Computer Science. Colorado School of Mines Spring 2011

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1 Computer Science Colorado School of Mines Spring 2011

2 Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. ~Edsger W. Dijkstra

3 About Your Presenters Emma Nicoletti Pastry Chef Metallurgical Engineer Telecom Product Manager Julie Krause Hiker/Skier Math Teacher Canyoneer Graduate Student Computer Scientist

4 What is computer science? : the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems An argonaute protein from Pyrococcus furiosus Photo used under Creative Commons from Glenn Fleishman

5 Why study computing? More job openings in CS related fields than qualified graduates to fill them Technicians Social scientists Physical scientists Life scientists Drafters Engineers Architects Mathematicians Computer Science Computer Scientists U.S. Department of Commerce Labor Forecast 2018, STEM Careers

6 Why study computing? Highest Paid Bachelor s Degrees, 2010 Petroleum Engineering - $86,220 Chemical Engineering - $65,142 Mineral and Mining Engineering - $64,552 Computer Science - $61,205 Computer Engineering - $60,879 Mechanical Engineering - $58,392 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering - $57,734 Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering - $57,231 Information Sciences and Systems - $54,038 National Association of Colleges and Employers

7 Computer Science in Colorado Number of Colorado students that took the Computer Science AP Exam 24 - Number of Computer Science Associates degrees granted - Number of Computer Science Bachelors degrees granted - Number of Computer Science Masters degrees granted - Number of Computer Science Doctoral degrees granted Projected number of annual computer science job openings

8 Computer Science in College Colorado School of Mines Programming Concepts Data Structures Software Engineering Computer Organization Discrete Mathematics Field Session Programming Languages Algorithm Design Scientific Computing Operating Systems University of Colorado Computer Science as a Field of Work and Study Programming Data Structures Computer Systems Discrete Structures Linear Algebra with Computer Science Applications Algorithms Programming Languages Scientific Computing Operating Systems Massachusetts Institute of Technology Electrical Engineering and Computer Science I & II Computer Architecture Elements of Software Construction Introductions to Algorithms Computer System Engineering Artificial Intelligence Design and Analysis of Algorithms

9 Undergraduate Projects Malware Escape Pong

10 Grad and Undergrad Projects

11 Binary Blaster A game for practicing binary number conversions

12 "There are only 10 types of people in the world those who understand binary, and those who don't." What are binary numbers?

13 "There are only 10 types of people in the world those who understand binary, and those who don't." We're used to counting in decimal we have 10 fingers, so this is pretty easy for us What are binary numbers?

14 "There are only 10 types of people in the world those who understand binary, and those who don't." What are binary numbers? We're used to counting in decimal we have 10 fingers, so this is pretty easy for us Computers use 0's and 1's counting in binary is important in computing

15 "There are only 10 types of people in the world those who understand binary, and those who don't." We're used to counting in decimal we have 10 fingers, so this is pretty easy for us What are binary numbers? Computers use 0's and 1's counting in binary is important in computing In decimal, we have Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones

16 "There are only 10 types of people in the world those who understand binary, and those who don't." We're used to counting in decimal we have 10 fingers, so this is pretty easy for us What are binary numbers? Computers use 0's and 1's counting in binary is important in computing In decimal, we have In binary, we have Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones Sixteens Eights Fours Twos Ones

17 "There are only 10 types of people in the world those who understand binary, and those who don't." We're used to counting in decimal we have 10 fingers, so this is pretty easy for us What are binary numbers? Computers use 0's and 1's counting in binary is important in computing In decimal, we have In binary, we have Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones Sixteens Eights Fours Twos Ones Example: 27 is 2 tens + 7 ones which equals 1 sixteen + 1 eight + 0 fours + 1 two + 1 one

18 "There are only 10 types of people in the world those who understand binary, and those who don't." We're used to counting in decimal we have 10 fingers, so this is pretty easy for us What are binary numbers? Computers use 0's and 1's counting in binary is important in computing In decimal, we have In binary, we have Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones Sixteens Eights Fours Twos Ones Example: 27 is 2 tens + 7 ones which equals 1 sixteen + 1 eight + 0 fours + 1 two + 1 one 27 (decimal) = (binary)

19 Let s Play!

20 Graduate Projects Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) Ad-hoc self-organizing networks of small, battery-powered, and resource constrained wireless devices 20

21 Applications Enabled

22 Monitoring Groundwater Contamination Contaminate Plumes Chemical Biological 16 ft x 8 ft x 1.25 ft

23 Building Energy Management Efforts Already Underway Advanced Insulation More Efficient Appliances Annual Energy Review 2008, Report No. DOE/EIA-0384(2008), Released on June 26, 2009

24 Energy Management WSN In Use A prototype energy management system 2 energy Controllers 6 sensors (Light, Motion, Door) Base station, 2 Relay nodes Findings: 7.1%-14.6% reduction in energy consumption by implementing a relatively simple control policy

25 Contact Information Emma Nicoletti Math and Computer Science Department Colorado School of Mines School: Department: mcs.mines.edu Presenter: