer network 
<br>   3. How to make computers work?
<br>          * Algorithm
<br>          * Programming language
<br>          * Data structure
<br>          * System development and software engineering 
<br>   4. What computers can do?
<br>          * Database systems
<br>          * Computer graphics and multimedia
<br>          * Artificial intelligence
<br>          * Computer aid design and scientific computation
<br>          * Theory of computation 
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<br>六、成績考核(Evaluation)
<br>   - Homework
<br>   - Midterms
<br>   - Final
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<br>七、可連結之網頁位址
<br>   http://www.cs.nthu.edu.tw/~king/courses/cs1356.html