Welcome to Welcome to Computer Science at Computer Science at

Missouri S&TMissouri S&T

Daniel Tauritz Dan Lin Associate Professor Assistant Professor

Margret A. Steele undergraduate

What is Computer Science?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 GuesserGender 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?

Information Science & Technology

Build computer hardware

Build computing systems and software

Use existing computer science technology

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Hardware

Software

COMPUTER CAN TALK TO COMPUTER CAN TALK TO YOU AS A HUMANYOU AS A HUMAN

Artificial Intelligence ProgramArtificial 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 An Interesting Research Project in Our Departmentin Our Department

Opportunities at Missouri S&TOpportunities at Missouri S&T

Scholarship

• Endowed Scholarships– 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?