Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 21:45:38 GMTServer: NCSA/1.5Content-type: text/html<TITLE>CS-101(B1): Introduction to Computers</TITLE> <H2><!WA0><A href = "http://web.bu.edu/"> Boston University</A> / <!WA1><A href = "gopher://gopher.bu.edu:70/11/Resources%20At%20Your%20Fingertips/School%20and%20College%20Bulletins/Undergraduate%20Programs/College%20of%20Liberal%20Arts">CLA</A><BR><!WA2><A href = "http://cs-www.bu.edu/Home.html"> Computer Science Dept</A><P><!WA3><A href = "http://cs-www.bu.edu/faculty/best/crs/cs101/Home.html">CLACS-101 (B1): Introduction to Computers</A></H2> <HR><P> CS 101 is a general introduction to computers and their applicationsthat assumes no previous knowledge of the subject. CS101 introduces computers and their uses in the arts and sciences -- what they are,how they work, how they can be programmed, what they can and cannotdo. It is for people who read about such topics as VLSI orWWW and want to understand them, for people who need to have dataprocessed on the job, and for people who see the computerization ofour society and ask about the meaning of it all.<P><B>Instructor</B>:<PRE>    Name: Prof. <!WA4><A href="http://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/best/Home.html">Azer Bestavros</A>   Email: <!WA5><A href="mailto:best@cs.bu.edu"><EM>best@cs.bu.edu</EM></A>  Office: MCS-276 (ext: 3-9726)   Hours: Tue 2:00pm-3:30pm / Thu 2:00pm-3:30pm (or by appointment)</PRE><P><B>Teaching Fellow</B>:<PRE>    Name: <!WA6><A href="http://www.cs.bu.edu/students/grads/rip/Home.html">Robert Pitts</A>   Email: <!WA7><A href="mailto:rip@cs.bu.edu"><EM>rip@cs.bu.edu</EM></A>  Office: MCS-286 (ext: 3-6412)   Hours: Mon 11:00am-12:00pm / Mon 02:00pm-03:00pm           Wed 12:00pm-01:00pm / Fri 11:00pm-12:00pm           (or by appointment)     Lab: Wed 02:00pm-03:00pm / Fri 01:00pm-02:00pm (MCS B24)</PRE><P><B>Class Meeting</B>:<PRE>   Time: Tue 3:30pm-5:00pm / Thu 3:30pm-5:00pm  Place: STO B50</PRE><P><HR><P><B>Course Archives</B>:<UL><LI> <!WA8><A href = "http://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/best/crs/cs101/handouts/syllabus.ps">     Course Syllabus</A><LI> <!WA9><A href = "http://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/best/crs/cs101/lectures/">     Lecture Notes</A> <LI> <!WA10><A href = "http://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/best/crs/cs101/sections/">     Section Notes</A> <LI> <!WA11><A href = "http://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/best/crs/cs101/misc/getgrade.html">     Grade Reporting Instructions</A> <LI> <!WA12><A href = "http://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/best/crs/cs101/homeworks/">     Homeworks Archive</A> <LI> <!WA13><A href = "file://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/best/crs/cs101//home/course/cs101b1/Homepage.html">     Student Home Pages</A> (Not available outside the CS cluster)</UL><HR> This document has been prepared by Professor <!WA14><A href ="http://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/best/Home.html"> Azer Bestavros</A><!WA15><A href="mailto:best@cs.bu.edu"><<EM>best@cs.bu.edu</EM>></A>.<P><PRE>Created on: <EM>August 24, 1995.</EM>Updated on: <EM>September 27, 1995.</EM></PRE><HR>