So you fancy doing Computer Science at GCSE level or even beyond? This taster lesson will introduce you to some of the areas and activities you might take part in. You may be introduced to this during a lesson and be asked to carry on with it outside. So be it!

Computer science as a subject was born out of the automation of mathematics. There are two branches of mathematics - continuous and discrete. Continuous mathematics deals with continuous data and calculus. Discrete mathematics deals only aspects of mathematics that do not employ the continuous method of calculus but instead, deal with discrete data. As computers are made from switches that can discretely be on or off, they are discrete mathematical machines. However, they can approximate solutions to continuous equations much faster and more accurately than a human can ever do.


During a GCSE Computer Science course, you will learn about ...


So, who do you see yourself as?


As computer scientists, we create the technology that other people use. Would you rather be a mechanic or a driver?


The main thing that Computer scientists do is solve problems. The problems might be easy to solve and take very little time or they may be hard to solve and take a lot longer. Some problems that Computer Scientists are faced with have never been solved!