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Computer Science (CSCI)

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CSCI 103L: Introduction to Programming (3.0 units)

Basic datatypes, assignments, control statements (if, switch, for, while), input/output (printf, scanf, cin, cout), functions, arrays, structures, recursion, dynamic memory, file handling. Programming in C/C++. Corequisites: CSCI 109 or EE 109.

Corequisite: 1 from (CSCI 109 or EE 109)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29920D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	60 of 65	Mark Redekopp	LVL17
29902D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	60 of 70	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SOSB46
29906D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	57 of 70	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	THH212
29903R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	31 of 31	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SAL109
29904R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	29 of 34	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SAL127
30054R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	16 of 30	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SAL109
30055R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	29 of 31	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SAL126
30120R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	28 of 30	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SAL126
30121R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	17 of 30	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SAL127
30374R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	27 of 34	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SAL126
29900R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	177 of 210		TBA

CSCI 104L: Data Structures and Object Oriented Design (4.0 units)

Introduces the student to standard data structures (linear structures such as linked lists, (balanced) trees, priority queues, and hashtables), using the C++ programming language.Prerequisite: CSCI 103. Corequisite: CSCI 170.

Prerequisite: CSCI 103
Corequisite: CSCI 170

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29901R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	43 of 65	Michael Shindler	ZHS252
29905R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	60 of 68	Michael Shindler	ZHS352
29907R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	59 of 68	Aaron Cote	ZHS252
30397R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	61 of 70	Aaron Cote	MHP106
29912R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	28 of 30		SAL109
29914R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 32		SAL126
29915R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	29 of 33		SAL126
30167R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	24 of 30		SAL109
30200R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	26 of 32		SAL126
30238R	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Tuesday	29 of 32		SAL126
30294R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Tuesday	23 of 32		SAL126
30379R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	25 of 32		SAL127
30394R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	26 of 30		SAL109
29972R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	223 of 300		TBA

CSCI 109: Introduction to Computing (3.0 units)

Computing as a discipline, a body of knowledge, and a domain of science/engineering concerned with information and its transformation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30226D	001	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	156 of 170	Gaurav Sukhatme	SAL101
30004R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	32 of 36		KAP145
30019R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	31 of 34		KAP145
30020R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	31 of 35		KAP145
30021R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	31 of 34		KAP145
30372R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	31 of 34		KAP145
29983R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Monday	156 of 170		TBA

Crosslist CSCI 110: Introduction to Digital Logic (3.0 units)

Boolean algebra; number systems; Boolean function synthesis; binary arithmetic; codes; combinational logic devices; sequential circuits; state machine design and implementation. Duplicates credit in former EE 154.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 101.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30410R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	35 of 50	Gandhi Puvvada	RTH105	PDF (261853 KB)
30411R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	35 of 50		VHE205

CSCI 170: Discrete Methods in Computer Science (4.0 units)

Sets, functions, series. Big-O notation and algorithm analysis.Propositional and first-order logic. Counting and discrete probability. Graphs and basic graph algorithms. Basic number theory. Prerequisites: CSCI 103L and CSCI 109. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 271.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 103 and CSCI 109)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30008R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	90 of 91	Aaron Cote	SLH102
30108R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	81 of 91	Aaron Cote	SLH100
30115R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	69 of 75	Michael Shindler	ZHS352	PDF (60115 KB)
30116R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	62 of 65		GFS106
30349R	001	Discussion	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	58 of 65		SLH102
30373R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	61 of 65		THH210
30377R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	59 of 65		ZHS352
30343R	001	Quiz	TBA	Thursday	240 of 255		OFFICE

CSCI 201: Principles of Software Development (4.0 units)

Object-oriented paradigm for programming-in-the-large in Java; writing sophisticated concurrent applications with animation and graphic user interfaces; using professional tools on team project. Prerequisite: CSCI 104L.

