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Computer Science (CSCI)

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CSCI 103L: Introduction to Programming (4.0 units)

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++.

Corequisite: 1 from (CSCI 109 or EE 109)
Note: No additional D clearances will be issued for CSCI 103 after the first week of classes.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29920D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	60 of 70	Andrew Goodney	LVL17
29902D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	61 of 70	Andrew Goodney	SOSB46
29906D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	60 of 70	Andrew Goodney	THH212
29903R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	27 of 30	Andrew Goodney	SAL109
29904R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	30 of 33	Andrew Goodney	SAL127
30054R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	27 of 30	Andrew Goodney	SAL109
30055R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	30 of 34	Andrew Goodney	SAL126
30120R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	27 of 33	Andrew Goodney	SAL126
30121R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	13 of 15	Andrew Goodney	SAL127
30374R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	27 of 33	Andrew Goodney	SAL126
29900R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	181 of 210		TBA

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
29901R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	62 of 63	Mark Redekopp	ZHS252
29905R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	63 of 65	Mark Redekopp	ZHS352
29907D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	57 of 63	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	ZHS252
30397R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 62	Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SOSB2
29912R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 30	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SAL109
29914R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	31 of 32	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SAL126
29915R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	24 of 33	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SAL126
30167R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	24 of 30	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SAL109
30200R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	17 of 32	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SAL126
30238R	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Tuesday	28 of 32	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SAL126
30294R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Tuesday	23 of 32	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SAL126
30379R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	22 of 32	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SAL127
30394R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	28 of 30	Mark Redekopp,Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Rafael Ferreira Da Silva	SAL109
29972R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	222 of 300		TBA

CSCI 109: Introduction to Computer Science (2.0 units)

An introduction to, and overview of, Computer Science; both as a discipline and a body of knowledge.

Note: No additional D clearances will be issued for CSCI 109 after the second week of classes.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30226D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	194 of 210	Gaurav Sukhatme	SAL101
29983R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Monday	191 of 210		TBA

Crosslist CSCI 110: Introduction to Digital Logic (3.0 units)

Boolean algebra; number systems; Boolean function synthesis; binary arithmetic; codes; combinational logic devices; sequential circuits; state machine design and implementation. Duplicates credit in former EE 154.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 101.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30690R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Friday	14 of 35	Ali Zadeh	KAP141
			2:00-3:50pm	Friday			KAP137
30855R	001	Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Monday	14 of 35		VHE205
30410D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	37 of 47	Gandhi Puvvada	RTH105
30411R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	37 of 47		KAP156

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. Prerequisites: CSCI 103L and CSCI 109. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 271.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 103 and CSCI 109)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30111R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	111 of 120	Michael Shindler	ZHS159	PDF (109988 KB)
30008R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	116 of 120	Michael Shindler	ZHS159	PDF (109988 KB)
30116R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	66 of 66		SLH100
30349R	001	Discussion	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	35 of 65		SLH100
30373R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	66 of 68		SOSB46
30377R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	61 of 66		SOSB46
30343R	001	Quiz	TBA	Thursday	227 of 255		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
29928R	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Mon, Wed	21 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	THH212
30381R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	56 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	SOSB4
30393R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	53 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	SOSB4
29929R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	22 of 30		SAL109
29930R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	29 of 30		SAL109
29931R	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Tuesday	28 of 30		SAL109
29990R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Tuesday	8 of 30		SAL109
30110R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Wednesday	11 of 30		SAL126
30380R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	32 of 33		SAL127
29981R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Friday	130 of 180		TBA

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. Prerequisites: CSCI 104L and CSCI 170. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 303.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 104 and CSCI 170)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30094R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	67 of 70	Aaron Cote	GFS116
30009R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	57 of 60	Leonard Adleman	SSL150
30396R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	37 of 80	Aaron Cote	ZHS352
30224R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	161 of 210		TBA

Crosslist CSCI 280: Video Game Production (4.0 units)

History of video games; overview of game genres; phases of video game development (concept, preproduction, production, post-production); roles of artists, programmers, designers, and producers.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 280.
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31869R	001	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	15 of 36	Tom Sloper	KAP107	Word (77384 KB)
31872R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	10 of 17		OHE542
31873R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	5 of 17		OHE542

CSCI 281: Pipelines for Games and Interactives (3.0 units)

Explores the aesthetic development/technical implementation necessary to achieve unique, compelling, intuitive visual design in games. Students will develop group visual game design portfolios.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29982R	001	Lecture	10:00-12:50pm	Monday	24 of 30	Scott Easley	EGG108	PDF (529595 KB)

CSCI 310: Software Engineering (4.0 units)

Introduction to the software engineering process and software lifecycle. Covers project management, requirements, architecture, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance phase activities in team based projects. Prerequisites: CSCI 201. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 377.

Prerequisite: CSCI 201

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29967R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	109 of 135	William Halfond	SGM101

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 (EE 109 or EE 352)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29964R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	115 of 130	Tanya Ryutov	GFS106
29965R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	115 of 130		OFFICE

CSCI 353: Introduction to Internetworking (4.0 units)

Global Internet: design principles, layering, protocol design/analysis.Networked applications, Internet structure/architecture,Protocols for transport/congestion control, network layer/routing,link layer/MAC. Network security. Prerequisites: CSCI 201. Recommended preparation: Familiarity with C and C++.Duplicates credit in EE 450.

