Lambda - Kasutaja kaastöö [et]

Introduction to Information Technology

2014-09-08T13:11:21Z

Domiczi: /* Student Presentations & Rewards */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:For the '''latest news, announcements''' click '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/Class-Announcements here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location ==

:For Time and Location of Lectures & Labs please go to '''Class Calendar''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/my-calendar here]'''

:Consultations: with an appointment agreed using e-mail.

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

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* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

 

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* Rewards (extra credits earned during lectures, labs) can be seen '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/extra-credit/extra-credit-lectures here]'''

 

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2014-09-08T13:09:55Z

Domiczi: /* Student Presentations & Rewards */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:For the '''latest news, announcements''' click '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/Class-Announcements here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location ==

:For Time and Location of Lectures & Labs please go to '''Class Calendar''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/my-calendar here]'''

:Consultations: with an appointment agreed using e-mail.

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

 

----
* Rewards (extra credits earned during lectures, labs) can be seen [https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/extra-credit/extra-credit-lectures here].

 

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2014-09-08T13:04:31Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:For the '''latest news, announcements''' click '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/Class-Announcements here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location ==

:For Time and Location of Lectures & Labs please go to '''Class Calendar''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/my-calendar here]'''

:Consultations: with an appointment agreed using e-mail.

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

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* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)
 

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2014-09-08T13:02:46Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/Class-Announcements here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location ==

:For Time and Location of Lectures & Labs please go to '''Class Calendar''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/my-calendar here]'''

:Consultations: with an appointment agreed using e-mail.

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)
 

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2014-09-07T18:42:28Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location ==

:For Time and Location of Lectures & Labs please go to '''Class Calendar''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/my-calendar here]'''

:Consultations: with an appointment agreed using e-mail.

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)
 

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

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Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2014-09-03T11:53:05Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location */

Course code: ITI8500 
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Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2014-09-03T11:52:47Z

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Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2014-09-03T10:43:42Z

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Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2014-09-03T10:38:19Z

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Introduction to Information Technology

2013-09-11T10:08:12Z

Domiczi: /* Course goals */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
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== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2013-09-11T10:07:31Z

Domiczi: /* Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-Scores here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)
 

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2013-09-11T10:05:28Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-Scores here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)
 

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2013-09-11T09:59:09Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lectures_labs/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-S here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)
 

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-09-21T00:33:36Z

Domiczi: /* Student Presentations & Rewards */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-S here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)
 

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-09-21T00:33:03Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-S here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-09-21T00:30:53Z

Domiczi: /* Course goals */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-S here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

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* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Course-goals here]'''
 

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-09-21T00:25:26Z

Domiczi:

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''NEW site''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-S here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

* Give a compact overview of informatics as a whole.
* Give a historical overview of IT theory, technology and business development.
* Introduce future courses for further studies.

NB! the course DOES NOT TEACH elementary computer usage skills. Neither does it teach programming, although it gives a gentle introduction to programming.

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-09-21T00:19:46Z

Domiczi: /* Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''[[NEW site]]''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-S here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Exam-Preparation-Evaluation-Results here]'''
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

----
* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

* Give a compact overview of informatics as a whole.
* Give a historical overview of IT theory, technology and business development.
* Introduce future courses for further studies.

NB! the course DOES NOT TEACH elementary computer usage skills. Neither does it teach programming, although it gives a gentle introduction to programming.

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-09-21T00:18:25Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''[[NEW site]]''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-S here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

*[https://2767025121017025228-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/itx0025/files-used/ITX0025__Screenshot-Oppeinfos%C3%BCsteem.png?attachauth=ANoY7cqxXcK08cKJ1g7ws7IyDkgo2A3vgG6tH96JcZOdi9fC78XHUai9Xh7e8P9DzetcRs3QAadENIOo0YEq6LoCHg8b76BkFtUsjpkAD06SVwUF8cQcGMONm6X8ofQ4l1nPTsbx-SGf1hinXgigipWs1goev2lX6MKh5nRrUxjzLbFtsQeeUxwlqxC16D3_UQU_OtgIDG97k4WXGYnrqWkhLDHQglICYWvIJx4a1NFK_9t6GCUUpkESMGH0_OSHhf8Ulne68xp1&attredirects=0 Course description] taken from OIS

 

 
* One part of the exam is to "analyze" programs like [[Media:DIY calc edo.zip|Simple DIY Calc asm programs]] from the presentations
:and the LAB exercises

* Another part of the exam will be about logical functions and how they can be implemented with simple logic gates.
:To prepare please practice on the site of Christian Gottschall:
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html practice here]).

* Another part of the exam will be based on Logic circuits by D.Eck
:: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]

* The "fairy tale", i.e. the part about possible history questions can be found here:
::[[Media:Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf|Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf]]

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

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* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

* Give a compact overview of informatics as a whole.
* Give a historical overview of IT theory, technology and business development.
* Introduce future courses for further studies.

NB! the course DOES NOT TEACH elementary computer usage skills. Neither does it teach programming, although it gives a gentle introduction to programming.

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-09-21T00:13:54Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''[[NEW site]]''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

*'''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesdy 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-140 on week: odd

*'''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-213D, IT-213H on week: even | Groups: TVTB11, TVTB12

The course ends with an EXAM. The Exam is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

*[https://2767025121017025228-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/itx0025/files-used/ITX0025__Screenshot-Oppeinfos%C3%BCsteem.png?attachauth=ANoY7cqxXcK08cKJ1g7ws7IyDkgo2A3vgG6tH96JcZOdi9fC78XHUai9Xh7e8P9DzetcRs3QAadENIOo0YEq6LoCHg8b76BkFtUsjpkAD06SVwUF8cQcGMONm6X8ofQ4l1nPTsbx-SGf1hinXgigipWs1goev2lX6MKh5nRrUxjzLbFtsQeeUxwlqxC16D3_UQU_OtgIDG97k4WXGYnrqWkhLDHQglICYWvIJx4a1NFK_9t6GCUUpkESMGH0_OSHhf8Ulne68xp1&attredirects=0 Course description] taken from OIS

 

 
* One part of the exam is to "analyze" programs like [[Media:DIY calc edo.zip|Simple DIY Calc asm programs]] from the presentations
:and the LAB exercises

* Another part of the exam will be about logical functions and how they can be implemented with simple logic gates.
:To prepare please practice on the site of Christian Gottschall:
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html practice here]).

