For each discussion day, you are to read the assigned chapter and/or online resource and email your instructor (davereed@creighton.edu) with answers to the specified review questions. Email must be sent no later than 2 hours before class on the discussion day. Please send your responses as text within the email, as opposed to a separate attachment.

Computer Basics (Section A: 1/17; Section B: 1/18)

• Chapter 1 review questions: 12, 13, 15, 17, 19.

History of Science & Computing (Section A: 1/19 ; Section B: 1/20)

• Chapter 6 review questions: 13, 16, 17.
• List three ways in which science has a profound effect on everyday life.
• Describe two advantages of using computer simulations or models to study real-world objects.

The Internet and the Web (Section A: 2/2 ; Section B: 2/3)

• Chapter 3 review questions: 13, 14, 15, 17, 22.

Applications in Biology (Section A: 2/14; Section B: 2/15)

• Describe two ways in which computers are used by researchers in the biological sciences.
• Who coined the term "bioinformatics?"
• DNA is made up of a sequence of bases (commonly represented as C, G, A, and T). Roughly how many base pairs make up the human genome (i.e., the collection of chromosomes that define a human being)?
• Given your answer to the previous question, how many bits of computer storage would be required to represent the human genome. Recall, a megabyte (MB) is roughly 1 million bytes, or 8 million bits. A gigabyte (GB) is roughly 1 billion bytes, or 8 billion bits. Could you fit the human genome on a CD? a flash drive? a hard drive?

Algorithms and Programming Languages (Section A: 2/22; Section B: 2/23)

• Chapter 8 review questions: 11, 15, 16, 19, 20.

Computer Science as a Discipline (Section A: 3/14; Section B: 3/15)

• Chapter 10 review questions: 11, 12, 18, 23, 24.

Applications in Artificial Intelligence (Section A: 3/23; Section B: 3/24)

• Briefly describe two different applications where artificial neural networks have been used to solve complex problems. Be sure to reference your sources.
• Briefly describe two different applications where genetic algorithms have been used to solve complex problems. Be sure to reference your sources.

Data Representation (Section A: 4/6; Section B: 4/7)

• Chapter 12 review questions: 12, 17, 21, 22, 23.

Computers in Society (Section A: 4/18; Section B: 4/19)

• Chapter 18 review questions: 9, 10, 11, 12.