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| Week | Day | Date | Topic | Slides | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wed | 01/18/2006 | Syllabus; An Introduction to Computer | here | Chapter 1 |
| fri | 01/20/2006 | The Composition of Computers; Introduction to Binary Math | here | Chapter 1 | |
| 2 | mon | 01/23/2006 | Binary Math | here | Chapter 2 |
| wed | 01/25/2006 | Bits Binary and the Representation of Data | here | Chapter 2 | |
| fri | 01/27/2006 | Binary Logic | here | Not in the Book | |
| 3 | mon | 01/30/2006 | Logic Gates and Transistors | here | Not in the Book |
| wed | 02/01/2006 | Transistors and Building Computers | here | Not in the Book | |
| fri | 02/03/2006 | Computer Hardware (Overview) | here | Chapter 3 | |
| 4 | mon | 02/06/2006 | Computer Hardware and Systems | here | Chapter 3 |
| wed | 02/08/2006 | Computer Hardware and Systems II | here | Chapter 3 | |
| fri | 02/10/2006 | Intro to Programming Concepts | here | Chapter 4 | |
| 5 | mon | 02/13/2006 | Programming Concepts Cont'd | here | Chapter 4 |
| wed | 02/15/2006 | Programming: The Robot Computer | here | Chapter 5 | |
| fri | 02/17/2006 | Programming: The Robot Computer Cont'd | here | Chapter 5 | |
| 6 | mon | 02/20/2006 | no class | ||
| tues | 02/21/2006 | (subst Monday) Pencil and Paper Computer | here | Chapter 5 | |
| wed | 02/22/2006 | Pencil and Paper Computer Cont'd | here | Chapter 5 | |
| fri | 02/24/2006 | Algorithms and Complexity | here | Not in the Book | |
| 7 | mon | 02/27/2006 | Algorithms and Complexity | here | Not in the Book |
| wed | 03/01/2006 | Operating Systems | here | Chapter 6 | |
| fri | 03/03/2006 | midterm exam | |||
| 8 | mon | 03/06/2006 | No class; break | ||
| wed | 03/08/2006 | No class; break | |||
| fri | 03/10/2006 | No class; break | |||
| 9 | mon | 03/13/2006 | midterm review | ||
| wed | 03/15/2006 | Pencil and Paper Computer | here | Chapter 6 | |
| fri | 03/17/2006 | Algorithms and Complexity | here | Chapter 6 | |
| 10 | mon | 03/20/2006 | Algorithms and Complexity | here | Chapter 7 |
| wed | 03/22/2006 | Operating Systems | here | Chapter 7 | |
| fri | 03/24/2006 | Operating Systems | here | Chapter 8 | |
| 11 | mon | 03/27/2006 | Networking Concepts | here | Chapter 8 |
| wed | 03/29/2006 | Internet Hourglass Model | here | Chapter 8 | |
| fri | 03/31/2006 | Internet Hourglass Model | here | Not in the Book | |
| 12 | mon | 04/03/2006 | Practical Internet Concerns | here | Not in the Book |
| wed | 04/05/2006 | Practical Internet Concerns | here | Not in the Book | |
| fri | 04/07/2006 | Intro Security and Cryptography | here | Not in the Book | |
| 13 | mon | 04/10/2006 | Security and Cryptography | here | Not in the Book |
| wed | 04/12/2006 | Compression | here | Chapter 12 | |
| fri | 04/14/2006 | Multimedia | here | Not in the Book | |
| 14 | mon | 04/17/2006 | Computing and Entertainment | here | Not in the Book |
| wed | 04/19/2006 | Computing and Entertainment | |||
| fri | 04/21/2006 | no class | here | Not in the Book | |
| 15 | mon | 04/24/2006 | Computing and Entertainment | here | Not in the Book |
| wed | 04/26/2006 | Computing and Ethics | here | Not in the Book | |
| fri | 04/28/2006 | Computing and Ethics | here | ||
| final exam | Monday | 05/08/2006 | Final Exam; 2pm to 4pm |