* Another part of the exam will be based on Logic circuits by D.Eck
:: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]

* The "fairy tale", i.e. the part about possible history questions can be found here:
::[[Media:Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf|Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf]]

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

* Give a compact overview of informatics as a whole.
* Give a historical overview of IT theory, technology and business development.
* Introduce future courses for further studies.

NB! the course DOES NOT TEACH elementary computer usage skills. Neither does it teach programming, although it gives a gentle introduction to programming.

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:43:08Z

Domiczi:

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link to '''NEW WEBSITE with same layout as here''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout

Link to '''NEW WEBSITE main page''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

Link to other courses kept (earlier) by emddom
:http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e.

:http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming
 

== Latest News ==

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== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

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== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''new location''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-S here]'''
 

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

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Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:27:01Z

Domiczi:

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link to '''NEW WEBSITE with same layout as here''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout

Link to '''NEW WEBSITE main page''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

Link to other courses kept (earlier) by emddom
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:http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming
 

== Latest News ==

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== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

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== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

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Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:21:58Z

Domiczi:

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link to '''[[NEW WEBSITE with same layout as here]]''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout

Link to '''[[NEW WEBSITE]] main page''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

Link to other courses kept (earlier) by emddom
:http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e.

:http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming
 

== Latest News ==

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== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

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== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

:Please go to '''[[new location]]''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout#TOC-Lecture:-Amount-Time-and-Location-S here]'''
 

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Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:21:38Z

Domiczi:

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link to '''[[NEW WEBSITE with same layout as here]]''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout

Link to '''[[NEW WEBSITE]]main page''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

Link to other courses kept (earlier) by emddom
:http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e.

:http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming
 

== Latest News ==

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== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

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== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

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Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:19:58Z

Domiczi:

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link to '''[[NEW WEBSITE]]''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

Link to '''[[NEW WEBSITE with same layout as here]]''' https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom
:http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e.

:http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming
 

== Latest News ==

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== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

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== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

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== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

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Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:16:49Z

Domiczi:

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:09:33Z

Domiczi: /* (N)obligatory textbooks */

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:04:46Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture plan and materials */

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:02:16Z

Domiczi: /* Student Presentations & Rewards */

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:01:08Z

Domiczi: /* Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results */

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T16:00:26Z

Domiczi: /* Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results */

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T15:58:22Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T15:56:51Z

Domiczi: /* Course Description in the Studies Information System */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''[[new location]]''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

:[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

* '''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

* '''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:1 exam (mostly for foreign students who return to their home country after the semester)

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:according to the regulations
 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T15:56:29Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''[[new location]]''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

* '''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

* '''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:1 exam (mostly for foreign students who return to their home country after the semester)

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:according to the regulations
 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T15:56:16Z

Domiczi: /* Course Description in the Studies Information System */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''[[new location]]''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]
 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

* '''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

* '''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:1 exam (mostly for foreign students who return to their home country after the semester)

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:according to the regulations
 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T15:55:49Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''[[new location]]''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''
 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

* '''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

* '''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:1 exam (mostly for foreign students who return to their home country after the semester)

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:according to the regulations
 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-16T15:54:27Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

:Please go to '''[[new location]]''' by clicking '''[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/lambda-layout#TOC-Latest-News here]'''

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

* '''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

* '''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:1 exam (mostly for foreign students who return to their home country after the semester)

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:according to the regulations
 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-09-13T20:25:17Z

Domiczi: /* Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:mm.dd.(wkday) hh:mm - hh:mm Room xxxx

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Number of seats: <limited>; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': mm.dd.(wkday) hh:mm - hh:mm Room xxxx

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

* dd.mm.yyyy: '''Homework''':
** <homework description>

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/g9Di "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

30.08.2010:
* Construction work (re-)started on this page 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

* '''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

* '''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:1 exam (mostly for foreign students who return to their home country after the semester)

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:according to the regulations
 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-08-31T09:15:46Z

Domiczi:

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to '''[[NEW site]]''' https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''December exams''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* 10.12.2010: '''Lecture cancel(l)ed''':
:Due to the snow storm I'm stuck at home (Hüüru).

:As concerns the exam possibilities next week,
:I'll put up information (as soon as I get the room reservations) here and to the Lambda site.

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

:Please also check the [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/Class-Announcements other site]] for updates

* 5.11.2010 & 12.11.2010: :

:'''Siyi Ma''' 
:'''Study Consultant''' 
:Dean’s office, room 247 
:School of Economics and Business Administration 
:Tallinn University of Technology 
:Akadeemia tee 3, Tallinn 12618, Estonia 
:Email: siyi.ma@tseba.ttu.ee 
:Tel: +372- 620 3940 
:Fax: +372- 620 3946 
:TSEBA home page: http://www.ttu.ee/tallinn-school-of-economics-and-business-administration 

:'''will be present'''.

:She will also bring '''Evaluation sheets''' so that it will be possible to give feedback about the course now. 
:It will be also done at the end of the semester.

* 17.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** check out the homework at the other part of the class webpage [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/assignments Homework assignments]]

* 10.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** solve the problem found at the bottom of [[https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/intro/6-left.htm Lesson 6: Making a turn]]

* 03.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** read the PPT or PDF presentation at [[#Introduction_:_Basics_of_Computers_and_Programming.|Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming.]] Sometimes the download doesn't succeed (see also lecture day) then please retry after a while.
** From section [[#.28N.29obligatory_textbooks |(N)obligatory textbooks]]
***find and install the DIY Calculator
***download the Official DIY Calculator Data Book (PDF file)

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/CWFs "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

27.08.2010:
* Construction work started on the [https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/home new web page] 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

*'''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesdy 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-140 on week: odd

*'''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-213D, IT-213H on week: even | Groups: TVTB11, TVTB12

The course ends with an EXAM. The Exam is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

*[https://2767025121017025228-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/itx0025/files-used/ITX0025__Screenshot-Oppeinfos%C3%BCsteem.png?attachauth=ANoY7cqxXcK08cKJ1g7ws7IyDkgo2A3vgG6tH96JcZOdi9fC78XHUai9Xh7e8P9DzetcRs3QAadENIOo0YEq6LoCHg8b76BkFtUsjpkAD06SVwUF8cQcGMONm6X8ofQ4l1nPTsbx-SGf1hinXgigipWs1goev2lX6MKh5nRrUxjzLbFtsQeeUxwlqxC16D3_UQU_OtgIDG97k4WXGYnrqWkhLDHQglICYWvIJx4a1NFK_9t6GCUUpkESMGH0_OSHhf8Ulne68xp1&attredirects=0 Course description] taken from OIS

 

 
* One part of the exam is to "analyze" programs like [[Media:DIY calc edo.zip|Simple DIY Calc asm programs]] from the presentations
:and the LAB exercises

* Another part of the exam will be about logical functions and how they can be implemented with simple logic gates.
:To prepare please practice on the site of Christian Gottschall:
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html practice here]).

