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Rice University
Comp 200:
Computer Science for Poets
Spring 2002


Comp 200 addresses the question "What is Computer Science?", giving a broad overview of some of the main concepts in the field. It is intended for people who don't (necessarily) plan on becoming Computer Science majors or hot-shot programmers, but want to know more about what computation is, and why people study the notion of computation. Comp 200 is a Group III Distribution course as well as an optional core requirement for the Cognitive Sciences major. For further overview, see the flyer. You can also look at the web page from Spring 2001.

Related courses of interest are Comp 210, Principles of Computing and Programming (enjoyed by science and non-science majors alike), Comp 100 (intro information technology, databases and spreadsheets, tools for web authoring, etc.), or Comp 300, information technology and its effects on society.

Office Hours

You may also send e-mail, if you want to try to schedule a different time. Mail to comp200@rice.edu will go to all of the above.

Course Material

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