MMS 141

COURSE CODE: MMS 141

COURSE TITLE: Principles of Programming

UNITS: 3 units

PREREQUISITES: MMS140

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Introduction to algorithm formulation, implementation, and the use of a procedural programming language for solving problems.

COURSE GOALS:

At the end of this term, you should be able to:

• understand the concepts of programming,
• appreciate the art of programming, and
• apply programming concepts to create your own program

COURSE OUTLINE:

• Unit I Programming Concepts
  • Introduction to Computer Science
  • Program Flow
  • Computational Thinking
  • Graph Paper Programming
  • An Introduction to Graphics Programming
  • Algorithms
  • Functions
  • Conditionals
  • Function Calls and Parameter Passing
  • Abstraction
  • Code Completion and Finding Bugs
  • Introduction to the Internet
• Unit II Concepts in Action
  • Introduction to Javascript
  • Functions
  • For Loops in Javascript
  • ‘While’ Loops in Javascript
  • Control Flow
  • Data Structures
  • Objects I
  • Objects II