* Another part of the exam will be based on Logic circuits by D.Eck
:: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]

* The "fairy tale", i.e. the part about possible history questions can be found here:
::[[Media:Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf|Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf]]

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

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* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

* Give a compact overview of informatics as a whole.
* Give a historical overview of IT theory, technology and business development.
* Introduce future courses for further studies.

NB! the course DOES NOT TEACH elementary computer usage skills. Neither does it teach programming, although it gives a gentle introduction to programming.

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-08-31T00:51:56Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''December exams''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* 10.12.2010: '''Lecture cancel(l)ed''':
:Due to the snow storm I'm stuck at home (Hüüru).

:As concerns the exam possibilities next week,
:I'll put up information (as soon as I get the room reservations) here and to the Lambda site.

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

:Please also check the [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/Class-Announcements other site]] for updates

* 5.11.2010 & 12.11.2010: :

:'''Siyi Ma''' 
:'''Study Consultant''' 
:Dean’s office, room 247 
:School of Economics and Business Administration 
:Tallinn University of Technology 
:Akadeemia tee 3, Tallinn 12618, Estonia 
:Email: siyi.ma@tseba.ttu.ee 
:Tel: +372- 620 3940 
:Fax: +372- 620 3946 
:TSEBA home page: http://www.ttu.ee/tallinn-school-of-economics-and-business-administration 

:'''will be present'''.

:She will also bring '''Evaluation sheets''' so that it will be possible to give feedback about the course now. 
:It will be also done at the end of the semester.

* 17.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** check out the homework at the other part of the class webpage [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/assignments Homework assignments]]

* 10.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** solve the problem found at the bottom of [[https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/intro/6-left.htm Lesson 6: Making a turn]]

* 03.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** read the PPT or PDF presentation at [[#Introduction_:_Basics_of_Computers_and_Programming.|Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming.]] Sometimes the download doesn't succeed (see also lecture day) then please retry after a while.
** From section [[#.28N.29obligatory_textbooks |(N)obligatory textbooks]]
***find and install the DIY Calculator
***download the Official DIY Calculator Data Book (PDF file)

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/CWFs "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

27.08.2010:
* Construction work started on the [https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/home new web page] 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

*'''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesdy 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-140 on week: odd

*'''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-213D, IT-213H on week: even | Groups: TVTB11, TVTB12

The course ends with an EXAM. The Exam is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

*[https://2767025121017025228-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/itx0025/files-used/ITX0025__Screenshot-Oppeinfos%C3%BCsteem.png?attachauth=ANoY7cqxXcK08cKJ1g7ws7IyDkgo2A3vgG6tH96JcZOdi9fC78XHUai9Xh7e8P9DzetcRs3QAadENIOo0YEq6LoCHg8b76BkFtUsjpkAD06SVwUF8cQcGMONm6X8ofQ4l1nPTsbx-SGf1hinXgigipWs1goev2lX6MKh5nRrUxjzLbFtsQeeUxwlqxC16D3_UQU_OtgIDG97k4WXGYnrqWkhLDHQglICYWvIJx4a1NFK_9t6GCUUpkESMGH0_OSHhf8Ulne68xp1&attredirects=0 Course description] taken from OIS

 

 
* One part of the exam is to "analyze" programs like [[Media:DIY calc edo.zip|Simple DIY Calc asm programs]] from the presentations
:and the LAB exercises

* Another part of the exam will be about logical functions and how they can be implemented with simple logic gates.
:To prepare please practice on the site of Christian Gottschall:
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html practice here]).

* Another part of the exam will be based on Logic circuits by D.Eck
:: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]

* The "fairy tale", i.e. the part about possible history questions can be found here:
::[[Media:Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf|Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf]]

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

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* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

* Give a compact overview of informatics as a whole.
* Give a historical overview of IT theory, technology and business development.
* Introduce future courses for further studies.

NB! the course DOES NOT TEACH elementary computer usage skills. Neither does it teach programming, although it gives a gentle introduction to programming.

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-08-31T00:50:25Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:mm.dd.(wkday) hh:mm - hh:mm Room xxxx

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Number of seats: <limited>; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': mm.dd.(wkday) hh:mm - hh:mm Room xxxx

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

* dd.mm.yyyy: '''Homework''':
** <homework description>

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/g9Di "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

30.08.2010:
* Construction work (re-)started on this page 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

* '''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

* '''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-08-31T00:43:44Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:mm.dd.(wkday) hh:mm - hh:mm Room xxxx

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Number of seats: <limited>; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': mm.dd.(wkday) hh:mm - hh:mm Room xxxx

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

* dd.mm.yyyy: '''Homework''':
** <homework description>

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/g9Di "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

30.08.2010:
* Construction work (re-)started on this page 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

* '''[[Lecture]]''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

* '''[[Lab]]''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-08-31T00:41:07Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:mm.dd.(wkday) hh:mm - hh:mm Room xxxx

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Number of seats: <limited>; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': mm.dd.(wkday) hh:mm - hh:mm Room xxxx

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

* dd.mm.yyyy: '''Homework''':
** <homework description>

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/g9Di "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

30.08.2010:
* Construction work (re-)started on this page 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

'''Lecture''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

'''Lab''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-08-30T23:59:58Z

Domiczi:

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

* '''December exams''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

* 10.12.2010: '''Guest presentation -- CANCELLED''':

:Due to the snow storm
:both the Guest Presenter and
:I'm also stuck at home
:i..e the Lecture and Lab are CANCELLED

:As concerns the exam possibilities next week,
:I'll put up information (as soon as I get the room reservations) here and to the Lambda site.

