{"id":4,"date":"2025-06-04T19:51:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T19:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs003\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-08-22T16:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:08:24","slug":"cs-001","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs150b\/","title":{"rendered":"CS-150B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction to Computer Science Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Course Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This course is a survey of computer science, computational thinking, and the role of technology in society from historical, gender, and cultural perspectives<sup><\/sup>. You will learn to write small programs in Python and construct written arguments about how technology influences modern culture<sup><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No previous computer science experience is necessary!<\/strong> <sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A minimum of a B is required for students wanting to take the next CS course, CS 164. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course is approved for the Guaranteed Transfer (GT) Pathways program. A minimum grade of C is required for the credit to transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major Topics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We will explore a range of cultural and technical subjects, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Culture:<\/strong> The history of computing, bias in data and technology, AI&#8217;s societal impact, and cybersecurity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coding:<\/strong> Python fundamentals such as functions, loops, conditionals, strings, and data structures (lists, dictionaries etc).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 Fall Semester Details<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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