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Course Offerings - CSCS (Division 348) 531
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
CSCS 531: -- Fall 2004
Tuesdays, 3:30-5:00, starting 26 October 2004.
CSCS Computer Lab -- 4472 Randall Lab Bldg
Credits: 1.
Rick Riolo
rlriolo@umich.edu
CSCS Short Workshop Series:
Basic Computing Skills for Programming Agent Based Models.
This series of classes covers the
basic computing skills which are required for implementing
agent-based models using Swarm (and other similar packages)
in a linux/unix enviroment. The class is primarily for
students who are intending to take
CSCS 530, Computer Modeling of Complex Systems, in Winter 2005,
but who have little or no computing programming background.
The topics covered include:
- basic linux/unix commands,
- editing using emacs,
- using the make command to compile and link programs
- basic programming concepts and constructs, including
variables, operators, flow-control, and output.
- basic object-oriented programming concepts, including
classes and inheritance, messages and methods,
creating and destroying objects,
- some basic classes of general usefulness for writing
agent-based models, including Lists, Arrays, and
random number generators.
The syllabus for this term
(Fall 2004) is here.
The syllabus page from Fall 2003 is at
here.
However,
note that this year (2004) the course is likely to be taught
using Java and RePast (instead of C/objectiveC/Swarm).
The classes will meet in the CSCS Computer Lab,
4472 Randall Lab (Central Campus), 3:30-5:00pm Tuesdays.
The first (partly organizational) class will be
Tuesday 26 October 2004
Grades:
The point of this course is to give students a chance
to get an introduction, with some help, to programming
and working in the linux environment. I am assuming everyone
is well-motivated to take this course, and will do
the work without a need for me to use carrots and/or sticks.
As a result there are two possible grades: A and C.
If you come to class, make a good effort at all the homework
programs, and ask questions if you are stuck, you will get an A.
If you do only a little of the above, you will get a C.
(In theory you could get an E, but that would mean doing
none of the above...in which case we'd have to wonder why
you enrolled in the course!!)
Space is limited, so please send mail to Rick Riolo
(rlriolo@umich.edu if you
would like to register. If the class is oversubscribed,
first preference will go to students planning to
enroll in CSCS 530 in Winter 2005 term.
Please feel free to pass this announcment on to other
people you think might be interested.
CTools site;
cscs531-04@ctools.umich.edu
Participants for Fall 2004.
Last Changed: 9 November 2004.
