Course Outline-MAE 5
Quantitative Computer Skills
Winter Quarter: January 10 to March 24,
2006
Times and places: Lecture: A00 TuTh 8 -9:20 am,
Center Hall 214; Lab. Sects. EBU2 205: A01 Tu 9:30-11, A02 W 10-11:50, A03 W
1-2:50, A04 Th 11-12:50, A05 Th 2-3:50, A06 F 9-10:50, A07 F 2-3:50
Course
Code: 551636-551642
Instructor: Dr. Valentin Shevchenko, ECE Department,
858-534-8547, vshevche@ucsd.edu (class notes: http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~ir118).
Office hours before and after lectures in Center Hall 214.
Teaching Assistant/Tutors: Erik (Greg) McKee, (858)
534-7888, gmckee@ucsd.edu, Nancy Hsieh, (858) 534-5682, nhsieh@sbcglobal.net
Textbook: Avery Catlin, True Basic Press.
Let's Program It ... in True Basic 1996. Available in bookstore.
Course Description: Introductory course for
non-engineering majors. Use of computers in solving problems; applications from
life science, physical science, and engineering. Students run existing computer
programs and complete some programming in BASIC. Detailed information is given
in the course webpage (http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~ir118). No final, no labs
week of Jan. 9. Homework and projects are due the week after they are assigned.
Grading: Quizzes given during lectures
and labs count 5% each (total 50%: top 8 Qs plus top 2 LQs). Bring green
scantron forms #882-ES to lectures and labs. Homework sets are due weekly as
clearly labeled files (e. g.: A01-HW1 Doe, Jane) before the beginning of
section the week after assignment, count 4% each (total 20%: top 5). Two
projects count 15% each (total: 30%).
Discussion between students of all class work is permitted and
encouraged but presentation of copied work as original is forbidden. Late
homework is not accepted. Check webpage for homework and quiz hints.
Schedule
|
Week |
Date
(Tu/Th) |
Read
Chapter |
Quizzes |
Homework |
Projects |
|
1 |
Jan.
10,12 |
1,2 |
Q1 |
MEX2,PP2.1,2,3,4,5 |
|
|
2 |
17,19 |
3 |
Q2,
Q3 |
MEX3,
PP3.1,2,4,5 |
|
|
3 |
24,26 |
4 |
Q4,
Q5, LQ1 |
MEX4,
PP4.1,2,3,4 |
|
|
4 |
31
Feb 2 |
5 |
Q6,
Q7 |
MEX5,
PP5.1,2,3,4 |
|
|
5 |
7,9 |
6 |
LQ2 |
MEX6,
PP6.1,2 |
Project
1 |
|
6 |
14,16 |
7 |
Q8,
Q9 |
MEX7,
PP7.1,2,3,4 |
|
|
7 |
21,23 |
8,9 |
LQ3 |
MEX8,9 |
|
|
8 |
28,
Mar 2 |
10,11 |
Q10,
Q11 |
MEX10,11 |
|
|
9 |
7,9 |
12 |
Q12,
LQ4 |
MEX12 |
Project
2 |
|
10 |
14,16 |
13,14 |
|
Proj.
2 Due Fri. |
|
|
11 |
No
final |
|
|
|
|
MEXY=ModifiedEXamplePrograms.Chap.Y, PP2.1,2=Practice Programs 2.1 and 2.2