Schedule

Each week will be dedicated to a different unit. Weekly homework assignments will be released every Wednesday (in the middle of each Unit), and due the following Tuesday at 11:59pm. Weekly two-hour labs will be held every week on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Readings are recommended to be completed by the Wednesday of each week.

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The structure is as follows:



Dates Unit Lecture Slides Lecture Recording Reading Guests
1/25 - 1/29

Introduction, Binary

 1/25,1/27

The Syllabus & Collaboration Policy
1/30 - 2/5 Logic I, Logic II, Logic III 1/30, 2/1, 2/3 Nine Algorithms, Ch. 1 & 2.
2/6 - 2/12 Programming I, Programming II 2/6,2/8, 2/10 None Dave Abel
2/13 - 2/19 Algorithms I, Algorithms II, Algorithms III 2/13, 2/152/17 Nine Algorithms , Ch. 3
2/22 - 2/26 Theory I, Theory II 2/22, 2/24 Nine Algorithms , Ch. 10
2/27 - 3/5 Databases I, Databases II 2/27, 3/1, 3/3 Nine Algorithms , Ch. 8
3/6 - 3/12 Machine Learning I, Machine Learning II, Machine Learning III 3/6, 3/8, 3/10 Nine Algorithms , Ch. 6
3/13 - 3/17 Computer Vision & NLP I, Computer Vision & NLP II 3/13, 3/15 None
3/20

Midterm

(Slides)		 Midterm Review Session!
3/22 - 3/24 Compression/ Error Correcting Code I, Compression/ Error Correcting Code II 3/22, 3/24, 4/3 Nine Algorithms , Ch. 5 and 7
SPRING BREAK 3/25 - 4/2
4/3 - 4/9 Recursion I, Recursion II "What is Recursion?”, pages 1-7
(stop at “Process and Structure”)

 4/5, 4/7
4/10 - 4/16 Cryptography I, Cryptography II, Cryptography III 4/10, 4/12, 4/14 Nine Algorithms , Ch. 4 and 9
4/17 - 4/23 Cool Applications I, Cool Applications II 4/17, 4/19, 4/21 None
4/24 - 4/27 Conclusions & Review 4/24, 4/26
READING PERIOD 4/28 - 5/9
Thurs 5/18 FINAL EXAM - 9:00-12:00
Last Names A-O: Sayles Hall AUD
Last Names P-Z: MacMillan Hall 115		 Final Review Session Recording! (& Review Slides)

Note: Readings may change; please continue to check this page.

* Some reading will be emailed to students during the semester.

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