CSC 122 - Robots and Computers

Institution:

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

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Description:

Small mobile robots, constructed with Legos and palm-sized microcontrollers, are used to explore the nature of computers and the different kinds of thinking used in computing. Topics include: how microprocessors work, languages for describing algorithms, artificial intelligence, ways in which society and technology affect each other, physics of robot structure, sensing, motion and problem-solving techniques for designing and debugging, complex systems. For students in any major. No prior experience in computing, science, or technology is required. Weekly laboratory. (Fall - Spring). Liberal arts.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.plattsburgh.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 564-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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