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

On 1.Oct the lecture starts at 13:00 instead of 12:00

* 01.10.2010: '''Later start''':
** [[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/Class-Announcements/1octlaterstart On 1.Oct the lecture starts at 13:00 instead of 12:00]]

* 17.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** find RSA (Rational Software Architect) and install. Check out the homework at the other part of the class webpage [[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/assignments Homework assignments]]

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/g9Di "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

27.08.2010:
* Construction work started on this page 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

'''Lecture''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

'''Lab''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-08-30T23:57:38Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

* '''December exams''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

* 10.12.2010: '''Guest presentation -- CANCELLED''':

:Due to the snow storm
:both the Guest Presenter and
:I'm also stuck at home
:i..e the Lecture and Lab are CANCELLED

:As concerns the exam possibilities next week,
:I'll put up information (as soon as I get the room reservations) here and to the Lambda site.

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

On 1.Oct the lecture starts at 13:00 instead of 12:00

* 01.10.2010: '''Later start''':
** [[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/Class-Announcements/1octlaterstart On 1.Oct the lecture starts at 13:00 instead of 12:00]]

* 17.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** find RSA (Rational Software Architect) and install. Check out the homework at the other part of the class webpage [[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/assignments Homework assignments]]

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/g9Di "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

27.08.2010:
* Construction work started on this page 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

'''Lecture''': Wednesday 10.00 - 11.30 in IT-140 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

'''Lab''': Wednesday 12.00 - 13.30 in IT-109, IT-213F, IT-213G 
Groups: IVEM11, IVSM11

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-08-30T23:48:50Z

Domiczi: /* Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''December exams''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* 10.12.2010: '''Lecture cancel(l)ed''':
:Due to the snow storm I'm stuck at home (Hüüru).

:As concerns the exam possibilities next week,
:I'll put up information (as soon as I get the room reservations) here and to the Lambda site.

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

:Please also check the [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/Class-Announcements other site]] for updates

* 5.11.2010 & 12.11.2010: :

:'''Siyi Ma''' 
:'''Study Consultant''' 
:Dean’s office, room 247 
:School of Economics and Business Administration 
:Tallinn University of Technology 
:Akadeemia tee 3, Tallinn 12618, Estonia 
:Email: siyi.ma@tseba.ttu.ee 
:Tel: +372- 620 3940 
:Fax: +372- 620 3946 
:TSEBA home page: http://www.ttu.ee/tallinn-school-of-economics-and-business-administration 

:'''will be present'''.

:She will also bring '''Evaluation sheets''' so that it will be possible to give feedback about the course now. 
:It will be also done at the end of the semester.

* 17.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** check out the homework at the other part of the class webpage [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/assignments Homework assignments]]

* 10.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** solve the problem found at the bottom of [[https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/intro/6-left.htm Lesson 6: Making a turn]]

* 03.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** read the PPT or PDF presentation at [[#Introduction_:_Basics_of_Computers_and_Programming.|Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming.]] Sometimes the download doesn't succeed (see also lecture day) then please retry after a while.
** From section [[#.28N.29obligatory_textbooks |(N)obligatory textbooks]]
***find and install the DIY Calculator
***download the Official DIY Calculator Data Book (PDF file)

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/CWFs "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

27.08.2010:
* Construction work started on the [https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/home new web page] 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

'''Lecture''': Wednesdy 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-140 on week: odd

Lab: Wednesday 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-213D, IT-213H on week: even | Groups: TVTB11, TVTB12

The course ends with an EXAM. The Exam is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

*[https://2767025121017025228-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/itx0025/files-used/ITX0025__Screenshot-Oppeinfos%C3%BCsteem.png?attachauth=ANoY7cqxXcK08cKJ1g7ws7IyDkgo2A3vgG6tH96JcZOdi9fC78XHUai9Xh7e8P9DzetcRs3QAadENIOo0YEq6LoCHg8b76BkFtUsjpkAD06SVwUF8cQcGMONm6X8ofQ4l1nPTsbx-SGf1hinXgigipWs1goev2lX6MKh5nRrUxjzLbFtsQeeUxwlqxC16D3_UQU_OtgIDG97k4WXGYnrqWkhLDHQglICYWvIJx4a1NFK_9t6GCUUpkESMGH0_OSHhf8Ulne68xp1&attredirects=0 Course description] taken from OIS

 

 
* One part of the exam is to "analyze" programs like [[Media:DIY calc edo.zip|Simple DIY Calc asm programs]] from the presentations
:and the LAB exercises

* Another part of the exam will be about logical functions and how they can be implemented with simple logic gates.
:To prepare please practice on the site of Christian Gottschall:
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html practice here]).

* Another part of the exam will be based on Logic circuits by D.Eck
:: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]

* The "fairy tale", i.e. the part about possible history questions can be found here:
::[[Media:Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf|Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf]]

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

* Give a compact overview of informatics as a whole.
* Give a historical overview of IT theory, technology and business development.
* Introduce future courses for further studies.

NB! the course DOES NOT TEACH elementary computer usage skills. Neither does it teach programming, although it gives a gentle introduction to programming.

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-01-10T16:53:53Z

Domiczi: /* Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''December exams''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* 10.12.2010: '''Lecture cancel(l)ed''':
:Due to the snow storm I'm stuck at home (Hüüru).

:As concerns the exam possibilities next week,
:I'll put up information (as soon as I get the room reservations) here and to the Lambda site.

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

:Please also check the [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/Class-Announcements other site]] for updates

* 5.11.2010 & 12.11.2010: :

:'''Siyi Ma''' 
:'''Study Consultant''' 
:Dean’s office, room 247 
:School of Economics and Business Administration 
:Tallinn University of Technology 
:Akadeemia tee 3, Tallinn 12618, Estonia 
:Email: siyi.ma@tseba.ttu.ee 
:Tel: +372- 620 3940 
:Fax: +372- 620 3946 
:TSEBA home page: http://www.ttu.ee/tallinn-school-of-economics-and-business-administration 

:'''will be present'''.

