THE CURRICULUM
It starts with foundational knowledge, gets hands- on really quickly, gives you a lot of room to choose electives, and ends with the ultimate hybrid capstone experience—the Clinic. So, to start, you’d take our innovative introductory course that exposes you to some of the big ideas in computer science and also exposes you to several “flavors” of programming. Next, a course that examines the principles of com- puter science more deeply followed by a course in data structures and program development. Then, you’d investigate some of the deep foundations of the field: computability and logic, algorithms, theory of programming languages, computer systems, software development. You’d also be thinking about electives —too many to list here, but suffice it to say you’d be looking at everything from artificial intelligence to neural networks, from scientific computing to compiler de- sign, plus electives in mathematics and engineering, including mathematical logic, operations research, electronics, and microprocessors and VLSI. You could also check out our innovative joint major in computer science and mathematics; you’ll find it in “Special Programs,” wearing a pink carnation in its lapel.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
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THE PROGRAM
Expansive yet focused, rigorous yet flexible, grounded in theory but applications everywhere—it’s either a giant paradox or the future of the discipline. OK, it’s the future of the discipline. It’s an education that helps you anticipate, create and master as well as learn to “surf” the wave of the future. You’ll get your hands dirty (lots of research and experimentation, lots of design work and a year-long Clinic experience). You’ll get your brain focused
(deep study of theory and fundamental principles, exposure to a range of application areas). And, in the end, you’ll be ready to join a leading graduate program or an innovative firm (in what? In anything— software engineering, system analysis and design, networking, computer graphics and multimedia, and on and on). You’ll make a contribution: to science, to computing, to the human experience.
In 2010, HMC made its fourth trip in fourteen years to the World Finals of the International Association of
Computing Machinery Programming Contest in Harbin, China. (More than 7,100 teams competed for 103 final slots in the most recent competition). The five-hour competition tests identification of underlying algo- rithms as much as programming and speed. As of this printing, HMC remains the last American institution and the only undergraduate college to ever win the contest (in 1997).
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