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Fundamentals I

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This website is for a prior semester of CS2500. Please go to http://www.ccs.neu.edu/course/cs2500 for the current semester, and update your bookmarks accordingly.

Welcome to Fundamentals I at Northeastern University, College of Computer Science.

This course is an introduction to computing and programming. Its major goal is to introduce students to the principles of systematic problem solving through programming and the basic rules of computation.

This is not the web page for Accelerated Fundamentals.

By the end of the course, majors in computer science will have a sense for difference between a programmer and a well-trained software developer. Students from all majors will have a sense of the complexities involved in developing solid software (highly useful in case they ever collaborate with such professionals) and they ought to be able to use the principles of programming to solve many non-computational problems in a systematic manner.

The course does not assume any prior programming experience. It is therefore suitable for all freshman students—majors and non-majors alike—who wish to explore the intellectual ideas of the discipline. It does assume familiarity with (high school) arithmetic and algebra, and it demands curiosity, self-discipline, and willingness to work with others.

Changed in version 1.14: on Mon Nov 21 13:35:20 EST 2016
      release of problem set 14b

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      adjusted syllabus for generative recursion

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      added pointers to literature on JSON and data defs

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      switching problem sets 8a and 8b to match with lectures
      problem set 8c remains the same

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      add ’no run’ request to problems that deal with full programs

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      added exam specs

Changed in version 1.7: on Sun Sep 25 21:52:31 EDT 2016
      added articles and pointer to video versions of the course

Changed in version 1.6: on Thu Sep 22 17:46:09 EDT 2016
      office hours are now listed by staff category

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      office location of Rebecca M. specified properly

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      office hours separated out, so that they can be found

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      finalized office hours,
      staff pages

Changed in version 1.2: on Thu Sep 8 17:32:29 EDT 2016
      add office hours
      add requirement to read piazza

Changed in version 1.1: on Tue Sep 6 22:59:59 EDT 2016
      initial release

Changed in version 1.0: on Fri Sep 2 18:56:08 EDT 2016
      preliminary release