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First-Year Computer Science The NAU ACM Club
What’s CS?
Computer Science How a computer thinks How to tell a computer to
solve your problem The math behind how a
computer solves your problem Designing systems that help
the computer and you
What can I do with a degree in Computer Science?
Software Engineer Network Administrator Security Analyst Scientific Computing Researcher Web Developer Game Developer Haxxor
What classes am I going to need to take?
• CS126: Computer Science I
• CS136: Computer Science II
• CS249: Data Structures
• CS200: Computer Organization
• CS301: Ethics of CS
• CS315: Automata Theory
• CS386: Software Engineering
• CS396: Principles of Languages
• CS421: Algorithms
• CS480: Operating Systems
• CS486: Capstone
The NAU Computer Science Faculty
Abe Pralle
• Take advantage of his early points! Up to 20% Extra Credit! Turn in projects early!
• Abe rewards above and beyond effort with extra points - if you do something peculiar in addition to your project (Make a cool GUI, etc.)
• The Big “Game Guru”: Teaches Virtual Worlds, Game Production
• Wrote his own language dedicated to gaming: Slag (Also teaches Compilers)
• Resident Vim Ninja: Will blow your mind with his vim ninjaness.
Dr. James Palmer
• Read the Textbook Chapter Pre-Lecture: Dr. P loves to talk about related stories that require prior knowledge
• Bring your questions about the chapter to class with you.
• Lectures to the most intelligent students without prompt - stop him with questions!
• Researching Ecoinformatics Visualization Techniques
• Loves Voronoi Diagrams!
• Resident emacs aficionado.
• ACM’s Daddy
Dr. Eck Doerry
• Dr. D loves to ask you randomly in class to define vocabulary from the lectures & textbook: Be sure you know these concepts. Know your vocab!
• Take Good Notes in his Classes: He talks above and beyond the topics in the textbook.
• Plan to devote 15+ hours on Projects and Focus on Requirements.
• Check for user input errors: He will actively try to break your program.
• Big Interfaces Guy: Seriously into GUIs & Functional Programming.
• Head Honcho: Computer Science Chair
Dr. Dieter Otte
• Dr. Otte is BIG on Presentations! Be sure to purchase Powerpoint or Keynote before his class!
• Again on Presentations, make sure you know the chapter well enough to present on it. *Read the Chapter*
• Follow directions (Pet Peeve) & Don’t miss deadlines.
• Big XML & Web Guru: Focuses on Web Services.
• Big RUP (Rational Unified Process) d00d.
Dr. Dan Li
• She loves Algorithms & Processes: Be sure you know them in detail.
• Detail-oriented: Know the nitty-gritty of anything she talks about in class.
• “Be the Computer”: Be sure you can process input just as a computer would for every algorithm - know the steps in detail for any input.
• Researching topics in Data Mining
• Teaches Information Retrieval class (Google, Yahoo! Web Searching Techniques)
Dr. Kefei Wang
• Know your tables: OSI Layers, etc.
• Press for Feedback: Go to his office hours and ask him about previous projects.
• Tests are almost entirely made up of Quiz Questions: Study those carefully!
• Currently doing research in Computer Networks & Architecture
• Big C++ Faculty Member on Campus
How to Take a CS Class in General...
• Think about how long a project is going to take you (overestimate this).
• Now double that number. And plan accordingly.
• Also, *ASK FOR HELP* It helps to even bounce ideas off a rubber ducky.
• ACM Lounge: There are always CS upper-classmen in Room 105. Swing by anytime, even 10:00 PM :)
• Good Luck!
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