:She will also bring '''Evaluation sheets''' so that it will be possible to give feedback about the course now. 
:It will be also done at the end of the semester.

* 17.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** check out the homework at the other part of the class webpage [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/assignments Homework assignments]]

* 10.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** solve the problem found at the bottom of [[https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/intro/6-left.htm Lesson 6: Making a turn]]

* 03.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** read the PPT or PDF presentation at [[#Introduction_:_Basics_of_Computers_and_Programming.|Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming.]] Sometimes the download doesn't succeed (see also lecture day) then please retry after a while.
** From section [[#.28N.29obligatory_textbooks |(N)obligatory textbooks]]
***find and install the DIY Calculator
***download the Official DIY Calculator Data Book (PDF file)

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/CWFs "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

27.08.2010:
* Construction work started on the [https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/home new web page] 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

'''Lecture''': Friday 8.00 - 9.30 at V-301 on week: odd

Lab: Friday 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-213D on week: even | Groups: TVTB11, TVTB12

The course ends with an EXAM. The Exam is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

*[https://2767025121017025228-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/itx0025/files-used/ITX0025__Screenshot-Oppeinfos%C3%BCsteem.png?attachauth=ANoY7cqxXcK08cKJ1g7ws7IyDkgo2A3vgG6tH96JcZOdi9fC78XHUai9Xh7e8P9DzetcRs3QAadENIOo0YEq6LoCHg8b76BkFtUsjpkAD06SVwUF8cQcGMONm6X8ofQ4l1nPTsbx-SGf1hinXgigipWs1goev2lX6MKh5nRrUxjzLbFtsQeeUxwlqxC16D3_UQU_OtgIDG97k4WXGYnrqWkhLDHQglICYWvIJx4a1NFK_9t6GCUUpkESMGH0_OSHhf8Ulne68xp1&attredirects=0 Course description] taken from OIS

 

 
* One part of the exam is to "analyze" programs like [[Media:DIY calc edo.zip|Simple DIY Calc asm programs]] from the presentations
:and the LAB exercises

* Another part of the exam will be about logical functions and how they can be implemented with simple logic gates.
:To prepare please practice on the site of Christian Gottschall:
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html practice here]).

* Another part of the exam will be based on Logic circuits by D.Eck
:: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]

* The "fairy tale", i.e. the part about possible history questions can be found here:
::[[Media:Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf|Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf]]

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

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* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

* Give a compact overview of informatics as a whole.
* Give a historical overview of IT theory, technology and business development.
* Introduce future courses for further studies.

NB! the course DOES NOT TEACH elementary computer usage skills. Neither does it teach programming, although it gives a gentle introduction to programming.

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-01-05T15:25:34Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

* '''December exams''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

* 10.12.2010: '''Guest presentation -- CANCELLED''':

:Due to the snow storm
:both the Guest Presenter and
:I'm also stuck at home
:i..e the Lecture and Lab are CANCELLED

:As concerns the exam possibilities next week,
:I'll put up information (as soon as I get the room reservations) here and to the Lambda site.

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

On 1.Oct the lecture starts at 13:00 instead of 12:00

* 01.10.2010: '''Later start''':
** [[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/Class-Announcements/1octlaterstart On 1.Oct the lecture starts at 13:00 instead of 12:00]]

* 17.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** find RSA (Rational Software Architect) and install. Check out the homework at the other part of the class webpage [[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/assignments Homework assignments]]

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/g9Di "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

27.08.2010:
* Construction work started on this page 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

'''Lecture''': Friday 12.00 in IT-140 
Groups: IVIM31, IVSM11

'''Lab''': Friday 14.00 in 213A 
Groups: IVIM31, IVSM11

Also visible at: http://tunniplaan.ttu.ee/2396.html

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
--------

=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===

Introduction to Information Technology

2011-01-05T15:24:09Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

...history, trends, basics, paradigms, business.

Course code: ITX0025 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=itx0025 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "itx0025" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)

Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Introduction_to_Information_Technology or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itx0025 
Link to NEW WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/

Link to last year Estonian version http://www.lambda.ee/index/Sissejuhatus_informaatikasse or http://www.lambda.ee/index/itv0010 
Link to other course kept by EDo http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.13.(Thu) 15:00 - 17:00 Room IT-140
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:'''Consultation''': Jan.11.(Tue) 11:00 - 13:00 Room IT-140

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* '''December exams''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

* 10.12.2010: '''Lecture cancel(l)ed''':
:Due to the snow storm I'm stuck at home (Hüüru).

:As concerns the exam possibilities next week,
:I'll put up information (as soon as I get the room reservations) here and to the Lambda site.

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

:Please also check the [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/Class-Announcements other site]] for updates

* 5.11.2010 & 12.11.2010: :

:'''Siyi Ma''' 
:'''Study Consultant''' 
:Dean’s office, room 247 
:School of Economics and Business Administration 
:Tallinn University of Technology 
:Akadeemia tee 3, Tallinn 12618, Estonia 
:Email: siyi.ma@tseba.ttu.ee 
:Tel: +372- 620 3940 
:Fax: +372- 620 3946 
:TSEBA home page: http://www.ttu.ee/tallinn-school-of-economics-and-business-administration 

:'''will be present'''.

:She will also bring '''Evaluation sheets''' so that it will be possible to give feedback about the course now. 
:It will be also done at the end of the semester.

