COS 126 Computer Science An Interdisciplinary Approach

An introduction to computer science in the context of scientific, engineering, and commercial applications. The goal of the course is to teach basic principles and practical issues, while at the same time preparing students to use computers effectively for applications in computer science, physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and other disciplines. The course uses the Java programming language to introduce fundamental programming concepts, including conditionals, loops, arrays, functions, and object-oriented programming. Additional topics include algorithms and data structures; theory of computing; hardware and software systems; and machine learning.