Transcript CS304: Database Systems

Welcome to
Computer Science at
Missouri S&T
Daniel Tauritz
Associate Professor
Dan Lin
Assistant Professor
Margret A. Steele
undergraduate
What is Computer Science?
Computer Science is about problem solving
In computer science we build Algorithms…
a sequence of steps/instructions to solve a problem
Computer Scientists make computers
smarter and smarter!
This is a computer program
Gender Guesser
• You will see 10 pairs of images.
• For each pair, choose the one that you
prefer.
• http://www.gwap.com/gwap/
What are the differences?
• Computer Science?
• Information Science and Technology?
• Computer Engineering?
Software
Information Science &
Technology
Computer Science
Hardware
Computer Engineering
Use existing computer
science technology
Build computing
systems and software
Build computer
hardware
COMPUTER CAN TALK TO
YOU AS A HUMAN
Artificial Intelligence Program
• Her name is Alice. She is also a
computer program.
• Talk to her and see if you can find out
any logic errors that she made.
• http://alice.pandorabots.com/
An Interesting Research Project
in Our Department
Opportunities at Missouri S&T
Scholarship
• Endowed Scholarships
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Accenture Scholarship
Computer Science Alumni Scholarship Fund
John W. Hamblen Computer Science Endowed Scholarship Fund
Howard L. and Lois M. Cook Endowed Scholarship Fund
Rex Widmer-RWS-Software Archaeology Computer Science
Scholarship
– Ellen M. Hodges Memorial Scholarship
• Federally Funded Fellowships for U.S. Graduate Students
– GAANN
• Others
– Google Anita
– More…
Career
VF Project Demo
Take Home Message
• Useful Skills for CS
– Communication
– Technical writing
– Teamwork spirit
– Computer science
– Mathematics and logic
Thank You!
Questions?