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Note that Papers 1 and 2 cover core Computer Science topics including foundations of computer science (taught in OCaml), Java and object-oriented programming, operating systems, discrete mathematics, algorithms, and digital electronics. The algorithms, OCaml, Java and digital electronics topics involve assessed laboratory work. Paper 3 includes computer graphics, human-machine interaction, databases and machine learning. Pre-Term Online Course You will be registered for an online course in the September before you come up into residence in Cambridge. This contains fundamental material that those who have taken A-level CS will already be familiar with. It also includes set-up information for the programming environments that will be used in the first year, including Java and OCaml. It includes a moderated forum where people can post questions and seek assistance. The course materials and chat room are hosted on the University's Moodle platform. First Year Practicals In the first year, you will take practical classes. Each week we provide computer facilities and demonstrators to help you through a series of assessed exercises across a broad range of topics. This includes hands-on programming experience in OCaml and Java as well as building a series of electrical circuits in the hardware practicals. Each practical contains a core set of tasks that everyone completes as well as a few optional exercises to challenge you if you found the core task easy. As well as timetabled practical classes, an online chat room is available 24/7 for you to discuss any issues with your peers. It is moderated by demonstrators who will provide help should the discussion go off course and also ensure that outright solutions to exercises are not posted! Paper 3 is largely taught using practical classes. Again demonstrators are present to help individuals who get stuck or need something explaining. But the Lecturer is also present to start each session with either a formal lecture or else a quick kick-off introduction to the material which you may then follow at your own pace. For the full course details for the current year, see the Part IA course pages. Contact us William Gates Building JJ Thomson Avenue Cambridge. CB3 0FD Information provided by pagemaster@cst.cam.ac.uk Privacy policy Social media Facebook Twitter YouTube © 2021 University of Cambridge University A-Z Contact the University Accessibility Freedom of information Terms and conditions Study at Cambridge Undergraduate Postgraduate International students Continuing education Executive and professional education Courses in education About the University How the University and Colleges work Visiting the University Map News Events Jobs Giving to Cambridge Research at Cambridge News Features Discussion Spotlight on... About research at Cambridge
