Tentative Schedule

Week

Topic(s)

Readings

1

Welcome; Introduction

Accounts Setup Primer

 

Online resources

2

Computers and Systems Overview

Englander: chapter 1

3

System Concepts and System Architecture Overview;

HTML basics

 

Englander: chapter 2

4

Data in the Computer:

Number System

 

Englander: chapter 3

5

Data in the Computer:

Representing Numerical Data

 

Englander: chapter 5

6

Midterm Examination

 

(Tentatively- In-Class Feb. 10)

7

Reading Week

Feb. 15 - 21

8

Data in the Computer:

Data Formats

 

Englander: chapter 4

 

9

Computer Architecture and Hardware Operation

 

Englander: chapter 6, 7

10

Computer Architecture and Hardware Operation

 

Englander: chapter 6, 7

11

CPU and Memory

Englander: chapter 8

12

INPUT/OUTPUT;

Computer Peripherals

 

Englander: chapter 9, 10

13

Modern Computer Systems

Englander: chapter 11

 

Final Exam

(Exam Period)