1 Aims

In this course, I want to be more specific and look at the way computers represent and handle data. The course aims to:

• broaden the definition of a computer and explain the concept of crossing the boundary between the computer's world and our own

• explain the digital nature of the computer's world and contrast it with our analogue world of sense and motion

• describe in detail how to transform features of our world into computer representation

• look at ways in which digital information in the computer can be displayed for our eyes and ears ;

• consider the amazing implications of being able to use the computer to manipulate and transform digital representations of our world.