| Date | Reading | ||
| Aug 30 | Gen-ed pre-test; introduction | ||
| Sep 4 | 1,2 (to p. 30); CN1 |
algorithms; historical background Lab 1: Introduction to CSlab |
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| 6 | CN2 | representing numerals | |
| 11 | Lab 2: Representing data | ||
| 13 | CN3 (to p. 17) | Boolean logic | |
| 18 | CN3 (to p. 21) | Quiz;Lab 3: Logic and circuits | |
| 20 | CN3 | modules, circuits with feedback | |
| 25 | Lab 4: More logic circuits | ||
| 27 | CN4 | computer organization, hardware and software | |
| Oct 2 | CN5, CN6 | software; introduction to intellectual property | |
| 4 | Lab 5: Computer organization | ||
| 9 | 3,4 | algorithms | |
| 11 | 6 | complexity Lab 6: Complexity |
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| 16 | Exam | ||
| 18 | 5 | algorithms and correctness | |
| 23 | Fall break | ||
| 25 | Lab 6: Complexity | ||
| 30 | 7 | complexity and intractability | |
| Nov 1 | intellectual property copyright/license essay due |
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| 6 | 8,9 | computability; universality | |
| 8 | Lab 7: Automata and Turing machines | ||
| 13 | pp. 317–324 (12), pp. 287–292 (10), CN7 |
cryptology; parallel and other computing models | |
| 15 | responsibility, wealth, power final version of copyright/license essay due |
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| 20 | 15 | artifical intelligence | |
| 22 | Thanksgiving | ||
| 27 | no class meeting; work on issues paper/presentation | ||
| 29 | Exam | ||
| Dec 4 | Turing paper | AI, Turing's paper | |
| 6 | issues presentations/discussion | ||
| 11 | AI “essay” discussion | ||
| 13 | review | ||
| Tuesday, Dec. 18, 1:30–3:30 p.m. | Final Exam | ||
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