OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _

03s-03
INFORMATICS AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE

Toshinobu KASHIWABARA, et al. (Graduate School of Engineering Science)

Objective
Computers are used everywhere in everyday life, consciously or unconsciously. This course will provide an introduction to information and computer sciences and mathematical science, which deal with, among other things, how to make computer systems, how to use computer systems, and how to evaluate the systems. The main purpose of the course is to give fundamental or basic material and an understanding rather than to give skills in using current computer systems.

Textbook
None in particular.

Lecture outline
1) History of computer systems
2) Computer hardware
3) Computer software
4) Mathematics for utilizing and evaluating computer systems

Grading
Based on participation and reports.