Prerequisite: CSCI 104

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29928R	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Mon, Wed	36 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	ZHS352
30381R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	53 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	MHP105
30393R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	57 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	ZHS252
29929R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	30 of 30	Jeffrey Miller	SAL109
29930R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	28 of 30	Jeffrey Miller	SAL109
29931R	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Tuesday	26 of 30	Jeffrey Miller	SAL109
29990R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Tuesday	16 of 30	Jeffrey Miller	SAL109
30110R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Wednesday	14 of 30	Jeffrey Miller	SAL126
30380R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	32 of 33	Jeffrey Miller	SAL127
29981R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Friday	146 of 180		TBA

CSCI 270: Introduction to Algorithms and Theory of Computing (4.0 units)

Algorithm analysis. Greedy algorithms, Divide and Conquer, Dynamic Programming, graph algorithms. NP-completeness and basic recursion theory and undecidability. Sorting lower bounds. Number-theory based cryptography. Prerequisites: CSCI 104L and CSCI 170. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 303.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 104 and CSCI 170)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30033R	001	Lecture	5:30-6:50pm	Mon, Wed	35 of 80	Shaddin Dughmi	GFS116
30009R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	58 of 60	Leonard Adleman	SSL150
30396R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	66 of 70	Shaddin Dughmi	LVL17
30224R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	159 of 210		TBA

Crosslist CSCI 280: Video Game Production (4.0 units)

History of video games; overview of game genres; phases of video game development (concept, preproduction, production, post-production); roles of artists, programmers, designers, and producers.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 280.
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31869R	001	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	16 of 30	Anthony Borquez	KAP267
31872R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	10 of 23		OHE542
31873R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	6 of 23		OHE542

CSCI 281: Pipelines for Games and Interactives (3.0 units)

Explores the aesthetic development/technical implementation necessary to achieve unique, compelling, intuitive visual design in games. Students will develop group visual game design portfolios.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29982R	001	Lecture	10:00-12:50pm	Monday	16 of 30	Scott Easley	EGG108

CSCI 310: Software Engineering (4.0 units)

Introduction to the software engineering process and software lifecycle. Covers project management, requirements, architecture, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance phase activities in team based projects. Prerequisites: CSCI 201L. Duplicates credit in CSCI 377.

Prerequisite: CSCI 201

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29967R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	80 of 100	William Halfond	ZHS159

CSCI 350: Introduction to Operating Systems (4.0 units)

Basic issues in concurrency, deadlock control, synchronization scheduling, memory management, protection and access control, inter-process communication, and structured design. Laboratory experiences with Unix-like operating system. Prerequisites: CSCI 201L and EE 109 or EE 352. Duplicates credit in CSCI 402.

Prerequisite: CSCI 201 and 1 from (EE 109 or EE 352)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29964R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	118 of 120 (22 on waitlist)	Michael Shindler	ZHS159	PDF (73943 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 352L: Computer Organization and Architecture (3.0 units)

Computer organization and architecture. Concepts include: computer evolution and performance, system busses, cache memory, internal and external memory, input/output, operating system support, computer arithmetic. Prerequisite: CSCI 104.

Prerequisite: CSCI 104
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 352.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30416R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	30 of 40	Mary Eshaghian	SSL150
30677R	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Mon, Wed	29 of 40	Mary Eshaghian	LVL16
31115R	001	Lecture	7:30-8:20am	Mon, Wed	11 of 40	Mary Eshaghian	LVL16
			7:30-8:20am	Friday			SSL150
30420R	001	Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	29 of 40		KAP146
30678R	001	Lab	9:00-9:50am	Friday	11 of 40		KAP144
31117R	001	Lab	10:00-10:50am	Friday	31 of 40		KAP144

CSCI 353: Introduction to Internetworking (4.0 units)

Global Internet: design principles, layering, protocol design/analysis.Networked applications, Internet structure/architecture,Protocols for transport/congestion control, network layer/routing,link layer/MAC. Network security. Prerequisites: CSCI 201. Recommended preparation: Familiarity with C and C++.Duplicates credit in EE 450.

Prerequisite: CSCI 201

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30050R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	49 of 60	Alefiya Hussain	THH210
30051R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:20pm	Friday	49 of 60		THH212

CSCI 360: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Concepts and algorithms underlying the understanding and construction of intelligent systems. Agents, problem solving, search,representation, reasoning, planning, machine learning. Prerequisites: CSCI 104L and CSCI 170. Duplicates credit in CSCI 460.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 104 and CSCI 170)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30303R	001	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	39 of 40 (3 on waitlist)	Sven Koenig	THH212
30304R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Wed, Fri	35 of 40	Wei-Min Shen	ZHS163	PDF (115696 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 380: Video Game Programming (4.0 units)

Underlying concepts and principles required for programming video games (topics include vectors, transformations, 3-D math, geometric primitives, matrices). Prerequisite: CSCI 104 or ITP 365.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 104 or ITP 365)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 380.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31908R	001	Lecture-Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 50	Sanjay Madhav	OHE540	PDF (352991 KB)

