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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
30150R	056	Lecture	9:30-11:45am	Tue, Thu	42 of 50	Mark Redekopp
30151R	056	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	42 of 50		SAL127
30152R	056	Quiz	TBA	TBA	42 of 50		OFFICE

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.

Prerequisite: CSCI 103 and 1 from (CSCI 109 or EE 109)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30153R	055	Lecture	2:20-3:40pm	MWThF	34 of 40	Aaron Cote
30154R	055	Discussion	2:20-4:20pm	Tuesday	34 of 40
30155R	055	Quiz	TBA	TBA	34 of 40		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
30156R	051	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Tue, Wed	34 of 45	Jeffrey Miller
30157R	051	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Thursday	34 of 45	Jeffrey Miller	SAL127
30158R	051	Quiz	TBA	TBA	34 of 45	Jeffrey Miller	OFFICE

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.

Prerequisite: CSCI 104 and CSCI 170

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30159R	055	Lecture	12:00-1:20pm	MWThF	25 of 30	Aaron Cote
30160R	055	Discussion	12:00-2:00pm	Tuesday	25 of 30
30161R	055	Quiz	TBA	TBA	25 of 30		OFFICE

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. Duplicates credit in CSCI 402.

Prerequisite: CSCI 201 and 1 from (CSCI 356 or EE 354)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30162R	056	Lecture	1:30-4:20pm	Mon, Fri	26 of 35	Tanya Ryutov
30163R	056	Quiz	TBA	TBA	26 of 35		OFFICE

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. Duplicates credit in CSCI 350.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29950D	058	Lecture	9:30-11:30am	Tue, Thu	49 of 70	William Cheng	OHE136
30050R	058	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	49 of 70		OHE136
29920D	270	Lecture	9:30-11:30am	Tue, Thu	5 of 15	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi
29921R	270	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	5 of 15		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 450: Introduction to Computer Networks (4.0 units)

Network architectures; layered protocols, network service interface; local, wide area, wireless networks; Internet protocols; link protocols; addressing; routing; flow control; software defined network; multimedia networks.

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
30502D	055	Lecture	10:00-1:10pm	Mon, Wed	54 of 80	Shahin Nazarian	OHE100C
30506D	925	Lecture	10:00-1:10pm	Mon, Wed	8 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi
30504R	055	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	51 of 80		OHE100C
30508R	925	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	11 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30470R	055	Quiz	2:00-3:30pm	Friday	53 of 80		OFFICE
30473R	925	Quiz	2:00-3:30pm	Friday	9 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30164R	050	Lecture	1:10-3:15pm	MTuW	57 of 70	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	OHE136
30165R	050	Lab	1:10-3:15pm	Thursday	57 of 70		OHE136
30166R	162	Lecture	1:10-3:15pm	MTuW	8 of 15	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	DEN@Viterbi
30167R	162	Lab	1:10-3:15pm	Thursday	8 of 15		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 457: Computer Systems Organization (4.0 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.

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
30422D	925	Lecture	1:30-4:40pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Mark Redekopp	DEN@Viterbi
30425R	925	Discussion	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30592R	925	Quiz	TBA	TBA	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30420D	055	Lecture	1:30-4:40pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 30	Mark Redekopp	OHE100B
30421R	055	Discussion	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	17 of 30		OHE120
30423R	055	Quiz	TBA	TBA	17 of 30		OFFICE

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
29958D	059	Lecture	TBA	TBA	3 of 50	Lizsl De Leon	OFFICE
29959D	051	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 50	Lizsl De Leon	OFFICE

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	051	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 1	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
39440R	054	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	MWF	25 of 35	Gary Rosen, Arnold Deal	KAP158

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
29913D	906	Lecture	6:00-9:10pm	Tue, Thu	64 of 70	Scott Easley	GFS116

Crosslist CSCI 541: Foundations and Applications of Data Mining (4.0 units)

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
32447D	901	Lecture	10:00-2:10pm	Tue, Thu	43 of 56	Anna Farzindar	RTH217	PDF (303070 KB)
32480D	901	Lecture	4:00-8:10pm	Mon, Wed	52 of 56	Yao-Yi Chiang		PDF (194608 KB)
32495D	909	Lecture	10:00-2:10pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 15	Anna Farzindar	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (303070 KB)

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.

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
30589D	911	Lecture	11:00-1:00pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Mohammad reza Rajati	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (201385 KB)
30590R	911	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30585D	906	Lecture	11:00-1:00pm	Tue, Thu	44 of 72	Mohammad reza Rajati	OHE100B	PDF (201385 KB)
30587R	906	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	44 of 72		OHE100B

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
29930D	902	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	MWTh	62 of 90	Victor Adamchik	OHE132
29931R	902	Discussion	TBA	TBA	62 of 90		OFFICE
29962R	902	Quiz	TBA	TBA	62 of 90		OFFICE
30036D	910	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	MWTh	4 of 15	Victor Adamchik	DEN@Viterbi
30037R	910	Discussion	TBA	TBA	4 of 15		DEN@Viterbi
30038R	910	Quiz	TBA	TBA	4 of 15		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
29934D	901	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	MWTh	33 of 240	Victor Adamchik	SGM124
29935R	901	Discussion	TBA	TBA	33 of 240		OFFICE
29936R	901	Quiz	TBA	TBA	33 of 240		OFFICE
29940R	902	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	TuWTh	106 of 240	Shahriar Shamsian	SGM124
29941R	902	Discussion	TBA	TBA	106 of 240		OFFICE
29942R	902	Quiz	TBA	TBA	106 of 240		OFFICE
30340D	909	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	MWTh	2 of 25	Victor Adamchik	DEN@Viterbi
30341R	909	Discussion	TBA	TBA	2 of 25		DEN@Viterbi
30342R	909	Quiz	TBA	TBA	2 of 25		DEN@Viterbi
30039D	910	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	TuWTh	10 of 25	Shahriar Shamsian	DEN@Viterbi
30040R	910	Discussion	TBA	TBA	10 of 25		DEN@Viterbi
30041R	910	Quiz	TBA	TBA	10 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
30060D	901	Lecture	5:30-7:35pm	MTuWTh	69 of 85	Marco Papa
30061R	901	Discussion	TBA	TBA	69 of 85		OFFICE
30063D	909	Lecture	5:30-7:35pm	MTuWTh	17 of 21	Marco Papa	DEN@Viterbi
30064R	909	Discussion	TBA	TBA	17 of 21		DEN@Viterbi

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
29946D	901	Lecture	3:30-5:35pm	MTuWTh	89 of 92	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	OHE136
29947R	901	Discussion	TBA	TBA	89 of 92		OFFICE
29948R	901	Quiz	TBA	TBA	89 of 92		OFFICE
30337D	909	Lecture	3:30-5:35pm	MTuWTh	10 of 15	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	DEN@Viterbi
30385R	909	Discussion	TBA	TBA	10 of 15		DEN@Viterbi
30339R	909	Quiz	TBA	TBA	10 of 15		DEN@Viterbi

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
29960D	908	1.0-12.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	8 of 8	Lizsl De Leon	OFFICE
29961D	902	1.0-12.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	5 of 15	Lizsl De Leon	OFFICE
29970D	908	1.0-6.0	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	40 of 40	Barry Boehm,Lizsl De Leon	OFFICE

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
30168R	908	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 10		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
30169R	908	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 10		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
29955D	908	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 10		OFFICE

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	908	Lecture	TBA	TBA	11 of 50	Lizsl De Leon	OFFICE
30209D	902	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 50	Lizsl De Leon	OFFICE