Introduction to Computers and Computation        Dennis E. Kroll
Morgan 108/307                    In Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering        Morgan 109C

Texts:                                     IME 105   Fall 1999                     X-2746 dek@bradley
(1) Fortran 77 for Engineers by Etter (req'd)                                      Office Hours–
(2) Quattro Pro 5.0 for Engineers by Etter (optional)                              MTWTF 9:-9:45
(3) Word Perfect for Engineers by Sorby (optional)
(4) Lab notes and applications at http://bradley.bradley.edu/~dek/resources.html
Note: Some laboratories and language assignments will NOT be offered due to policy changes implimented by computing services (IRT) after 8/1/99 and without notice to faculty. Watch for information to this effect on an assignment by assignment basis.
 
Lecture (room 108) W  2:00 - 2:50
Date    Readings        Topics                                   Assignments Due
8/25/99  (1) 1-7        Introduction, Syllabus, Labs, Internet    ---
9/1      (1) 9-46       Arithmetic computation                    ---
9/8      (1) 49-73      Control Structures                        Pg. 47, #5

9/15     (1) 73-89      Loops                                     Pg. 90, #8
9/22     ---            Applications                              Pg. 90, #5
9/29     (1) 93-113     Data Files                                Application 1
10/6     ---            Quiz 1                                    Pg. 114, #7
10/13    (1) 112-138    Arrays                                   
10/20    (1) 138-151    Arrays                                    Pg. 152, #8
10/27    (1) 155-185    Functions                                 Pg. 152, #10
11/3     (1) 189-204    Subroutines                               Pg. 186, #14
11/10    (1) 207-232    Data Types                                Pg. 205, #9
11/17    ---            Applications                              Pg. 234, #9
12/1     ---            Review                                    Application 3
12/10    ---            Final (noon-2:00 p.m.)                    ---
Laboratory (room 307) Section A (W 3-3:50 & F 2-2:50) Section B (TT 2-2:50)
Date
A       B       Readings            Lab #    Topic                            Latest Due date (9:00 a.m.)
8/25    8/26    (4) Lab 1            1        Unix & pico                       8/30/99
8/27    8/31    (4) Fortran          --       Fortran techniques                ---
9/1     9/2     (4) Lab 2            2        e-mail, signatures, aliases       9/6
9/3     9/7     (3) 7-20             --       Introduction to Word Perfect      ---
9/8     9/9     (4) Lab 3 (3)44-59   3        Word Perfect                      9/13
9/10    9/14    (4) Lab 4            4        ftp                               9/20
9/15    9/16    (4) Lab 5 (3)66-75   5        Word Perfect Equation Editor      9/20
9/17    9/21    (2) 9-24 & 61-66     --       Introduction to Quattro Pro       ---
9/22    9/23    (4) Application 1   --       Application lab 1                 9/29
9/24    9/28    (4) Lab 6            6        Quattro Pro                       10/4
9/29    9/30    (4) Lab 7            7        Quattro Pro & Word Perfect        10/13 (noon)
10/1    10/5    (4) Internet         --       Introduction to the Internet       ---
10/6    10/7    (4) Lab 8            8        HTML Basics                       10/18
10/8    10/14    ---                 --       Internet Use and Abuse              ---
10/13   10/19   (4) Lab 9            9        HTML Intermediate                  10/25
10/15   10/21   (4) Data Acquisition --       Introduction to data acquisition    ---
10/20   10/26   (4) Applications 2   --       Application Lab 2                  11/1
10/22   10/28   (4) Lab 10           10       Data Acquisition (room 305)*        ---
10/27   11/2    (4) Lab 10           10       Data Analysis (room 307)*           11/8

10/29   11/4    ---                  --       Introduction to Macintosh           ---
11/3    11/9    (4) Lab 11           11       Word & MacDraw                      11/15
11/5    11/11   (4) Lab 12           12       Fetch & Scanning                    11/23 (noon)
11/10   11/16   (4) Lab 13           13       Quattro Pro slide show              11/23 (noon)
11/12   11/18   (4) Lab 14           14       Power Point slide Show              11/23 (noon)
11/17   11/23   (4) Applications 3   --       Application Lab 3                   11/30 (noon)
11/19   11/30   (4) Lab 15           15       Minitab                             --
12/1    12/2    (4) Lab 15           15       Minitab                             12/6
12/3    12/7    (4) Lab 16           16       QS                                  12/10 (noon)
*Team Lab
Grading
There are 250 possible points in the course: 9 homework, 3 application, and 16 laboratory at 5 points each (140); a mid-term quiz for 50; and a final for 60 points.  Grading will follow a 90-80-70-60 scheme which may be loosened slightly due to the subjectivity of partial credit.  Historically grades have been 50%-As, 30%-Bs, 15%-C&D, and 5% below. 
Objectives
This course introduces the student to the concepts of programming using the FORTRAN language.  Further the student is introduced to various computation methods and platforms used in the IMET department. 
General
The schedule and procedures in this syllabus are subject to change in the event of extenuating circomstances.  Any student with difficulty in meeting these requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible for an attempt to resolve the difficulty.  This especially includes dates the student will be unavailable for class or lab.  All students are expected to meet the pre-requisites of the course prior to the first day of class.  If you do not, contact the instructor or your advisor immediately.