* 17.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** check out the homework at the other part of the class webpage [[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/assignments Homework assignments]]

* 10.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** solve the problem found at the bottom of [[https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/intro/6-left.htm Lesson 6: Making a turn]]

* 03.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** read the PPT or PDF presentation at [[#Introduction_:_Basics_of_Computers_and_Programming.|Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming.]] Sometimes the download doesn't succeed (see also lecture day) then please retry after a while.
** From section [[#.28N.29obligatory_textbooks |(N)obligatory textbooks]]
***find and install the DIY Calculator
***download the Official DIY Calculator Data Book (PDF file)

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/CWFs "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

27.08.2010:
* Construction work started on the [https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/home new web page] 

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

'''Lecture''': Friday 8.00 - 9.30 at V-301 on week: odd

Lab: Friday 8.00 - 9.30 at IT-213D on week: even | Groups: TVTB11, TVTB12

The course ends with an EXAM. The Exam is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/itx0025/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)
:Please also check out the [[http://lambda.ee/index.php/Itx0025#Examples_of_exams_from_previous_year_.28to_practice.29 exams of previous years]] on this page

*[https://2767025121017025228-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/itx0025/files-used/ITX0025__Screenshot-Oppeinfos%C3%BCsteem.png?attachauth=ANoY7cqxXcK08cKJ1g7ws7IyDkgo2A3vgG6tH96JcZOdi9fC78XHUai9Xh7e8P9DzetcRs3QAadENIOo0YEq6LoCHg8b76BkFtUsjpkAD06SVwUF8cQcGMONm6X8ofQ4l1nPTsbx-SGf1hinXgigipWs1goev2lX6MKh5nRrUxjzLbFtsQeeUxwlqxC16D3_UQU_OtgIDG97k4WXGYnrqWkhLDHQglICYWvIJx4a1NFK_9t6GCUUpkESMGH0_OSHhf8Ulne68xp1&attredirects=0 Course description] taken from OIS

 

 
* One part of the exam is to "analyze" programs like [[Media:DIY calc edo.zip|Simple DIY Calc asm programs]] from the presentations
:and the LAB exercises

* Another part of the exam will be about logical functions and how they can be implemented with simple logic gates.
:To prepare please practice on the site of Christian Gottschall:
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html practice here]).

* Another part of the exam will be based on Logic circuits by D.Eck
:: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]

* The "fairy tale", i.e. the part about possible history questions can be found here:
::[[Media:Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf|Exam_material_2007-2008.pdf]]

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=itx0025_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** group size is 1-3 persons
** presentation time is min. 10 minutes, max. 15 minutes (maybe 20).
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
** choose a topic that you understand; you should be able to answer some questions related to the presentation
** do not read only, but present
 

----
* Valuable comments during lectures will also be rewarded
** E.g. <Solution of Robot-problem>: by <X Y> (5 points)
 

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* Student presentations
** E.g. <PQ> & <R S>: <Presentation Title> (both of them receive 20 points)

== Course goals ==

* Give a compact overview of informatics as a whole.
* Give a historical overview of IT theory, technology and business development.
* Introduce future courses for further studies.

NB! the course DOES NOT TEACH elementary computer usage skills. Neither does it teach programming, although it gives a gentle introduction to programming.

== Summary ==

Historical and conceptual overview of informatics as a domain of business, science and engineering. Early history of the domain, scientific and technical development at the beginning of the last century, the rapid development during the mid-century and the even faster paved changes in the scientific-, business and technological aspects during the last decades.

Main programming paradigms (imperative, logical, functional, object-oriented) as well as paradigms in system architecture (mainframes, personal computers, client-server systems, distributed and multi-layer systems).

The birth and disappearance of technologies, companies; trends, principles, specific events.

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Introduction : Basics of Computers and Programming. ===

:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.PPT|Intro2it_1_edo.PPT]], [[Media:Intro2it_1_edo.pdf|Intro2it_1_edo.pdf]].

=== Early History : Industrialization. Theoretical foundations. Logic. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_2_edo.ppt intro2it_2_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_2_edo.pdf|Intro2it_2_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html What you'll wish you'd known]
:* A collection of web-based logic programs offering a number of logical functions by Christian Gottschall :
::[http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk.html overview ], [http://logik.phl.univie.ac.at/~chris/gateway/formular-uk-zentral.html formulae of classical two-valued propositional logic]).
:* [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm A history of computers] from the beginnings - ~1945:
:* [http://devel-rok.informatik.hu-berlin.de/svn/TI2/2006/folien/pdf/eng_ca02.pdf Computer History] - lecture by Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Malek
:* read and also play with the : [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DataReps/index.html Data Representations Applet (originally written by David Eck)].

:* [http://www.asa3.org/asa/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04Montgomery.pdf Computer Origins and the Defense of the Faith] by John Warwick Montgomery

=== "Medieval" history : from WWII till beginning of the 60's. Computers and programming. Languages and architectures. Integrated circuits. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_3_edo.ppt intro2it_3_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_3_edo.pdf|Intro2it_3_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html Undergraduation] plus: [http://www.paulgraham.com/undergrad2.html more advice for undergrads]
:* Eck intro lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/DataRepsLab.html data reps].
:* Eck lab: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xTuringMachineLab.html Turing machines].
:* Earlier machines:
:** Example of an important analog computer: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_bombsight Norden bombsight]
:** English cryptography saga: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer Colossus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Turing], Germans' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Enigma] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_SZ_40/42 Lorenz SZ 40]
:** First digital computers working with electricity:
:*** [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ Zuse electro-mechanical computer], compare with [http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html this site].
:*** [http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm Atanasoff's electronic computer]
:*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I Mark I]: first programmable electro-mechanical computer.
:* Read also: [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/ Chronology of Personal Computers] by Ken Polsson

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 60's, beginning of the 70's. Minicomputers and microprocessors. ===
:Lecture material: [http://www.cs.hut.fi/~domiczi/itx0025/intro2it_4_edo.ppt intro2it_4_edo.ppt], [[Media:Intro2it_4_edo.pdf|Intro2it_4_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* Continuation to question "what to do in high school?". Joel Spolsky: [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html Advice for Computer Science College Students]
:* [http://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/index.php PDP-1 Restoration Project]
:* [http://pdp-1.org/Wiki/Spacewar Spacewar: first graphical computer game]
:* [http://www.atarimuseum.com/ Atari muuseum]
:* [http://www.cyberniklas.de/pongmechanik/indexen.html mechanical pong]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International SRI international]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Bell labs]

=== "Medieval" history (continued): 70ś . MicroComputers, Personal Computers. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_5_edo.pdf|Intro2it_5_edo.pdf]].
:Additionally:
:* [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Colossal Cave (adventure)] textual adventure game
:* [http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm Magnavox odyssey]