CSCI 390: Special Problems (1.0-4.0 units)

Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30081D	001	1.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 1	Jeffrey Miller	OFFICE

CSCI 401: Capstone:Design and Construction of Large Software Systems (4.0 units)

Group project with an outside stakeholder to develop real-world software solutions to large-scale problems.Topics include software engineering, professional preparation, and recent computer science research. Prerequisite: CSCI 270 and CSCI 310. (Duplicates credit in CSCI 477ab)

Prerequisite: (CSCI 270 and CSCI 310)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29969R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	92 of 100	Jeffrey Miller	MHP106

CSCI 402: Operating Systems (4.0 units)

Concurrency, deadlock control, synchronization, process and thread scheduling, memory management, file systems, security and access control, communication and networking, distributed file systems, data management. Prerequisites: CSCI 201 or CSCI 455; EE 352 or EE 357.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 201 or CSCI 455) and 1 from (EE 352 or EE 357)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29945D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	78 of 80	William Cheng	OHE132
29971D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	59 of 76	William Cheng	ZHS252
30331D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	77 of 77	William Cheng	SOSB46
30357R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	72 of 75	William Cheng	OHE136
30359R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	71 of 80	William Cheng	GFS116
30360R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	71 of 80	William Cheng	MHP106
29946D	014	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi
30356R	014	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	6 of 20	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 404: Capstone: Creating Your High-Tech Startup (4.0 units)

Capstone class in which students create their own technology startup, leveraging comprehensive CS knowledge and best industry practices. Prerequisite: CSCI 201, CSCI 270, and ITP 466.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 201 and CSCI 270 and ITP 466)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30028D	001	Lecture	11:00-1:50pm	Thursday	28 of 28	Ashish Soni	OFFICE

CSCI 420: Computer Graphics (4.0 units)

Computer graphics, OpenGL, 2D and 3D transformations, Bezier splines, computer animation, rendering including ray tracing, shading and lighting, artistic rendering, virtual reality, visualization. Prerequisite: CSCI 104L and MATH 225. Duplicates credit in CSCI 480.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 104 and MATH 225)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29979R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	53 of 72	Jernej Barbic	MHP105
30078R	001	Discussion	TBA	TBA	53 of 70		OFFICE

CSCI 423: Native Console Multiplayer Game Development (4.0 units)

Implementation of AAA style multiplayer game running on consoles and DX11. Console development in native C++, console SDKs, engine components, gameplay, networking, data prediction/replication. Prerequisite: CSCI 522 or ITP 380. Recommended preparation: ITP 485.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 522 or ITP 380)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30102R	001	Lecture	7:00-10:20pm	Tuesday	46 of 70	Artjoms Kovalovs	EGG108

CSCI 424: Game Engine Tool Development (4.0 units)

Tool development for a C++ console game. Animation export, compression. FBX parsing. Level editing, object live update tools. Debugging tools. Texture compression. Data Pipeline. Prerequisite: ITP 380. Recommended preparation: ITP 485.

Prerequisite: ITP 380

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30296D	001	Lecture	7:00-10:20pm	Monday	0 of 50	Artjoms Kovalovs	EGG108

CSCI 430: Introduction to Computer and Network Security (4.0 units)

A broad overview of security threats and defenses, security systems and functionalities, as well as current security practices. Includes homeworks and in-class exercises to provide practical experience working with such systems. Prerequisite: CSCI 201.

Prerequisite: CSCI 201

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30123R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	34 of 40	Jelena Mirkovic	GFS207

CSCI 445L: Introduction to Robotics (4.0 units)

Designing, building and programming mobile robots; sensors, effectors, basic control theory, control architectures, some advanced topics, illustrations of state-of-the-art. Teamwork; final project tested in a robot contest. Junior standing or higher. Prerequisites: CSCI 103.

Prerequisite: CSCI 103
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30024R	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Monday	26 of 30	Nora Ayanian	THH112
29910R	001	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	14 of 15		VHE205
29911R	001	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Thursday	12 of 15		VHE205

Crosslist CSCI 450: Introduction to Computer Networks (3.0 units)

Network architectures; layered protocols, network service interface; local networks; long-haul networks; internal protocols;link protocols; addressing; routing; flow control; higher level protocols. Duplicates credit in CSCI 353.

Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 450.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30564D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	34 of 42	Genevieve Bartlett	SSL150
30566D	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	34 of 42	Genevieve Bartlett	VHE217
30560R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	52 of 55	Leana Golubchik	DRB146
30562R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	52 of 55	Leana Golubchik	ZHS252
30568D	014	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	10 of 20	Joe Touch	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (213152 KB)
30570R	014	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	10 of 20	Joe Touch	DEN@Viterbi
30828D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	29 of 40	Joe Touch	OHE136	PDF (213152 KB)
30829R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	29 of 40	Joe Touch	OHE136

Crosslist CSCI 452: Parallel and Distributed Computation (3.0 units)

Architectural principles underlying modern processors; introduction to parallel programming techniques, software performance optimization strategies, and application mapping to multi-core, accelerator and cloud platforms. Prerequisite: EE 355 or CSCI 201. Recommended preparation: EE 109 or EE 352.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 201 or EE 355)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 451.
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30661D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	39 of 55	Viktor Prasanna	GFS101	PDF (85683 KB)
31111R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	39 of 55		GFS101

Crosslist CSCI 454L: Introduction to System-on-Chip (4.0 units)

Design flow, tools, and issues related to System/Network-on-Chip (S/Noc) design for real-time embedded systems with applications in mobile, cloud, aerospace, and medical electronics. Prerequisite: EE 354.

Prerequisite: EE 354
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 454.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31297R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	27 of 36	Paul Bogdan	VHE205
31296R	001	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Friday	27 of 36		VHE205

CSCI 455x: Introduction to Programming Systems Design (4.0 units)

Intensive introduction to programming principles, discrete mathematics for computing, software design and software engineering concepts. Not available for credit to computer sciencemajors, graduate or undergraduate.

Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30327D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	134 of 140	Claire Bono	SGM124	PDF (128619 KB)
29919R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	32 of 35	Claire Bono	SAL126
29923R	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	32 of 35	Claire Bono	SAL126
30329R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Thursday	35 of 35	Claire Bono	SAL126
30384R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	35 of 35	Claire Bono	SAL127
29934D	014	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	10 of 15	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi
30023D	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	10 of 15	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 457: Computer Systems Organization (3.0 units)

Register Transfer level machine organization; performance; arithmetic; pipelined processors; exceptions, out-of-order and speculative execution, cache, virtual memory, multi-core multi-threaded processors, cache coherence. Prerequisites: EE 354L or graduate standing.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 254 or EE 354)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 457.
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30595D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (251227 KB)
30594R	014	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30478R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	31 of 60	Gandhi Puvvada	GFS118	PDF (251227 KB)
30591D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	53 of 60	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE136	PDF (251227 KB)
30497R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Thursday	60 of 76		ZHS252
30593R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	23 of 110		OHE122
30997R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	79 of 150		OFFICE

Crosslist CSCI 487: Programming Game Engines (4.0 units)

Techniques for building the core components of a game engine; 2-D/3-D graphics, collision detection, artificial intelligence algorithms, shading, programming input devices. Prerequisite: ITP 380.

Prerequisite: ITP 380
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 485.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32062R	001	Lecture-Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Mon, Wed	34 of 45	Sanjay Madhav	OHE540	PDF (368726 KB)

CSCI 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30229D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	16 of 100	Ken Eng	OFFICE

CSCI 491bL: Final Game Project (2.0 units)

b: Design, iterative stage 2 prototyping and development of a refined game.

Prerequisite: CSCI 491A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30219R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-5:20pm	Thursday	38 of 46	Scott Easley,Matthew Whiting	SCI108

Crosslist CSCI 495: Senior Project (2.0 units)

An original project will be constructed applying computer technology (in either hardware or software) to produce a result useful in the physics classroom or laboratory.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the PHYS department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in PHYS 495.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
50526D	001	Lecture-Lab	TBA	TBA	5 of 24	Christopher Gould	OFFICE

Crosslist CSCI 501: Numerical Analysis and Computation (3.0 units)

Linear equations and matrices, Gauss elimination, error estimates, iteration techniques; contractive mappings, Newton's method; matrix eigenvalue problems; least-squares approximation, Newton-Cotes and Gaussian quadratures; finite difference methods. Prerequisite: linear algebra and calculus.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 501.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39694R	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	22 of 35	Chunming Wang	KAP147

Crosslist CSCI 502b: Numerical Analysis (3.0 units)

Computational linear algebra; solution of general nonlinear systems of equations; approximation theory using functional analysis; numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations.

