Understanding Maths and Logic in Computer Science CO213

Improve your understanding and ability to teach maths and logic in computing while building elements of an escape room.

Summary

The mathematical aspects of computer science can be difficult to understand and teach. On this course, you will be introduced to maths and logic in computing in an engaging way.

Using the concept of an escape room, you will learn activities and games to help improve your knowledge and skills in this subject. You will build your understanding of a range of topics, including using logic and mathematical operators in programming, and converting numbers to binary. Through practical activities you will become more comfortable with concepts including logical operators, truth tables, and logic gates.

Who is it for?

This course is for current or prospective teachers of computer science who have some understanding of computer science principles.

What topics are covered?

  • Converting between binary and denary
  • Hexadecimal
  • Logic gates, including combining them into logic circuits
  • Use of arithmetic operators
  • Truth tables

How will you learn?

This online, self-paced course can be completed flexibly. You can join and start this course at any time after the advertised date, and keep access for a year after booking. You can learn independently or with colleagues to directly address your individual needs.

This course will be periodically facilitated by expert Professional Development Leaders.

How long is this course?

This is approximately 8 hours of self-directed learning.

Outcomes

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:

  • Identify the AND, OR, NOT and XOR logical operators, recognise the symbols representing each logic gate, and be able to combine them in logic circuits and statements
  • Develop knowledge of and be able to use: equal to, addition, subtraction, multiplication, real division, integer division including remainders
  • Produce drawings of truth tables and logic circuits and recognise a logic gate/circuit from its truth table
  • Calculate conversion between binary and denary whole numbers (0-255)
  • Explain why hexadecimal is often used in computer science, convert between binary and hexadecimal & decimal and hexadecimal
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