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Computer Science (CSCI)
- http://www.cs.usc.edu/
- D class assignments are only available on line at: myviterbi.usc.edu. Once you create your myViterbi profile, select the "D-Clearance Request Manager" to submit requests for CSCI courses. To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network (DEN). For more information, call 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of DEN@Viterbi. For general questions regarding CSCI courses, you may email csdept@usc.edu.
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++.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29914R | 055 | Lecture | 12:00-2:05pm | Tue, Thu | 15 of 40 | Olivera Grujic | VHE217 |  | |
| 29915R | 055 | Lab | 2:30-4:35pm | Friday | 15 of 40 | SAL109 | | ||
| 29916R | 055 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 15 of 40 | OFFICE | |
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29900D | 056 | Lecture | 9:30-11:45am | Tue, Thu | 38 of 43 | Mark Redekopp | GFS101 |  | |
| 29901R | 056 | Lab | 12:30-2:20pm | Thursday | 38 of 43 | SAL109 | | ||
| 29902R | 056 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 38 of 43 | OFFICE | |
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29903D | 050 | Lecture | 9:00-11:20am | MWF | 38 of 40 | Michael Shindler | SOSB44 | | |
| 29904R | 050 | Discussion | 12:30-2:30pm | Tuesday | 38 of 40 | VKC101 | | ||
| 29905R | 050 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 38 of 40 | OFFICE | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29906R | 052 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | MTuWTh | 27 of 40 | Jeffrey Miller | VKC102 | | |
| 29907R | 052 | Lab | 12:00-1:30pm | MTuWTh | 27 of 40 | VKC102 | | ||
| 29908R | 052 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 27 of 40 | OFFICE | |
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29909R | 051 | Lecture | 1:00-3:30pm | MWF | 20 of 40 | Aaron Cote | GFS207 | | |
| 29910R | 051 | Discussion | 1:00-3:30pm | Tuesday | 20 of 40 | VKC100 | | ||
| 29911R | 051 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 20 of 40 | OFFICE | |
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. Duplicates credit in CSCI 402.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29912R | 056 | Lecture | 1:30-4:20pm | Mon, Thu | 14 of 40 | Tanya Ryutov | THH118 | | |
| 29917R | 056 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 14 of 40 | OFFICE | |
Concurrency, deadlock control, synchronization, process and thread scheduling, memory management, file systems, security and access control, communication and networking, distributed file systems, data management.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29918D | 058 | Lecture | 9:30-11:25am | Tue, Thu | 55 of 70 | William Cheng | OHE136 | | |
| 29919R | 058 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 55 of 70 | OHE136 | | ||
| 29920D | 270 | Lecture | 9:30-11:25am | Tue, Thu | 7 of 15 | William Cheng | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29921R | 270 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 7 of 15 | DEN@Viterbi | |
Network architectures; layered protocols, network service interface; local networks; long-haul networks; internal protocols; link protocols; addressing; routing; flow control; higher level protocols.
- 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 | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30506D | 966 | Lecture | 10:00-12:05pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 20 | Shahin Nazarian | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 30508R | 966 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 18 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | | ||
| 30472R | 966 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 18 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | | ||
| 30502D | 056 | Lecture | 10:00-12:05pm | Mon, Wed | 27 of 20 | Shahin Nazarian | OHE136 | | |
| 30504R | 056 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 27 of 50 | OHE100C | | ||
| 30470R | 056 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 27 of 50 | OFFICE | |
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29922D | 050 | Lecture | 1:10-3:15pm | MTuW | 56 of 70 | Sathyanaraya Raghavachary | OHE136 | | |
| 29923R | 050 | Lab | 1:10-3:15pm | Thursday | 56 of 70 | OHE136 | | ||
| 29924D | 162 | Lecture | 1:10-3:15pm | MTuW | 4 of 15 | Sathyanaraya Raghavachary | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29925R | 162 | Lab | 1:10-3:15pm | Thursday | 4 of 15 | DEN@Viterbi | |
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.
