CPSC 203

Section IV: Introduction to Computer Science

        A) Artificial Intelligence (Chapter 13):  Guest Speaker, make sure that you attend the lecture on Monday April 1 or at least get a copy 

        of the notes from someone!

        B) Information Visualization  (Not covered in your text): [PowerPoint]   [html version]

        C) Human-Computer Interaction (On page 408 there is a discussion about the importance of user-centered (they refer to it as              

        human-centered) focus in the design of computer systems, On pages 98 - 99 the book talks about the importance of the computer             

        interface): 

                i) HCI Part One: Introduction and Origins [PowerPoint]   [html version]

                ii) HCI Part Two: Graphical Screen Design (in-class exercise, material to be distributed in lecture)

                iii) HCI Part Three: Heuristics for Design and Evaluation of Interfaces [PowerPoint] [html version]

        D) Computer Simulations (Chapter 6): [PowerPoint]   [html version]

        e) Other areas of Computer Science: We might not have time to get to this section.