Department of Computer Science

Current Courses

TA Hours: All TA sessions will be in person in Fall 2021. We have evening TAs from Sunday to Thursday weekly this fall except during the fall break and Thanksgiving break. Here is the Fall 2021 TA Schedule.

Fall 2021

• CS 151: Computational Thinking: Visual Media (Wolfe, Bender)
• CS 152: Computational Thinking: Science (Doore, Harper)
• CS 231: Data Structures and Algorithms (Al Madi, Harper)
• CS 232: Computer Organization: Lectures, Labs (Li, Taylor)
• CS 251: Data Analysis and Visualization: Lectures, Labs (Taylor, Wolfe)
• CS 333: Programming Languages (Taylor)
• CS 330: Real-World Database Design, Development, and Deployment I (Doore)
• CS 321: Software Engineering (Al Madi)
• CS 353: Interactive Systems (Wolfe)
• CS 375: Analysis of Algorithms (Bender)
• CS 431: Advanced Computer Networks (Li)

January 2022

• CS 269: Game Design (Maxwell)
• CS 325: Web Programming (Skrien)

Spring 2022

• CS 125: Introduction to R (Taylor)
• CS 151: Computational Thinking: Visual Media (Wolfe, Bender)
• CS 152: Computational Thinking: Science (Harper)
• CS 231: Data Structures and Algorithms (Wolfe, Harper, Bender)
• CS 251: Data Analysis and Visualization (Taylor, Harper)
• CS 252: Mathematical Data Analysis and Visualization (prerequisite: Linear Algebra) (Taylor, Harper)
• CS 333: Programming Languages (Li)
• CS 361: Object Oriented Design (Skrien)
• CS 375: Analysis of Algorithms (Bender)
• CS 310: Creating Future Worlds: Computing, Ethics, and Society (Doore)
• CS 337: Operating Systems (Al Madi)
• CS 430: Advanced Database Design, Development, and Deployment (Doore)
• CS 421: Empirical Software Engineering (Al Madi)

Computer Science at Colby

Computer Science studies the design of computational processes, computing systems, and virtual objects. We're trying to answer the question, 'What can computers do?', which encompasses theory, application, and hardware.

Due to its broad applicability, Computer Science impacts and interacts with a wide variety of disciplines. Many recent advances in both the natural and social sciences would not have been possible without the exponential growth in computing power and the corresponding design of advanced algorithms brought about by the work of computer scientists.

The Colby Computer Science Department is committed to integrating computer science and the liberal arts. Our goal is to provide Colby students with a strong background in CS, while also teaching them how to integrate their knowledge with other disciplines in order to produce new and innovative discoveries. Whether you want to be a major, minor, or just take a few courses, whatever your interests, knowing more about computers and computation will give you the ability to expand your possibilities.

If you are interested in computer science, drop by and talk with the CS faculty or students on first floor of the Davis Science Building.

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CS Department in the News

Congratulations to our student Tamsin Rogers ’23 on winning best talk award at CUSRR 2021 for her research work on reducing the time and cost of software debugging.

Regan Bragg and the Jr High Coding Club featured in the Morning Sentinel and the Colby Magazine.

Check out the Promotional Video for the JR High Coding Club