Prerequisite: MATH 502A
Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 502b.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39698R	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	MWF	6 of 20	Chunming Wang	KAP134

CSCI 503: Parallel Programming (3.0 units)

Exploration of parallel programming paradigms, parallel computing architectures, hands-on parallel programming assignments, contemporary and historical examples and their impact, context with parallel algorithms. Recommended preparation: CSCI 104 or CSCI 455; EE 452 or EE 457.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30305D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	40 of 40	Jacqueline Chame	MHPB7B

Crosslist CSCI 505b: Applied Probability (3.0 units)

Markov processes in discrete or continuous time; renewal processes; martingales; brownian motion and diffusion theory; random walks, inventory models, population growth, queuing models, shot noise.

Prerequisite: MATH 505A
Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 505b.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39708R	001	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	MWF	26 of 26	Gary Rosen	KAP138

CSCI 520: Computer Animation and Simulation (4.0 units)

Fundamental techniques of computer animation and simulation, knowledge and/or experience in the design, scripting, production and post-production stages of computer animation. Prerequisite: CSCI 420 or CSCI 580. Recommendedpreparation: Familiarity with calculus, linear algebra, and numerical computation; C/C++ programming skills.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 420 or CSCI 580)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30230D	048	Lecture	7:00-8:50pm	Mon, Thu	16 of 50	Jose Villeta	ZHS352

CSCI 524: Networked Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Networked game communication architectures, protocol development, architecting networked game AI clients/services. Character following, knowledge representation and reasoning, dynamic play strategies, search, learning, and planning. Recommended preparation: CSCI 420 or CSCI 580 or an equivalent course in graphics.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30011D	048	Lecture	10:00-1:40pm	Tuesday	23 of 50	Mike Zyda	EGG108
30083R	048	Lab	TBA	TBA	23 of 50		OFFICE

CSCI 526: Advanced Mobile Devices and Game Consoles (4.0 units)

Explore the complex engineering process required to design and build a real-time graphics engine to support physical realism on mobile devices. Recommended preparation: CSCI 420 or CSCI 580 or an equivalent course in graphics.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30012D	048	Lecture	10:00-1:20pm	Wednesday	52 of 50	Mike Zyda	EGG108
30122D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:30pm	Monday	51 of 50	Scott Easley	EGG108

CSCI 529b: Advanced Game Projects (2.0 units)

Provides students in various areas of game specialization the practice of design, iterative stage 2 prototyping and development of a refined game.

Prerequisite: CSCI 529a

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30220D	048	Lecture-Lab	4:00-6:50pm	Thursday	32 of 50	Mike Zyda,St Colon	EGG108

CSCI 531: Applied Cryptography (3.0 units)

Intensive overview of cryptography for practitioners, historical perspective on early systems, number theoretic foundations of modern day cryptosystems and basic cryptanalysis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30320D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	21 of 40	William Cheng	OHE100D
30031R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	21 of 40		OHE100B
30321D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	8 of 20	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi
30032R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	8 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 536: Linear Programming and Extensions (3.0 units)

Linear programming models for resource allocation; simplex and revised simplex methods; duality; sensitivity; transportation problems; selected extensions to large scale, multiobjective, and special structured models.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 441 or MATH 225)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ISE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ISE 536.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31536D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	32 of 35	Jong-Shi Pang	KAP148

CSCI 544: Applied Natural Language Processing (3.0 units)

Introduction to key components of human language technologies, including: information extraction, sentiment analysis, question answering, machine translation. Recommended preparation: Proficiency in programming, algorithms and data structures, basic knowledge of linear algebra.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30027D	048	Lecture	4:00-7:50pm	Monday	157 of 160	Ron Artstein	THH201

CSCI 545: Robotics (4.0 units)

Fundamental skills for modeling and controlling of dynamic systems for robotic applications and graphics animations; control theory; kinematics; dynamics; sensor processing; real-time operating systems; robot labs. Recommended preparation: Basic knowledge in linear algebra (matrices and vectors), calculus, programming in C/C++ or any another language or permission of the instructor.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30323D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	39 of 50	Stefan Schaal	HNB100
30398D	048	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Mon, Wed	11 of 50	Stefan Schaal	SSL150
30064R	048	Lab	4:00-6:00pm	Friday	50 of 100		TBA

CSCI 551: Computer Communications (4.0 units)

Protocol design for computer communication networks, network routing, transport protocols, internet working. Prerequisite: CSCI 353 or (EE 450 and (CSCI 350 or CSCI 402). Recommended preparation: C-language programming.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 350 or CSCI 353 or CSCI 402) and 1 from (CSCI 353 or EE 450)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30053D	048	Lecture	3:30-6:50pm	Monday	33 of 40	Minlan Yu	VPD106

Crosslist CSCI 552: Asynchronous VLSI Design (3.0 units)

Asynchronous channels and architectures; implementation design styles; controller synthesis; hazards, and races; Petri-nets; performance analysis, and optimization; globally asynchronous locally synchronous design. Open only to graduate students.

