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COMP1600 Academic Year 2021 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Code COMP1600 Unit Value 6 units Academic Codes Offered by School of Computing ANU College ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science Course subject Computer Science Academic career UGRD Course convener Dr Victor Rivera Zuniga Mode of delivery In Person Co-taught Course COMP6260 Offered in Second Semester 2021 See Future Offerings Tweet Share on Facebook Wattle Share SELT Survey Results Overview Study Fees Class Code COMP1600 Unit Value 6 units Offered by School of Computing ANU College ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science Course subject Computer Science Academic career UGRD Course convener Dr Victor Rivera Zuniga Mode of delivery In Person Co-taught Course COMP6260 Offered in Second Semester 2021 See Future Offerings Tweet Share on Facebook Wattle Share SELT Survey Results Foundations of Computing (COMP1600) Introduction Learning Outcomes Indicative Assessment Workload Requisite and Incompatibility Fees Offerings and Dates Course has been adjusted for remote participation in 2021. Some on-campus activities are available. Attendance at these where possible is encouraged. This course presents some formal notations that are commonly used for the description of computation and of computing systems, for the specification of software and for mathematically rigorous arguments about program properties. The following areas of study constitute the backbone of the course. Predicate calculus and natural deduction, inductive definitions of data types as a basis for recursive functions and structural induction, formal language theory (particularly regular expressions, finite state machines and context free grammars), and specification languages. Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to: Apply the concepts of standard mathematical logic to produce proofs or refutations of well-formed propositions or arguments phrased in English or in a variety of formal notations (first order logic, discrete mathematics or Hoare Logic). Given a description of a regular language, either in English, as a regular expression or as a grammar, generate a finite state automaton that recognizes that language. Similarly, given a deterministic or nondeterministic automaton, give a description of the language which it accepts. Given an inductive definition of a simple data structure, write a recursive definition of a given simple operation on data of that type. Given some such recursively defined operations, prove simple properties of these functions using the appropriate structural induction principle. Prove simple programs correct using Hoare Logic. Design a Turing Machine which will accomplish simple tasks. Indicative Assessment Assignments (36%); Tutorials (4%); Quiz (10%); Final Exam (50%) The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website. Workload Thirty one-hour lectures and nine one-hour tutorials Requisite and Incompatibility To enrol in this course you must have completed 6 units of MATH courses and COMP1100 or COMP1130. It is incompatible with COMP2600 or COMP6260. Fees Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page. Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. 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