CSCI 217 - Practical Programming and Problem Solving

(4 hours) Corequisite or Prerequisite: MATH 110 or 111 or higher. A practical introduction to computer programming in the context of personal task optimization, entertainment, and industry. Without prior programming experience, develop computational thinking skills, gain the satisfying abilities to identify a problem, create an effective solution, see the results, and share it with others. Confidently write small programs to accomplish useful goals. Programming topics may include personal finance, business tools, mathematics, games, sports, simulators, and more utilizing various programming constructs such as data types, decisions, repetition, functions, arrays, and file handling. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours. (Laboratory fee required for on-ground classes only.)