Computer and Logic Essentials

Overview

This unit is designed to introduce students to fundamental mathematical concepts required in computer science and software development disciplines.

Requisites

Teaching periods

Location

Start and end dates

Last self-enrolment date

Census date

Last withdraw without fail date

Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

Solve problems related to computer science by using discrete mathematical concepts such as sets, relations, functions, logic, and combinatorics
Demonstrate how data can be represented in digital form
Apply the principles of Boolean algebra to simple circuits
Explain the role of probability and statistics in computer science and software development
Describe how discrete structures such as graphs are used in computer science
Construct algorithms to solve problems and understand the principles of complexity

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type	Hours per week	Number of weeks	Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture	2.00	12 weeks	24
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial	2.00	12 weeks	24
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning	8.50	12 weeks	102
TOTAL			150

Assessment

Type	Task	Weighting	ULO's
Assignment	Individual/Group	50%	1,2,3,4,5,6
Examination	Individual	50%	1,2,3,4,5,6

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

Algorithms, computability and complexity
Data representation
Set theory
Propositional and Predicate logic
Boolean algebra
Probability and Statistics
Basic graph theory

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.