COMPSCI 61A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Programming Paradigm, Video Lesson

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: COMPSCI 61A
• Professor: John De Nero

Document Summary

Videos are posted to cs61a. org before each live lecture. Readings can be found on the course website. Weekly homework assignments, three exams, and four programming projects. The study of what problems we can solve with computation, how to solve them, and the techniques that lead to effective solutions. Each subfield has its own subfields and so on. This course is about managing complexity of programs and problems. Abstraction is when you take something that is complex and give it a name to treat it as a whole without worrying about the details. Broad ideas of how to organize programs and build them to master abstraction. The purpose of this course is to learn things you don"t already know. Build a community by explaining ideas to each other and by working together. The course staff is here to support you and help you succeed. Homework / projects can be completed with a partner.