ammaar-alam / cos-126

Containing all the coding projects and assignments I've completed in COS 126 @ Princeton. (Including some custom algorithms that placed at the top of the leaderboards in my class)

COS 126 - Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach

This repository contains the Java programming assignments I completed while taking COS 126 at Princeton during my first year. The course serves as an introduction to computer science and programming, emphasizing interdisciplinary applications.

Course Information

COS 126 introduces the fundamental concepts of programming and computer science. It covers topics such as basic data types, conditionals, loops, arrays, I/O, and introduces object-oriented programming concepts.

Java Assignments

The assignments in this course covered a wide range of introductory programming concepts and applications. Note that some of my implementations topped the rankings on the class leaderboards.

Assignment	Description	Topics Learned
Markov Model	Text generation using Markov chains	Arrays, random number generation, text processing
Hamming Encoder/Decoder	Implementation of Hamming code for error correction	Bitwise operations, error detection and correction
Image Classifier	Basic image classification using machine learning concepts	2D arrays, basic ML algorithms, image processing
Guitar Hero	Simulation of a guitar-like instrument	Audio synthesis, user input handling, real-time processing
Sierpinski Triangle	Generation of the Sierpinski triangle fractal	Recursion, geometric algorithms, graphics programming
N-Body Simulation	Simulation of gravitational interactions between celestial bodies	Physics simulations, numerical integration, vector mathematics
Traveling Salesperson Problem	Implementation of algorithms to solve the TSP	Graph algorithms, optimization problems, heuristics

Acknowledgements

This README format was inspired by Ryan Albertson's COS226 repository.