The Carnegie-Mellon Curriculum for Undergraduate Computer Science [Paperback]

This curriculum and its description were developed during the period 1981 - 19841. 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.- 5.1.1. Content.- 5.1.2. Skills.- 5.2. Elementary Computer Science.- 5.2.1. Content.- 5.2.2. Modes of Thought.- 5.2.3. Skills.- 5.3. Liberal Professional Education.- 5.3.1. General Scope.- 5.3.2. Liberal Education.- 5.3.3. Areas Related to Computer Science.- 5.3.3.1. Mathematics and Statistics.- 5.3.3.2. Electrical Engineering.- 5.3.3.3. Physics.- 5.3.3.4. Psychology.- 5.3.3.5. Mechanical Engineering.- 5.3.3.6. Management and Information Science.- 5.3.3.7. Public policy.- 5.4. Advanced Computer Science.- 5.4.1. Control.- 5.4.2. Data.- 5.4.3. Systems.- 5.4.4. Language.- 5.4.5. Foundations.- 5.4.6. Design.- 5.4.7. Communications.- 5.4.8. Applications.- 6. Program Organization.- 6.1. Requirements.- 6.2. Advice on the Use of Electives.- 6.3. Program Flexibility.- 6.4. Sample Program.- 7. Curriculum78Is 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.- 8.2.1. Mathematical Modes of Thought Used by Computer Scientists.- 8.2.1.1. Abstraction and Realization.- 8.2.1.2. Problem-solving.- 8.2.2. Discrete Mathematics.- 8.2.3. Continuous Mathematics.- 8.3. Some Remarks about Computer Science and Mathematics Cl3;