Prerequisite: EE 477
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 552.
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30702D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 56	Peter Beerel	OHE100D
30703R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	45 of 56		OHE100D
30700D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Peter Beerel	DEN@Viterbi
30701R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 553: Computational Solution of Optimization Problems (3.0 units)

Computer algorithms for system optimization. Search techniques, gradient methods, parameter optimization in control systems. Optimization with constraints; linear and nonlinear programming. Random search techniques.

Prerequisite: EE 441
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 553.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31266R	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	Canceled		OFFICE

Crosslist CSCI 557: Computer Systems Architecture (3.0 units)

Computer architecture from a design perspective: Pipelined processors, speculative execution, VLIW, vector processors, memory systems, interconnection networks, shared-memory and message-passing multiprocessors, chip multiprocessors.

Prerequisite: EE 457
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 557.
Note: Prerequisite taken at USC or placement exam required. Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30820R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 75	Michel Dubois	OHE122
30823D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	32 of 55	Murali Annavaram	THH116
30722R	048	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	23 of 75		OHE122
30825R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	27 of 53		SOSB46
30716D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	4 of 20	Michel Dubois	DEN@Viterbi
30718R	034	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 559: Mathematical Pattern Recognition (3.0 units)

Distribution free classification, discriminant functions, training algorithms; statistical classification, parametric and nonparametric techniques; artificial neural networks. Corequisites: EE 441 and EE 503.

Corequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 559.
Note: Prerequisite taken at USC or placement exam required.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30728D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 20	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (163228 KB)
30886R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30730R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	54 of 60	Keith Jenkins	OHE132	PDF (163228 KB)
30885R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	53 of 60		OHE132

CSCI 561: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Foundations of symbolic intelligent systems, search, logic, knowledge representation, planning, learning. Recommended preparation: good programming and algorithm analysis skills

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30080D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	304 of 331	Ning Wang, David Pynadath	SGM123	PDF (34455 KB)
29937R	048	Discussion	6:30-7:20pm	Thursday	29 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP140
29938R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	31 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP146
29939R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Monday	29 of 33	Sheila Tejada	GFS207
29940R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Thursday	30 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP140
29941R	048	Discussion	6:30-7:20pm	Monday	31 of 33	Sheila Tejada	GFS207
29942D	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	32 of 34	Sheila Tejada	KAP158
29943R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	30 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP140
29944R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	30 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP158
29947R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	33 of 33	Sheila Tejada	OHE132
30061R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	30 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP140
29936D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	10 of 25	Ning Wang, David Pynadath	DEN@Viterbi
30030R	034	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	10 of 25	Sheila Tejada	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 565: Compiler Design (4.0 units)

Formal grammars; parsing methods and lexical analysis; code generation; local and global code optimization; and dynamic allocation.

Prerequisite: CSCI 455

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30114D	048	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Friday	18 of 30	Pedro Diniz	KAP147

CSCI 567: Machine Learning (4.0 units)

Statistical methods for building intelligent and adaptive systems that improve performance from experiences; Focus on theoretical understanding of these methods and their computational implications. Recommended preparation: Undergraduate level training or coursework in linear algebra, multivariate calculus, basic probability and statistics; an undergraduate level course in Artificial Intelligence may be helpful but is not required.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30068D	048	Lecture	3:30-6:50pm	Monday	47 of 70	Sanjay Purushotham	SOSB46
30069R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	47 of 70		THH208

CSCI 568: Requirements Engineering (3.0 units)

Techniques for successful requirements analysis & requirements engineering (RE) of software-intensive systems. Systematic process of developing requirements through co-operative problem analysis, representation, and validation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30332D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	15 of 50	George Edwards	OHE100D
30334D	034	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	8 of 20	George Edwards	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 570: Analysis of Algorithms (4.0 units)

