CS106 — Personal Robotics (required)

Credits:		1 unit (4 credit hours)
Contact Hours:		3 lecture & 3 lab
Instructor:		Professor Jeffrey O. Pfaffmann
Last Taught:		Spring 2014

Text Book:		Introduction to Programming in Java: An Interdisciplinary Approach. By Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne. (Addison-Wesley, 2007.)

Supplemental Materials:		Myro in Java. Java software for ipre robot controller http://wiki.roboteducation.org/Myro_in_Java

Description:		Robots are increasingly common, from factory floors to space exploration, and now even your home! This course provides hands-on experience programming small robots with an emphasis on artificial intelligence. Lecture/laboratory. This course is appropriate for both majors and non-majors alike; beginners are welcome.

Prerequisites:		None

After successfully completing this course, the student will be able to:

Students will learn the basic techniques of working with robotics and virtual agents.
Students will be able to implement programs using the fundamental concepts in programming, such as conditionals and loops.
Students will understand the basic principles of object-oriented programming, including definition and usage of classes, and interfaces.
Students will be able to understand and apply basic data structures and simple algorithms including array, recursion, and sorting.

ABET/CAC Outcome 1	Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions..
ABET/CAC Outcome 2	Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.