The article describes several courses offered at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, namely Computer Science 401/402 and Electrical Engineering 401/402. It outlines the goals, objectives, and requirements of these courses, which are basically introductory courses to design and project management. It describes the measures taken to ensure that students get the most out of a multidisciplinary approach to teaching research and development. It features Gibraltar, a hardware and software system for mobile device security developed by students taking the courses described here.
Here, Jeffrey Shallit reviews the book It Began with Babbage: The Genesis of Computer Science by Subrata Dasgupta, assessing its contents, organization, and the audience for which it's suitable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]