COMPUTER SCIENCE A - L

Main goal of this module is the student familiarization with the basic computer science notions with a particular focus on the general principles governing the modern technological and hyper connected world in which we live today. The student will learn those technical principles which will help him/her to better master the pervasive technology of today.

Slides provided by the teacher;
Recommended: Informatica e Cultura dell’Informazione, Luca Mari, Giacomo Bonanno e Donatella Sciuto
Recommended: Il computer come macroscopio, Davide Bennato, Franco Angeli editore
Recommended: Machine Learning: The Art and Science of Algorithms That Make Sense of Data, Peter Flach, Cambridge University Press
Recommended: Big data. Una rivoluzione che trasformerà il nostro modo di vivere e già minaccia la nostra libertà. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth N. Cukier e R. Merlini
Optional: Introduction to Computational Social Science, Principle and Applications. Claudio Cioffi-Revilla (In inglese)
Optional: ICT & DBMS, Camillo Bella e Gaetano La Rosa, Libreria CULC