Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

Computer Science is all about learning to reason. It can be seen as a series of puzzles with formal solutions. Computer Science is not concerned with simply learning how to use applications or programming languages. Instead, abstract thinking, general problem-solving, algorithmic and mathematical thinking are emphasised. The theory is demanding and wide ranging, moving quickly across a broad range of topics from the Turing Machine to databases and normalisation of floating point numbers to big data and programming paradigms. You need to be prepared to puzzle things out, to abstract information, to recognise patterns and to apply your knowledge.