The video of CS50's first lecture is now online.
Per the syllabus, you may take CS50 Pass/Fail or for a letter grade in Fall 2010. CS50 is normally MW 1 – 2:30, but there will be special shopping lectures on Fri 9/3 and Fri 9/10, 1 – 2:30, in Sanders.
Shop for courses this fall CS50-style with HarvardCourses. See what your Facebook friends are taking, export to Google Calendar, and more. You can also now pre-order this year's Shuttleboy Cards.
Per the syllabus, you may take CS50 Pass/Fail or for a letter grade in Fall 2010. CS50 is normally MW 1 – 2:30, but there will be special shopping lectures on Fri 9/3 and Fri 9/10, 1 – 2:30, in Sanders.
Shop for courses this fall CS50-style with HarvardCourses. See what your Facebook friends are taking, export to Google Calendar, and more. You can also now pre-order this year's Shuttleboy Cards.
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Demanding, but definitely doable. Social, but educational. A focused topic, but broadly applicable skills. CS50 is the quintessential Harvard course.” |
Introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. This course teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, encapsulation, data structures, databases, memory management, software development, virtualization, and websites. Languages include C, PHP, and JavaScript plus SQL, CSS, and XHTML. Problem sets inspired by real-world domains of biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming. Designed for concentrators and non-concentrators alike, with or without prior programming experience.
