• Settling the Solar System
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• Psychology of Law
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• The History of Life on Earth
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• Brave New World: Understanding Your Genetic Future
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• 2D Animation and Website Design with Macromedia Flash
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• Computer Game Programming
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• Better Living Through (Environmental) Chemistry
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• Body Quest: An Exploration in Anatomy and Physiology
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• Compu-tekhne - The Computer as Tool
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• The Dark Sky - Serious Questions for Real Astronomers
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• The Science of Strength
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• To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before: Doing Experimental Mathematics
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• Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink

Compu-tekhne - The Computer as Tool

This course, an introduction to problem-solving via computer programming, returns to this summer's Residential Governor's School in Mathematics, Science, and Technology.

Students will learn how to think about problems as programming problems, how to develop algorithms, and how to use various software tools to solve a variety of problems, including the incorporation of data gathered by remote means into programs which use that data. Students will also experiment with simple robots. Basic keyboard and mouse skills are required; some previous programming experience is preferable, but not required.

The course teaches the fundamentals of Visual Basic programming, including syntax, event-driven programming, compiling applications with the native code compiler, working with controls, handling run-time errors, manipulating form and control properties, and much more.