- 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 457.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30422D | 925 | Lecture | 1:30-4:40pm | Tue, Thu | 4 of 20 | Mark Redekopp | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 30425R | 925 | Discussion | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 4 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | | ||
| 30592R | 925 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 4 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | | ||
| 30420D | 055 | Lecture | 1:30-4:40pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 30 | Mark Redekopp | RTH217 | | |
| 30421R | 055 | Discussion | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 16 of 30 | OHE120 | | ||
| 30423R | 055 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 16 of 30 | OFFICE | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29958D | 059 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 50 | Lizsl De Leon | OFFICE | | |
| 29959D | 051 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 50 | Lizsl De Leon | OFFICE | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39440R | 054 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | MWF | 14 of 35 | Gary Rosen | KAP145 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29913D | 906 | Lecture | 6:00-9:10pm | Tue, Thu | 49 of 60 | Scott Easley | EGG108 | PDF (133200 KB) |  |
Data mining and machine learning algorithms for analyzing very large data sets. Emphasis on Map Reduce. Case studies.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the INF department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in INF 553.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32447D | 901 | Lecture | 2:00-6:10pm | Tue, Thu | 59 of 60 | Anna Farzindar | WPHB27 | PDF (116389 KB) | |
| 32448D | 901 | Lecture | 2:00-6:10pm | Mon, Wed | 35 of 30 | Anna Farzindar | SLH102 | PDF (116645 KB) | |
Distribution free classification, discriminant functions, training algorithms; statistical classification, parametric and nonparametric techniques; artificial neural networks.
- Corequisite: EE 503 and 1 from (EE 441 or EE 510)
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 559.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30589D | 911 | Lecture | 4:00-5:55pm | Mon, Wed | 0 of 20 | Mohammad Reza Rajati | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (200342 KB) | |
| 30590R | 911 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Friday | 0 of 20 | OHE132 | | ||
| 30585D | 906 | Lecture | 4:00-5:55pm | Mon, Wed | 46 of 80 | Mohammad Reza Rajati | OHE132 | PDF (200342 KB) | |
| 30587R | 906 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Friday | 46 of 80 | OHE132 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29930D | 902 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | TuWTh | 45 of 70 | Victor Adamchik | OHE132 | | |
| 29931R | 902 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 45 of 70 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29962R | 902 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 45 of 70 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29932D | 910 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | TuWTh | 6 of 15 | Victor Adamchik | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29933R | 910 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 6 of 15 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29963R | 910 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 6 of 15 | OFFICE | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29934D | 901 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | TuWTh | 40 of 80 | Victor Adamchik | SGM123 | | |
| 29935R | 901 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 40 of 80 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29936R | 901 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 40 of 80 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29940D | 902 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | MTuW | 121 of 140 | Shahriar Shamsian | SGM123 |  | |
| 29941R | 902 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 121 of 140 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29942R | 902 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 121 of 140 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29937D | 909 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | TuWTh | 3 of 20 | Victor Adamchik | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29938R | 909 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29939R | 909 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29943D | 910 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | MTuW | 17 of 25 | Shahriar Shamsian | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29944R | 910 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 17 of 25 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29945R | 910 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 17 of 25 | OFFICE | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29946D | 905 | Lecture | 12:00-2:10pm | MWF | 38 of 40 | Olivera Grujic | OHE100B | | |
| 29995D | 905 | Lecture | 12:00-2:10pm | MWF | 19 of 40 | Olivera Grujic | KAP145 | | |
| 29947R | 905 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 57 of 120 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29948R | 905 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 57 of 120 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29952D | 942 | Lecture | 12:00-2:10pm | MWF | 20 of 22 | Olivera Grujic | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29949R | 942 | Discussion | TBA | MWF | 20 of 22 | Olivera Grujic | OFFICE | | |
| 29951R | 942 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 20 of 22 | OFFICE | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29960D | 908 | 1.0-12.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 50 | Lizsl De Leon | OFFICE | | |
| 29961D | 902 | 1.0-12.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 15 | Lizsl De Leon | OFFICE | | |
| 29970D | 908 | 1.0-6.0 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 17 of 50 | Barry Boehm | SOSB44 | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30168R | 908 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30214D | 908 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | OFFICE | |