=== Recent history: 80's till today. IBM PC, Macintosh, new and old operating systems. Special computers, workstations, essential software. Saga summary ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_6_edo.PPT|intro2it_6_edo.PPT]].
:* Additionally: Apple Macintoshi reklaamfilm:
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mpeg Small mpeg variant]
:** [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/1984.mov Large quicktime variant]

=== Basic principles of computers, programming languages. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it 7 edo.PPT|Intro2it_7_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally:
:* Get a bit acquainted with the following sites:
:** http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
:** [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's hardware guide]
:* D.Eck, parts of this: [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html Eck labs] (can take from here [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/DownloadingAndInfo.html as separate applications]). NB! Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab1.html Logic circuits]
:** [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xLogicCircuitsLab2.html Memory circuits]

=== Programming languages continued. Operating Systems. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:Intro2it_8_edo.PPT|Intro2it_8_edo.ppt]].
:Additionally: Eck labs cont'd: Read on your own, try and do 1-2 exercises from each part:
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab1.html xComputer]
:* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/labs/xComputerLab2.html xComputer assembly language]
:Obligatory reading (
:* Obligatory is the first 1/4 of article [[Media:commandlinebook.html|In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
:Suggested reading:
:* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer languages history]
:* [http://people.ku.edu/~nkinners/LangList/Extras/langlist.htm About 2500 Computer Languages, Past and Present]
:* [http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ Computer language shootout]
:* [http://www.minix3.org/ Minix: the mini-Unix that was the inspiration of Linux]
:* [http://www.levenez.com/unix/ Unix history]

=== Information Systems ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_9_edo__IS_1-3.pdf|Chapters 1-3]]

=== Object-Orientation, Modeling in UML ===
: Based on:
:: Bennett, McRobb and Farmer:
::Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML, (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, 2005.
::[[Media:intro2it_10_edo__IS_4-5.pdf|Chapters 4-5]]

=== Software architecture and paradigms. ===
:Lecture material: [[Media:intro2it_9_edo.pdf|SW Arch & Paradigms]].
:Additionally: Become acquainted with:
:* [[Media:Itsissejuhatus_freesoftwaresong.au.snd|Stallman's funny song]]
:* [[Media:itsissejuhatus.au.snd|Linus Torvalds announcing Linux]]

== Examples of exams from previous year (to practice) ==

* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_061213.pdf|Exam 061213]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070108.pdf|Exam 070108]]
* [[Media:Exam_itx0025_070115.pdf|Exam 070115]]

NB!

* The questions will be different
* More difficult tasks give you more points than the easy ones:: most difficult 10-15 points, easy ones: 6-9 points. Altogether 100 points

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

* '''DIY material''' (obligatory)
** [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
** On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
** Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
** [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]

* '''Reeborg the robot''' as Lab exercise (André Roberge, © 2004, 2005, 2006)
** [https://www.cs.indiana.edu/cgi-pub/chaynes/a201/rurple/en/lessons_toc.htm Learn programming with Reeborg]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/help.htm#RUR-PLE What is RUR-PLE]
** [http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/en/rur.htm Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!]
** [image:http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net/images/splash_screen_small.png]

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* History from the Beginnings - 1981 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm Bebop BYTES Back]
* History 1945-1990 (worth a look, compulsory material: lecture): [http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ The Computer Museum].
* [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/elcomphist/index.htm History 1947-1999] (it's not directly obligatory): author Ken Polsson.
* About Operating Systems in a broader context: The first 1/4 of the article is obligatory [[Media:Commandlinebook.html| In the Beginning was the Command Line]]
* Obligatory articles from IT business and management. Not necessary to "learn" them, enough to have a fast read through:
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html How to start a startup?]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html Great hackers]
** Paul Graham: [http://www.paulgraham.com/bronze.html Why smart people have bad ideas]
** Joel Spolsky: Cover: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
** Joel Spolsky: Strategy: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000074.html
** Joel Spolsky: Functional spec:Painless Functional Specifications (1. part): http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html
** Joel Spolsky: IT Work Arrangements : 12 steps: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
** Joel Spolsky: Project Planning: Painless Software Schedules: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html
** Greenspun: Read only the Table of Contents, not needed to read the complete book!: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/
** Greenspun: Future Chapter: http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/future
** Greenspun: Humor: http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/

== Very useful material: read it! ==

* Read Daily: http://www.news.com
* Read Daily: http://www.slashdot.org
* Software management, about twice a month: http://www.joelonsoftware.com
* [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Grahami essays, new ones less often].
* [http://catb.org/~esr/jargon Jargon lexikon and the New Hacker's Dictionary].
* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ The cathedral and Bazaar]
* [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Gnu manifests]
* [http://math.hws.edu/TMCM/java/index.html David Eck: Labs and Applets for "The Most Complex Machine"].

== If it all seems too easy, then: ==

* Read most of [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html Paul Graham's essays].
* Read the book of Steven Raymondi (NB! difficult for beginners :-) [http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ The Art of Unix Programming]
* Read through, very funny and educative book: Philip Greenspuni [http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/ Guide to Web Publishing]. If you feel like, find out what else Greenspun does (can read another book) and [http://www.waxy.org/random/arsdigita/ how this famous company was born and disappeared].
* Watch, what you can get from the net (hopefully): [http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Activity Semantic Web]
* Read carefully (not at all obligatory and doesn't suit beginners) and also do the exercises: [http://cs.ttu.ee/kursused/itv0010/various/csapp.beta.11.16.pdf Computer Systems: a programmers perspective] draft version.
* Read essays by [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml Daniel Dennett]
* Try to install Gandalf,an automated theorem proving, artificial intelligence system [http://www.ttu.ee/it/gandalf/ Gandalf] (Unix or Windows+[http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]) and play around with it. Try also [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ Otter] (easier, but more classic system). How, read [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/ from here] and [http://www.cs.miami.edu/%7Etptp/OverviewOfATP.html from here] and [http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Efp/courses/atp/handouts.html from here].
* Tee omal käel ette läbi terve [[Programmeerimise põhikursus]] (peaasi: tee kõik harjutustööd: programmeerimise õppimiseks ainus viis on palju programmeerida :-)
* [http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/ Learn to program in assembler] (fairly unpractical skill, but pretty educative :-)

[[Category:Kursus]]

Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems

2011-01-03T15:32:39Z

Domiczi: /* Latest News */

Course code: ITI8500 
Teacher: Endre Domiczi 
Contact: [mailto:emddom@gmail.com?subject=iti8500 emddom@gmail.com] Subject should contain the string "iti8500" 
Tel: 53485178 (SMS preferred)
Link: http://www.lambda.ee/index/Foundations_of_Embedded_Real-Time_Systems or http://www.lambda.ee/index/iti8500 

Link to other course(s) kept (earlier) by emddom http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Itx8065 i.e. http://www.lambda.ee/index.php/Software_Development_and_System_Programming 

== Latest News ==

* '''[[January exams]]''':
:Jan.20.(Thu) 12:00 - 15:00 Room IT-140

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:There will be 1 more occasion in January, around 13.Jan and a
:consultation, around 11.Jan.

