REPRESENTING THE WORLD: A DIGITAL PERSPECTIVE in Fall 2025 (CS1099FB7)

Firstbridge courses are offered to degree seeking freshmen and registration is done via webform in pre-arrival checklist.

Course Master:

FIRSTBRIDGE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS1099)

Term:

Fall 2025

Discipline:

CS (Computer Science)

Credits:

4 credits

Type:

CCI

Level:

Undergraduate

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Pre-requisites:

None

Co-requisites:

None

Professor(s)

Marco Pascucci

Notes

The course will introduce the basic concepts behind digital images.

The students will:

- Understand the process of image formation both from a physical and digital point of view

- Understand how data can carry images and how these are represented on digital devices.

- Discover open-source tools for image creation and manipulation.

- Understand the recent results of AI in image production/manipulation

The course will cover six large topics:

1. Images as pixels matrix

2. Vectorial graphics

3. Computer Assisted Design

4. Drawing in 3D

5. Animations

6. Drawing machines

Learning Outcomes

Students will comprehend how information is produced and valued in order to discover, evaluate, use, and create information and knowledge effectively and ethically. In FirstBridge, students will demonstrate the conversational nature of scholarship, and recognize their potential role and responsibilities as contributors to that conversation. For each discipline taught in FirstBridge, students will identify reference works, journals, databases and/or major works in history, in order to start effective research in the field. (FB LO1)
Students will acquire the study skills, time management, and interpersonal skills needed to meet the demands of university-level academic work at a Liberal Arts College individually or as a team. Students will value the multiple meanings of place through experiential learning at AUP and beyond in the Parisian or global context. (FB LO2)

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date:

Monday, September 1, 2025

End Date:

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Day	Start Time	End Time	Room
Friday	13:45	16:40	C-501