Course Description
INTRO: CS FOR SCI,MATH&ENGR I, CS 010A
Covers problem solving through structured programming of algorithms on computers using the C++ object-oriented language. Includes variables, expressions, input/output (I/O), branches, loops, functions, parameters, arrays, strings, file I/O, and classes. Also covers software design, testing, and debugging.
Key Information
Credit: 4 quarter units /
2.67 semester units credit
UC Riverside, Computer Science
Course Credit:
Upon successful completion, all online courses offered through cross-enrollment provide UC unit credit. Some courses are approved for GE, major preparation and/or, major credit or can be used as a substitute for a course at your campus.If "unit credit" is listed by your campus, consult your department, academic adviser or Student Affairs division to inquire about the petition process for more than unit credit for the course.
UC Berkeley:
Course Equivalence: CS 9F == CS10A & CS10B combined
UC Davis:
Course Equivalence: UCD ECS 30
UC Irvine:
Unit Credit
UC Los Angeles:
General Education: Must petition student's College advising unit for possible Quant Reasoning credit.
UC Merced:
Units toward your degree (see your advisor)
UC Riverside:
General Education: Natural Sciences and Mathematics GE credit for: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, College of Engineering, School of Business Administration
Major Preparation: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Business Informatics, Physics and Astronomy
UC San Diego:
General Education: Warren - Formal skills, also may be counted for PofC depending on major/PofC; TMC - Clears one TMC MATH/LOGIC GE requirement from the Computer Programming & Logic area; Sixth-Info Tech Fluency; ERC - 1 quantitative formal skills; Seventh - 1 course towards Alternatives - Quantitative Reasoning; Muir: 1 course in a Natural Sciences theme in "Computing and Logic"
Course Equivalence: UCR CS 010A = UCSD CSE 8A
UC San Francisco:
Unit Credit
UC Santa Barbara:
General Education: Area C-Science, Mathematics, and Technology, Quantitative Relationships
Course Equivalence: CMPSC 8 at UCSB (Effective Fall 2022)
UC Santa Cruz:
General Education: MF
Course Equivalence: CMPS 5C
Prerequisites
A college mathematics course (may be taken concurrently) or credit for MATH 009A from the Advanced Placement Examination or the Mathematics Advisory Examination
Course Fees
Online textbook and homework system: Approximately $50. Proctoring fee if exams not taken at UCR: Approximately $30 per exam ($60 total).
More About The Course
Course Creators

Kris Miller

Frank Vahid
Prof. Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, Riverside, where he has been a teacher and researcher since 1994. He received the Outstanding Teacher of the UCR College of Engineering award in 1997 and the College's Teaching Excellence Award in 2003. He is author of several popular textbooks, including "Programming Embedded Systems" (UniWorld 2010), "Digital Design" (Wiley 2006, 2e 2010), and "Embedded System Design" (Wiley 2001), and in the past year has developed online interactive material for introductory C++ and C. Dr. Vahid has co-authored over 150 conference and journal papers. His research emphasizes real-time embedded systems software and hardware, in-home assistive monitoring systems to assist the elderly, and technologies to combat drunk driving. He has consulted for numerous companies including Motorola, AMD, Atmel, NEC, Freescale , and more. He received a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1988 graduating with highest honors, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Irvine in 1990 and 1994, respectively, where he was an SRC. Prof. Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, Riverside, where he has been a teacher and researcher since 1994. He received the Outstanding Teacher of the UCR College of Engineering award in 1997 and the College's Teaching Excellence Award in 2003. He is author of several popular textbooks, including "Programming Embedded ...

Prof. Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, Riverside, where he has been a teacher and researcher since 1994. He received the Outstanding Teacher of the UCR College of Engineering award in 1997 and the College's Teaching Excellence Award in 2003. He is author of several popular textbooks, including "Programming Embedded Systems" (UniWorld 2010), "Digital Design" (Wiley 2006, 2e 2010), and "Embedded System Design" (Wiley 2001), and in the past year has developed online interactive material for introductory C++ and C. Dr. Vahid has co-authored over 150 conference and journal papers. His research emphasizes real-time embedded systems software and hardware, in-home assistive monitoring systems to assist the elderly, and technologies to combat drunk driving. He has consulted for numerous companies including Motorola, AMD, Atmel, NEC, Freescale , and more. He received a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1988 graduating with highest honors, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Irvine in 1990 and 1994, respectively, where he was an SRC.

Brian Linard