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

* '''December exams''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

* 10.12.2010: '''Guest presentation -- CANCELLED''':

:Due to the snow storm
:both the Guest Presenter and
:I'm also stuck at home
:i..e the Lecture and Lab are CANCELLED

:As concerns the exam possibilities next week,
:I'll put up information (as soon as I get the room reservations) here and to the Lambda site.

:You can reach me by
:email: emddom@gmail.com
:skype: emddom
:GSM: +372 53485178 (sms or call)

On 1.Oct the lecture starts at 13:00 instead of 12:00

* 01.10.2010: '''Later start''':
** [[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/Class-Announcements/1octlaterstart On 1.Oct the lecture starts at 13:00 instead of 12:00]]

* 17.09.2010: '''Homework''':
** find RSA (Rational Software Architect) and install. Check out the homework at the other part of the class webpage [[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/assignments Homework assignments]]

* You can give '''suggestions for the course''' by clicking [http://goo.gl/mod/g9Di "here"] (you need a Google Account/gmail address)

27.08.2010:
* Construction work started on this page 

== Course Description in the Studies Information System ==

[http://ois.ttu.ee/pls/portal/ois2.ois_public.main Foundations of Embedded Real-Time Systems]

== Lecture: Amount, Time and Location, Scores ==

'''Lecture''': Friday 12.00 in IT-140 
Groups: IVIM31, IVSM11

'''Lab''': Friday 14.00 in 213A 
Groups: IVIM31, IVSM11

Also visible at: http://tunniplaan.ttu.ee/2396.html

ITK: course ends with EVALUATION. The Evaluation is in writing, two or more hours.

There will be an Evaluation/Exam in December (if allowed)
and one or two in January.

(the exact dates will be announced later)

== Exam, Preparation, Evaluation, Results ==

* '''[[December exams]]''':
:Dec.13.(Mon) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-137A
:Dec.15 (Wed) 9:00 - 12:00 Room IT-109

:Building: Raja 15 (the same one where the Lecture & Lab is)

:Limited number of seats; please email me of intent to come.

:(There will be 2 more occasions in January)

:One can '''[[practice for the Exam]]''' on the '''[[https://sites.google.com/site/iti8500/exam-demo Exam demo page]]'''
:(continuously updated)

 

* At the exam one has to develop a model of a system.
* at the beginning of the exam each examinee can propose 2 systems, one of which is selected by exam supervisor

* For the chosen system (at least) the following have to be elaborated (20 points)
** Use Cases
** Sequence diagrams
** Class diagrams (problem domain)
** Class diagrams (design)
** Statecharts
 

== Student Presentations & Rewards ==

* Student groups for presentation: please [mailto:edo@iki.fi?subject=iti8500_homework_group click here] for signing up.
** The email should contain for each group member the name, student number and email-address. Please don't touch the subject line (or only add to it)
** presentation time is min. 20 minutes.
** topics can be selected from materials on this page that are prefixed with "Additionally:" or you can come up with your own, but then you should agree on it in advance with me
 

* Student presentations
** Maili Markvardt (20.11.2009): IDEs for AVR development(on Windows) : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf Maili_Markvardt__IDEs.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (27.11.2009): Lego Mindstorms project with LeJOS : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf HRF_Macario__LeJOS_Lego_Mindstorms.pdf]
** Huber Raul Flores Macario (04.12.2009): Embedded System Patterns : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf HRF_Macario__Pattern_presentation.pdf]
** Jing Fu (submitted, not presented): Presentation on Robots : [http://www.mentorite.com/ITI8500/Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf Jing_Fu_robot_presentation.pdf]

== Lecture plan and materials ==

The course DOESN’T HAVE a single course-book.
As follows, material for each lecture is given separately.

'''NB!''' Materials for not-yet-delivered lectures are preliminary: they are changed, supplemented during the course.

=== Bran Selic on UML ===

* [http://www.slideshare.net/babarkamranahmed/using-uml-for-modelling-complex-realtime-systems-presenta "UML for Modeling Complex Real Time System Architectures" by Bran Selic]

* [http://se-radio.net/podcast/2008-11/episode-117-bran-selic-uml "Bran Selic on UML" an interview by SW-Engineering Radio (podcast + transcript)]

=== Madis Reivik from [http://proto.volta.ee/ Volta Labor] ===
13.11.2009 Madis Reivik gave a guest lecture.
Material will be uploaded later.

== (N)obligatory textbooks ==

To pass the course one must read the the following material.
'''NB!''' The amount of obligatory material may be increased : follow the list

=== '''DIY material''' (obligatory) ===

* [http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Definitive_Guide_to_How_Computers_Do_Math-Featuring_the_Virtual_DIY/0471741965/ The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math: Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator by Clive Maxfield and Alvin Brown][[image:DIY_bcover-medium.jpg]]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/index.shtml "DIY Calculator site"]
* On the [http://www.diycalculator.com/downloads.shtml DIY download]page you will find the [http://www.diycalculator.com/progs/setup.zip DIY Calculator's installer]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/area51/databook.zip The Official DIY Calculator Data Book]a 202 page (starting from 1 :-) PDF file
* Instructions for [http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-hm-demos.shtml various Labs]
* [http://www.diycalculator.com/docs/demo-workbench-101.pdf Workbench Lab instructions]
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=== [http://objectmentor.com/omTeam/martin_r.html Books by Robert C. Martin] ===