1. Introduction to course. Refresher on client/server; JavaScript.
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Introduction to course. Refresher on client/server; JavaScript.
Homework: Introduce yourself on moodle. Start posting. Start looking for topic. Start looking at computability videos.

2. Introductions
me: [full] professor, coordinator of the Math/CS Board of Study; active in New Media Board of Study. 6th book: HTML5 and JavaScript Projects. Articles for <jsmag> . Volunteer for progressive causes
you:

3. Course overview
Check out (and keep checking out) course schedule, charts on my website: and on moodle. You need to do both!
Various and varied topics chosen by me and (hopefully) some chosen by you.
Postings by you on computing topics 'in the news': at least one post or reply each week.
technical exercises: including reporting on use of web (e.g., cookies on your computer, accuracy of geolocation) and some writing programs: e.g. JavaScript&php to access tweets)
Presentations by you: scheduled on 4 days spread out. ASSIGN YOUR DAY TODAY!
substantial: 20 minutes talk + 1-pager
Your choice of topic. I approve / modify / recommend.

4. Topics [planned as of now]
social media, behavioral marketing, cookies,
databases, formats, Big Data
cryptography
natural language processing, programming languages
visualization AI
algorithms, complexity
computability, "P=NP?"
SVG, HTML5 canvas
Cloud computing

5. Computability
What is means to be computable? A question that was posed BEFORE computers. Will describe work of Alan Turing—this is 100th anniversery of his birth.
What is the complexity of algorithm: how much space and how much time?
Mathematical approach
Historic and current significance
How long it takes to compute something is a practical issue!

6. Theory of Computation videos
Shai Simonson. Course Webpage
Videos are ~10 minutes, so of each lecture is several videos.
Introduction, motivation, starts with FSA:
Turing Machine lecture,

7. client/server refresher
Computer right in front of you is the client
A browser program (e.g. Firefox, Chrome) run on the client accesses a website on a server. Downloads (to the client) various files, including html and media. Then browser interprets html & JavaScript on the client and also execute programs, possibly using plug-ins
The browser may initiate a program to run on the server: aka server-side / middleware, that may access data in various ways

8. Trend
In past, and probably still today, bulk of computing in industry done on local computers accessing local data
THINK: banks, factories, distribution centers
Note: IT for logistics critically important.
TREND is for more to be done "on the cloud", that is, on public or private server computers
program(s)
data

9. Trend Past and current: Computing done on computers embedded devices
e.g., computers in cars
TREND: more computing done on devices such as phones and tablets
"apps"
programs on websites

10. Trend History: explicit use of specific programs and data sources.
TREND: combination of programs and information sources, many applied based on determination (algorithm) of program.
e.g., Some program knows about you and knows what you want…

12. Posting assignment Computing in the news. If appropriate, write about
the device
what program(s)
what information
who/what/where/when
nature of algorithm
If appropriate, do research on terms
distinguish product names from technical terms from marketing terms
consult other sources

13. More… What is business / revenue stream of owner of produce?
Who is the owner?

14. Aside VOTE on November 6th
How do current technologies change or have the potential to change:
how governments operate
how campaigns are run
how news is disseminated
how opinion / analysis is disseminated
how we vote
????

15. JavaScript refresher Scripting language run as part of HTML document
script = = interpreted versus compiled
functions, variables, limited form of objects, statements
pretty easy given you know (at least) one programming language

16. examples
simplified credit card:
dice game: button, input fields (used for output). General lesson: dividing up tasks into small(er) functions
transitions: images on canvas, animation

17. Sample Research topics
Will give these throughout course (you can look ahead)
politics
technology in education
history, e.g., old technology being replaced (
software tools/packages/frameworks
Example: data-driven documents:

18. Assignments of dates
Count off

19. Course Mainly lecture / discussion
Most lecturing by me, some lecturing by you
Some discussion asynchronous
You need to work! Make the course your own.
research topics
identify research project

20. Posting examples Computing in the news examples
Bugs
Mars rover:
Patents:
General source:

21. Example Lecture series on folding and unfolding
inspired by origami
Take the time to view at least the first couple of lectures: video and notes.

22. Homework Introduce yourself (again) on moodle
Do JavaScript lessons and check out examples
I will assume that you can read an HTML document, including understanding JavaScript and, to a lesser extent, CSS.
Start posting