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Robotics 2012-2013

Sophisticated robots need some kind of intelligence. This is where Computer Science comes in. In this stream you will learn about many of the important computational problems in robotics. The first and second year courses of the stream focus on practical experience with small, autonomous robots.

FIRST YEAR

(First year students are advised to take courses in term indicated below)

COMP 1405 Introduction to Computer Science I (Fall)
COMP 1805 Discrete Structures I (Winter)
COMP 1406 Introduction to Computer Science II (Winter)
COMP 1807 Introduction to Robotics (Winter)

MATH 1007 Elementary Calculus I (Fall)
MATH 1104 Linear Algebra for Engineering & Science (Winter)

2.0 credits in Electives(see below).

Total: 5 credits

SECOND YEAR

COMP 2003 Computer Organization
COMP 2401 Introduction to Systems Programming
COMP 2402 Abstract Data Types and Algorithms
COMP 2404 Programming in C++
COMP 2805 Introduction to Theory of Computation
COMP 2807 Fundamentals of Mobile Robot Programming

0.5 credit in MATH 2007 or MATH 2107 or MATH 3101
0.5 credit in STAT 2507 or STAT 2605

1.0 credit in Electives (see below).

Total: 5 credits

THIRD YEAR

COMP 3000 Operating Systems
COMP 3004 Object-Oriented Software Engineering
COMP 3005 Database Management Systems
COMP 3007 Programming Paradigms
COMP 3802 Computational Geometry
COMP 3804 Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

2.0 credits in Electives(see below).

Total: 5 credits

FOURTH YEAR

COMP 4106 Artificial Intelligence
COMP 4905 Honours Project
1.0 credit in COMP at the 4000-level

3.0 credits in Electives(see below)

Total: 5 credits

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

5.0 credits in Approved Arts or Social Sciences or Science or Business electives
3.0 credits in free electives
(See Undergraduate Calendar COMP Program page http://www.carleton.ca/cuuc/)

TOTAL FOR DEGREE: 20 credits

NOTE: The first two robotics courses (COMP 1807 and COMP 2807) require the purchase of a robot kit. The courses do not have other costs. In particular, there is no textbook required for the course. These courses also require the student to have a laptop that has bluetooth capability. A windows-enabled laptop is preferred (easier setup process), but a laptop running MacOS or Linux can also be used if you are a more experienced user.
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