MATH 132(b) Introduction to Computer Science — Characteristics of Computers Note
- Faculty
- Mathematics
- Last listed
- 1974–75
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1968–69 to 1974–75 (before that, 1963–64 to 1967–68 used the number for Numerical Procedures); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
A general introduction to the nature and concepts of Computer Science. Basic machine architecture. Introduction to machine and assembly-language programming. The representation of data in a computer. Address modification, indexing and indirection. Character manipulation, floating point operations and subroutine linkage. Characteristics of peripheral devices. The logical design of basic machine components. A brief survey of software which assists user programmes: Compilers, loaders, input-output routines, operating systems. Applications of a computer in various segments of society. 3 hours lectures, 1 hour tutorial (laboratory), one term. Normally offered in the Winter and Spring terms Prerequisite: Grade 13 mathematics Credit will only be granted for one of M72, M112 or M132.
As printed in the 1974–75 calendar, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1963–64 to 1974–75, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1974–75 1 calendar
A general introduction to the nature and concepts of Computer Science. Basic machine architecture. Introduction to machine and assembly-language programming. The representation of data in a computer. Address modification, indexing and indirection. Character manipulation, floating point operations and subroutine linkage. Characteristics of peripheral devices. The logical design of basic machine components. A brief survey of software which assists user programmes: Compilers, loaders, input-output routines, operating systems. Applications of a computer in various segments of society. 3 hours lectures, 1 hour tutorial (laboratory), one term. Normally offered in the Winter and Spring terms Prerequisite: Grade 13 mathematics
Credit will only be granted for one of M72, M112 or M132.
Not in the 1973–74 calendar.
1968–69 to 1972–73 5 calendars
Titled Introduction to Computer Science.
A thorough introduction to algorithms, stored-programme computers and programming languages. Concept and properties of an algorithm, language and notation for describing algorithms, Analysis of computational problems and development of algorithms for their solution. A procedure-oriented language (FORTRAN IV) and machine and assembly languages are used to implement algorithms on the computer. 2 hours lectures, 2 hours problems.
1963–64 to 1967–68 5 calendars
Another title: Numerical Procedures, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Introduction to finite differences. Interpolation. Numerical integration. Introduction to the use of electric computers. 1 lecture, 2 hours problems.