The Carnegie-Mellon Curriculum for Undergraduate Computer Science

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 1. Introduction and Overview.
• 1.1 Goals of the Curriculum Design.
• 1.2. Educational Philosophy.
• 1.3. Character of the Curriculum.
• 1.4. Innovations in the Curriculum.
• 1.5. Organization of the Book.
• 2. The Nature of Computer Science.
• 2.1. Working Definition of Computer Science.
• 2.2. A View of Future Computing.
• 3. Roles for Universities.
• 3.1. The Audience.
• 3.2. Use of Computing Technology in Education.
• 3.3. The ACM and IEEE Curricula.
• 4. Objectives for the Curriculum.
• 4.1. Premises.
• 4.2. Goals.
• 5. The Content of Computer Science.
• 5.1. Basics.
• 5.2. Elementary Computer Science.
• 5.3. Liberal Professional Education.
• 5.4. Advanced Computer Science.
• 6. Program Organization.
• 6.1. Requirements.
• 6.2. Advice on the Use of Electives.
• 6.3. Program Flexibility.
• 6.4. Sample Program.
• 7. Curriculum’78—Is Computer Science Really that Unmathematical?.
• 7.1. Curriculum ’78 and Mathematics.
• 7.2. Mathematics for Computer Scientists.
• 8. Mathematics Curriculum and the Needs of Computer Science.
• 8.1. Some Words about Computer Science.
• 8.2. Mathematical Aspects of Undergraduate Computer Science.
• 8.3. Some Remarks about Computer Science and Mathematics Curricula.
• 8.4. Conclusion.
• 9. Theory and Practice in the Fundamental Computer Science Course.
• 9.1. Introduction.
• 9.2. Course Overview.
• 9.3. Major topics in the Fundamental Structures Course.
• 9.4. Experiences.
• 9.5. Conclusions.
• 10. Remarks on the Design.
• 10.1. General Philosophy.
• 10.2. Relation to Traditional Courses.
• 10.3. Course Organization and Style.
• 10.4. Course Numbering Scheme.
• 11. Course Descriptions.
• 11.1. Basic and Introductory Courses.
• 11.2. Elementary and Intermediate Computer Science Courses.
• 11.3. Advanced Computer Science Courses.
• 12. Related Courses.
• 12.1. Mathematics Courses.
• 12.2. Statistics Courses.
• 12.3. Electrical Engineering Courses.
• 12.4. Psychology Courses.
• 12.5. Engineering and Public Policy Courses.
• 12.6. Engineering Courses.