Winter Semester 2026/2027
Summary
This class is a first introduction to Computer Science.
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Grading
- Weekly exercise assignments are not to be
turned in and graded in this class. However, you are strongly encouraged
to work on them before they are discussed in the exercise
session on Wednesday
- The grade for this class is determined by one final exam
- There will be a “mock exam” 3-4 weeks before the final exam. Passing
the mock exam will add a grade bonus of 1/3 of a grade step to your
final grade. Note that the pass/fail decision is not affected by the
bonus, and the top grade can be achieved without the bonus.
Topics
- Oct 14, 2026
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Introduction, Boolean algebra (see notes,
Wikipedia article on Boolean
algebra)
- Oct 20, 2026
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Binary logic and logic gates (see notes);
example for circuit simplification; flip-flops and latches (see animation of RS
latch)
- Oct 21, 2026
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