Explores fundamental techniques such as recursion, Fourier transform ordering, dynamic programming for efficient algorithm construction. Examples include arithmetic, algebraic, graph, pattern matching, sorting, searching algorithms.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30177D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	211 of 214	Shahriar Shamsian	SGM123
30395D	048	Lecture	6:55-9:35pm	Thursday	186 of 191	Shahriar Shamsian	SGM123
29913R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	71 of 72	Jeffrey Miller	THH208
29917R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	60 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	THH116
29922D	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	59 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	THH116
29925R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	57 of 58	Shahriar Shamsian	VKC100
29926R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	69 of 72	Jeffrey Miller	THH208
29927R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	81 of 82	Shahriar Shamsian	OHE132
30227R	048	Quiz	8:00-9:50pm	Friday	396 of 405		TBA
30099D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	12 of 25	Shahriar Shamsian	DEN@Viterbi
29952R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	12 of 25		DEN@Viterbi
29953R	034	Quiz	8:00-9:50pm	Friday	12 of 25		DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 571: Web Technologies (4.0 units)

Advanced study of programming languages with application to the Web. Languages for client-side and server-side processing. Examples taken from: HTML, Java, JavaScript, Perl, XML and others. Recommended preparation: knowledge of at least two programming languages

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30322D	048	Lecture	7:30-9:20pm	Tue, Thu	159 of 165	Marco Papa	SAL101
30378D	048	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	146 of 165	Marco Papa	SAL101
30109R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	305 of 320		OFFICE

CSCI 572: Information Retrieval and Web Search Engines (4.0 units)

Examines key aspects of information retrieval as they apply to search engines; web crawling, indexing, querying and quality of results are studied. Prerequisite: CSCI 571. Recommended preparation: Familiarity with programming in multiple languages, C, C++, and/or Java and experience with a database system, e.g. MySQL or Oracle.

Prerequisite: CSCI 571

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30151D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	142 of 100	Ellis Horowitz	MHP101
30152R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	142 of 150		OFFICE

Crosslist CSCI 575: Wireless and Mobile Networks Design and Laboratory (3.0 units)

Mobile ad hoc networks: ad hoc and geographic routing, resource discovery, medium access control, IP-mobility, mobility modeling, wired-wireless networks. Lab: wireless LAN measurement, mobile-IP, ad hoc routing. Recommended preparation: programming, network simulation

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 551 or EE 550 or EE 555)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 579.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30852D	048	Lecture-Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	15 of 24	Bhaskar Krishnamachari	KAP134

CSCI 576: Multimedia Systems Design (4.0 units)

State-of-the-art technology for networked multimedia systems such as: system design, I/O technologies, data management, data compression, networking and telecommunications. Design of real-world multimedia solution. Recommended preparation: familiarity with C or C++

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30082D	034	Lecture	6:40-10:00pm	Monday	6 of 10	Parag Havaldar	DEN@Viterbi
30319D	048	Lecture	6:40-10:00pm	Monday	76 of 120	Parag Havaldar	SGM124

CSCI 577b: Software Engineering (4.0 units)

b: Software development, test, implemetation, and maintenance methods. CASE tools and software envirnments. Software product engineering, configuration management, quaility engineering, documentation. Application via projects.

Prerequisite: CSCI 577a
Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30129D	034	Lecture	3:00-6:20pm	Friday	4 of 35	Supannika Koolmanojwong	DEN@Viterbi
30130D	048	Lecture	3:00-6:20pm	Friday	14 of 40	Supannika Koolmanojwong	OHE100C

CSCI 578: Software Architectures (4.0 units)

Study of concepts, principles and scope of software system architectures, including architectural styles, languages, connectors, middleware, dynamism, analysis, testing and domain-specific approaches.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30136D	034	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	15 of 22	Nenad Medvidovic	DEN@Viterbi
30137D	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	35 of 40	Nenad Medvidovic	OHE100C

CSCI 585: Database Systems (4.0 units)

Database system architecture; conceptual database models; semantic, object-oriented, logic-based, and relational databases; user and program interfaces; database system implementation; integrity, security, concurrency and recovery. Recommended preparation: Knowledge of relational databases, SQL, relational algebra and physical database design is required. Open only to graduate students.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30150D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	245 of 245	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SGM124
30049R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	245 of 245		OFFICE
30371R	048	Quiz	6:00-7:50pm	Friday	245 of 245		TBA
30149D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 17	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	DEN@Viterbi
30153R	034	Discussion	TBA	TBA	13 of 17		DEN@Viterbi
30157R	034	Quiz	6:00-7:50pm	Friday	13 of 17		DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 586: Database Systems Interoperability (3.0 units)

Federated and multi-database systems, database networking, conceptual and schematic diversity, information sharing and exchange, knowledge discovery, performance issues.

