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Meeting 1: Introduction and positional numbering systems.
Meeting 2: Binary numbers.
Check-in 1 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 3: Classwork on alternative binary encodings — Assignment 1.
Meeting 4: Encoding characters and text as bits. Quiz 1. Assignment 1 due in class.
Check-in 2 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 5: Classwork on text compression — Assignment 2.
Meeting 6: Representing multimedia content as bits. Assignment 2 due in class.
Check-in 3 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 7: Classwork on music or graphics encoding — Assignment 3.
Meeting 8: Boolean logic. Quiz 2. Assignment 3 due in class.
Check-in 4 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 9: Classwork using logic simulator — Assignment 4.
Meeting 10: Algorithms. Assignment 4 due in class.
Check-in 5 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 11: Classwork on sorting algorithms — Assignment 5.
Meeting 12: von Neumann architecture Quiz 3. Assignment 5 due in class.
Check-in 6 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 13: Classwork using machine code simulator — Assignment 6.
Meeting 14: Review session. Assignment 6 due in class.
Midterm exam: You may leave after finishing the exam.
Check-in 7 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 16: High-level programming languages.
Meeting 17: Classwork using Python — Assignment 7.
Check-in 8 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 18: More classwork using Python — Assignment 7.
Meeting 19: Operating systems, the network stack, and the protocols of the web. Quiz 4. Assignment 7 due in class.
Check-in 9 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 20: Classwork on operating systems and networks — Assignment 8.
Meeting 21: More classwork on operating systems and networks — Assignment 8.
Meeting 22: Introduction to databases and SQL. Quiz 5. Assignment 8 due in class.
Check-in 10 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 23: Classwork on databases — Assignment 9.
Meeting 24: Artificial intelligence and machine learning. Assignment 9 due in class.
Check-in 11 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 25: Classwork on artificial intelligence — Assignment 10.
Meeting 26: Computer security and privacy. Quiz 6. Assignment 10 due in class.
Check-in 12 due at 11:59 PM.
Meeting 27: Classwork on cryptography — Assignment 11.
Meeting 28: Review session. Assignment 11 due in class.
Final exam session 1 at 11 am:
Final exam session 2 at 9 am: Final exam session 3 at 11 am:
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