courses of instruction - Lafayette College

COMPUTER SCIENCE
guages and operating systems in labora
tory sections. Students have opportunities
for team projects as well as independent
study and research.
Lafayette's fiber-optic networked cam
pus provides computing resources to sup
port course work, research, and personal
projects. Many students gain additional
experience by working part-time for the
Computing Services and Support depart
ment.
Requirements for the major: Require
ments for the Bachelor of Science degree
in Computer Science are 32 courses, dis
tributed as follows: Computer Science 102,
103, 202, 203, 204, 205, 301, 302, 303, 305,
470 or 495, and two additional 400-level
courses; Mathematics 146,161,162,186,
263, 282; Philosophy 103; a Values and Sci
ence/Technology seminar from a list of
courses approved by the department that
covers the social and ethical implications
of computing; First-Year Seminar; College
Writing; and in addition two enhanced-
writing courses; Physics 111-112,121-122
or 131-132, and one other laboratory
course in the natural sciences; four addi
tional Humanities/Social Science courses
(at least one of each); two free electives.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
degree in Computer Science are 32 cours
es, which must include the following:
Computer Science 102,103, 202,203, 205;
three additional computer science courses
at the 300 or 400 level; Mathematics 161 or
125,146,186; Philosophy 103; a coherent,
pre-approved (by the department) cluster
of five or six courses outside of computer
science (this requirement is waived for
double majors); the Common Course of
Study.
Requirements for the minor: Computer
Science 102,103, and four courses at the
200 level or above.
100. Introduction to Computing. The
computer is the most versatile tool ever
invented. In this course, students learn
how to work with computers and how
computers affect lives. Lecture/laboratory.
(This course does NOT satisfy any re
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quirement of the Common Course of
Study.) Staff
102. Principles of Computer Science I.
A rigorous introduction to object-oriented
design and implementation. Lecture/labo
ratory. This course requires considerable
analytical ability; it is not a course in com
puter literacy or basic computer skills.
Staff
103. Principles of Computer Science II.
Continuation, from Computer Science 102,
of an object-oriented approach to the de
sign and implementation of software sys
tems. Prerequisite: Computer Science 102.
Lecture/laboratory. Mr. Collins
202. Analysis of Algorithms. The design
and analysis of algorithms and their com
plexity. This course studies techniques for
measuring algorithm complexity, funda
mental algorithms and data structures, in
tractable problems, and algorithm-design
techniques. Prerequisites: Computer Sci
ence 103 and Mathematics 146.
Mr. Bjorling-Sachs
203. Computer Organization. A study of
digital logic, computer components, inter
nal and external memory, instruction sets,
interrupts, micro- and macroprogramming.
Prerequisite: Computer Science 103. Lec
ture/laboratory. Mr. Schwar
204. System Software. This course deals
with system-software topics such as run
time organization, parameter passing,
interrupt processing, exception handling,
device drivers, assembly language, and
high-level language interface. Prerequisite:
Computer Science 203. Lecture/laboratory.
Mr. Schwar
205. Software Engineering. The analysis,
design, implementation, and maintenance
strategies appropriate for large software
projects. Prerequisite: Computer Science
103. Lecture/laboratory. Permission of de
partment head required. Mr. Liew
301. Principles of Programming Lan
guages. An introduction to the theory of