Prerequisite: CSCI 585

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30309D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	33 of 34	Dennis McLeod	ZHS352

CSCI 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30162D	048	1.0-12.0	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	136 of 375	Ken Eng	SAL101
				11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu			OHE136
30388D	048	1.0-6.0	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	62 of 90	Barry Boehm,Art Perez	LVL16
30272D	048	1.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	34 of 40	Jacqueline Chame	OFFICE
30273D	048	1.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	23 of 40	William Cheng	OFFICE
30274D	048	1.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	153 of 160	Ron Artstein	OFFICE
30275D	048	1.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	21 of 50	George Edwards	OFFICE
30276D	048	1.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	32 of 35	Dennis McLeod	OFFICE
30059D	048	1.0-2.0	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tuesday	12 of 20	Ethan Katz-Bassett	OFFICE

CSCI 591: Computer Science Research Colloquium (1.0 units, max 2)

Exploration and critical assessment of research activities in computer science. Course will serve as a forum for current research presentations from academia and industry. Graded CR/NC.

Note: This course will NOT always meet at the assigned times. Refer to the CS Department Calendar at cs.usc.edu for scheduled colloquium talks.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30076D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	MTuWTh	87 of 120	Lizsl De Leon,	OHE136
			4:00-5:20pm	Tue, Thu		Ken Eng	SAL101
30077D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	MTuWTh	22 of 30	Lizsl De Leon, Ken Eng	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 594a: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30168D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	3 of 25		OFFICE

CSCI 594b: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Prerequisite: CSCI 594A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30169D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 25		OFFICE

CSCI 594z: Master's Thesis (0.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Prerequisite: CSCI 594B

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30170D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	3 of 25		OFFICE

CSCI 598: Professional Writing and Communication for Computer Scientis (1.0 unit)

Instruction in discipline-specific workplace writing and communication skills for computer science graduate students. Open only to graduate students in Computer Science. Graded CR/NC.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30154D	048	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	142 of 250	Steve Bucher	SAL101
30155D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	162 of 250	Steve Bucher	SAL101

CSCI 599: Special Topics (2.0-4.0 units, max 9)

Course content to be selected each semester from recent developments in computer science.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Advanced Game Development
30057D	048	4.0	Lecture	7:00-10:20pm	Wednesday	0 of 1	Khaled Abdel Rahman,Everett Arey	EGG108
Content Detection and Analysis for Big Data
30058D	048	4.0	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	80 of 120	Christian Mattmann	THH101	Word (111309 KB)
Privacy in the World of Big Data
30065D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	11 of 25	Aleksandra Korolova	VKC108	PDF (208599 KB)
Computational Complexity
30075D	048	4.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	6 of 25	Ming-Deh Huang	KAP141
Effective Algorithms in Machine Learning and Statistics
30085D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Wednesday	11 of 25	Ilias Diakonikolas	THH215

Crosslist CSCI 658: Diagnosis and Design of Reliable Digital Systems (3.0 units)

Fault models; test generation; fault simulation; self-checking and self-testing circuits; design for testability; fault tolerant design techniques; case studies.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 658.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30883R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled

CSCI 685: Advanced Topics in Database Systems (4.0 units)

Advanced techniques in database management. Topics include optimization, cache management, data mining and knowledge discovery, decision support, spatial indexes, parallel and distributed systems, extendible storage. Prerequisite: CSCI 485 or CSCI 585.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 485 or CSCI 585)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30316D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	14 of 35	Shahram Ghandeharizadeh	GFS116

CSCI 697: Seminar in Computer Science Research (1.0 units, max 2)

Introduction of Ph.D. students to the broad range of computer science research. Two semesters registration required. Open to Computer Science doctoral students only. Graded CR/NC. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 597.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30176D	048	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	36 of 100	Leana Golubchik	SAL101

CSCI 698: Practicum in Teaching Computer Science (1.0 units, max 2)

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching in Computer Science. Intended for teaching assistants for classes offered by the Computer Science department. Graded CR/NC. Open only to Computer Science doctoral students.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30209D	048	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	83 of 150	Gaurav Sukhatme	SGM101

CSCI 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30208D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	159 of 160	Ken Eng	OFFICE