Introduction to Computer Systems (ICS)

 

Spring 2020

If you need guidance relating to your studies and identifying needs for additional support, please contact your personal tutor. The personal tutor may be also able to help you if you have other problems that may be relevant to your programme of study. The School or College also provide advice sessions on study skills, such as planning the workload, writing, reading and exam preparation; free workshops on critical writing, essay writing, examination essays, examination revision, learning strategies and memory techniques; help with the English language, help with coursework and other written assignments, subject specific preparation and study skills – see

 

http://www.bbk.ac.uk/student-services/learning-development

 

Lastly, the School’s Learning Development Tutors are there to support you in your studies and offer help and advice on a wide range of study skills –

 

http://www.bbk.ac.uk/business/current-students/learning-co-ordinators .

 

Assessment is based on an in class test (20%) held on the 18th February (week 6) and the summer 2020 examination (80%). Examples of previous in class tests and previous examination papers are given below.

 

Lecture slides and worksheets will be posted on this page during the spring term.

 

Syllabus and timetable

 

Preliminaries and pdf

 

Slides for week 1 (14.1.20): 1st half and pdf, 2nd half and pdf

Worksheet for week 1

 

Slides for week 2 (21.1.20): 1st half and pdf, 2nd half and pdf

Worksheet for week 2

 

Slides for week 3 (28.1.20): 1st half and pdf, 2nd half and pdf

Worksheet for week 3

 

Slides for week 4 (4.2.20): 1st half and pdf

Worksheet for week 4

Mock in class test and summary answers

 

Slides for week 5 (11.2.20): 2nd half and pdf

Worksheet for week 5

 

Slides for week 6 (18.2.20): 2nd half and pdf

Worksheet for week 6

In class test and summary answers

 

Slides for week 7 (25.2.20): 1st half and pdf, 2nd half and pdf

Worksheet for week 7

 

Slides for week 8 (3.3.20): 1st half and pdf, 2nd half and pdf

Worksheet for week 8

 

Slides for week 9 (10.3.20): 1st half and pdf, 2nd half and pdf

 

Slides for week 10 (17.3.20): 2nd half and pdf

 

Slides for week 11 (24.3.20): 1st half and pdf

 

 

Maths Practice with Eva

 

14.00 to 17.00, Saturday 1st February 2020

14.00 to 17.00, Saturday 8th February 2020

 

Maths Video Tutorials

 

BIN and Boolean videos (library)

http://bbk.libguides.com/computerscience/mathstutorials

 

BIN and Boolean videos (Birkbeck You Tube)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Fy-5oxIlb6cG15wxnhRdAmdskil_3-7

 

 

           Useful Web Pages

                             Elementary arithmetic http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/~roger/arith.html

Integers and fractions http://www.purplemath.com/modules/numtypes.htm

Binary arithmetic http://www.purplemath.com/modules/numbbase.htm

More binary arithmetic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system

Two’s complement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two's_complement

Algorithms http://userpages.wittenberg.edu/bshelburne/Comp150/Algorithms.htm

 

 

                Examples of In Class Tests

 

In class test held on 13.2.18 and summary answers

In class test held on 19.2.19 and summary answers

 

 

2017, 2018 and 2019 Summer Examinations

 

The summer 2018 examination is exceptional in that it contains only 9 questions. The summer 2017 examination and the summer 2019 examination contain the usual 10 questions.

 

2017 summer examination paper

2017 summary answers to summer examination

 

2018 summer examination paper

2018 summary answers to summer examination

 

2019 summer examination paper

2019 summary answers to summer examination

 

Revision

 

The following material will be discussed in the Moodle Collaborate Sessions on 12.5.20.

 

Guidance for the summer examination and pdf version

Discussion of the summer 2017 examination and pdf version