Who Should Take This Course

Students taking this course are expected to have successfully completed CSC 171 (``Introduction to Computer Programming'') and CSC 172 (``Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures''), or their equivalents at another college. (If you took these courses at another college, please contact me privately, tell me what language(s) you used, and we'll discuss what you and/or I need to do to adapt.) This is largely a programming course, so students should expect to spend a lot of time designing, writing, testing, and debugging programs. If you don't meet these prerequisites and aren't already a hot-shot hacker, I strongly urge you not to take this course.