Abstract: This course intends to show you how to map problems onto programs. In this course, you will be designing your own data representations, and you will be programming in Java. The material in this course should be applicable to most modern programming languages. The course approaches the material systematically, showing for each class of data how to write functions that consume and produce this kind of data.

Prerequisites: Students taking this course must have a C- or better in CS101, must have a C- or better in Math 141 or 221, and have a basic understanding of algebra and mathematics.

Also, it requires curiosity and self-driven exploration.