Computer Science (CS Courses)
CS 102 Introduction to Computing with HTML
3.0 units.
Advisories: CBOT 100 - Keyboarding
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade Only
A general education course dealing with how computers work, how they are used and
their effects on society. Includes an introduction to web-page design using HTML.
CS 111 Fundamentals of Programming 1
4.0 units.
Advisories: CS 102 - Introduction to Computing with HTML
Prerequisite: MATH 331 - Algebra 2
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: COMP 122
Course Offered:
Summer
Grading Method: Letter Grade Only
Basic principles of algorithmic problem solving and programming using methods of top-down
design, stepwise refinement and procedural abstraction. Basic control structures,
data types, and input/output. Introduction to the software development process: design,
implementation, testing and documentation. The syntax and semantics of a modern programming
language.
CS 112 Fundamentals of Programming 2
4.0 units.
Prerequisite: CS 111 - Fundamentals of Programming 1
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: COMP 132
Course Offered:
Fall
Grading Method: Letter Grade Only
Design, implementation, and testing of object-oriented software. Introduction to classes,
objects, encapsulation, interfaces, inheritance, polymorphism, algorithms (sort, search,
recursion), abstract data types (list, stacks, queues, trees), data structures, pointers,
dynamic allocation, traversal using iterators, file I/O, and exceptions. Students
will develop applications using class hierarchies and abstract data types.
CS 131 Computer Organization
3.0 units.
Prerequisite: CS 111 - Fundamentals of Programming 1
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: COMP 142
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade Only
Introduction to computer architecture and assembly language programming. Topics include
data representation and conversion, assembly language programming, digital design,
and basic processor architecture.
CS 161 Discrete Structures
3.0 units.
Prerequisite: CS 111 - Fundamentals of Programming 1
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: COMP 152
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade Only
An introduction to the discrete structures of computing, including propositional and
predicate logic, methods of proof, functions, computer arithmetic, algorithm complexity,
recursion, graphs, trees, sets and relations, networks, induction, and combinatorics.
CS 181 Game Programming
3.0 units.
Advisories: CS 112 - Fundamentals of Programming 2
Prerequisite: CS 111 - Fundamentals of Programming 1
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade Only
Elements of games, including theme, game play, and presentation. Basic concepts of
programming and how programs control the display of graphics and animation in computer
games. The use of sound and artificial intelligence in computer games. Demonstrations
and experiments with game programming through the use of examples.
CS 189 Independent Projects
1.0 - 3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
Grading Method: Letter Grade Only
Courses for students capable of independent work who demonstrate the need or desire
for additional study beyond the regular curriculum. Enrollment allows students to
pursue activities such as directed field experience, research, or development of skills
and competencies under faculty advisement and supervision. Independent projects may
be earned in most disciplines. Students wishing to enroll in Independent Projects
should contact the appropriate instructor identified in the class schedule. If the
project proposed is acceptable to that instructor, a contract will be developed. All
contracts for these classes must be completed and submitted to the Records Office
no later than the end of the second week of the semester. Students may enroll for
any combination (unit value) of Independent Projects 189 and/or 389 for a total of
four semesters in a specific discipline. Units are awarded depending upon satisfactory
performance and the amount of time committed by the student to the course. Allowable
units vary according to discipline, and are based on the following formula: 1 unit
- 48 hours per semester 2 units - 96 hours per semester 3 units - 144 hours per semester