Prerequisite: CSCI 201
Note: CSCI 353 has a wait list. Please go to www.tinyurl.com/csciwaitlist to be added to the wait list. Students will be issued D clearance if a seat becomes available from the wait list.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30050D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	69 of 72	Alefiya Hussain	ZHS252
30051R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:20pm	Friday	69 of 72		WPHB27

CSCI 360: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Concepts and algorithms underlying the understanding and construction of intelligent systems. Agents, problem solving, search, representation, reasoning, planning, machine learning. Prerequisites: CSCI 104 and CSCI 170. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 460.

Prerequisite: CSCI 104 and CSCI 170

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30304R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Wed, Fri	68 of 91	Wei-Min Shen	SLH102	PDF (119934 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 368: Programming Graphical User Interfaces (3.0 units)

Programming applications with dynamic graphical user interfaces. Topics include events, controls, resources, data bindings, styles, and user experience.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 104 or ITP 365)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 368.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32097R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	39 of 43	Kendra Walther	OHE540	PDF (207188 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 380: Video Game Programming (4.0 units)

Underlying concepts and principles required for programming video games (topics include vectors, transformations, 3-D math, geometric primitives, matrices). Prerequisite: CSCI-104 or ITP-365.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 104 or ITP 365)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 380.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31902R	001	Lecture-Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 43	Clark Kromenaker	OHE540	PDF (561859 KB)
31908R	001	Lecture-Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 43	Sanjay Madhav	OHE540	PDF (590198 KB)

CSCI 401: Capstone: Design and Construction of Large Software Systems (4.0 units, max 8)

Group project with an outside stakeholder to develop real-world software solutions to large-scale problems. Topics include software engineering, professional preparation, and recent computer science research. Duplicates credit in CSCI 477a and CSCI 477b.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 270 and CSCI 310)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29969R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	95 of 100	Jeffrey Miller	MHP101

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. Prerequisites: CSCI 201 or CSCI 455; EE 352 or EE 357.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 201 or CSCI 455) and 1 from (EE 352 or EE 357)
Note: CSCI 402 is open only to graduate students.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29945D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	78 of 90	William Cheng	OHE122
29971D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	75 of 76	William Cheng	ZHS252
30331D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	73 of 80	William Cheng	GFS116
30357R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	75 of 75	William Cheng	OHE136
30359R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	80 of 80	William Cheng	SLH100
30360R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	71 of 80	William Cheng	SLH100
29946D	014	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	10 of 20	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi
30356R	014	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	10 of 20	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 404: Capstone: Creating Your High-Tech Startup (4.0 units)

Capstone class in which students create their own technology startup, leveraging comprehensive CS knowledge and best industry practices. Prerequisite: CSCI 201, CSCI 270, and ITP 466.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 201 and CSCI 270 and ITP 466)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30028D	001	Lecture	11:00-1:50pm	Thursday	19 of 28	Ashish Soni	KER101

CSCI 420: Computer Graphics (4.0 units)

Computer graphics, OpenGL, 2D and 3D transformations, Bezier splines, computer animation, rendering including ray tracing, shading and lighting, artistic rendering, virtual reality, visualization. Prerequisite: CSCI 104L and MATH 225. Duplicates credit in CSCI 480.

Prerequisite: (CSCI 104 and MATH 225)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29979R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	59 of 72	Jernej Barbic	SLH100
30078R	001	Discussion	TBA	TBA	59 of 72		OFFICE

CSCI 423: Native Console Multiplayer Game Development (4.0 units)

Implementation of AAA style multiplayer game running on consoles and DX11. Console development in native C++, console SDKs, engine components, gameplay, networking, data prediction/replication. Prerequisite: CSCI 522 or ITP 380. Recommended preparation: ITP 485.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 522 or ITP 380)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30102R	001	Lecture	7:00-10:20pm	Monday	56 of 70	Artjoms Kovalovs	EGG108

CSCI 424: Game Engine Tool Development (4.0 units)

Tool development for a C++ console game. Animation export, compression. FBX parsing. Level editing, object live update tools. Debugging tools. Texture compression. Data Pipeline. Prerequisite: ITP 380. Recommended preparation: ITP 485.

Prerequisite: ITP 380

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30296R	001	Lecture	7:00-10:20pm	Tuesday	15 of 50	Artjoms Kovalovs	EGG108

CSCI 430: Introduction to Computer and Network Security (4.0 units)

A broad overview of security threats and defenses, security systems and functionalities, as well as current security practices. Includes homeworks and in-class exercises to provide practical experience working with such systems. Prerequisite: CSCI 201.

Prerequisite: CSCI 201
Note: CSCI 430 has a wait list. Please go to www.tinyurl.com/csciwaitlist to be added to the wait list. Students will be issued D clearance if a seat becomes available from the wait list.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30123D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	43 of 44	Jelena Mirkovic	GFS207

Crosslist CSCI 435: Professional C++ (3.0 units)

Applications of advanced concepts in C++ including lambda expressions, template metaprogramming, secure coding, parallel programming techniques, and the boost library.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 104 or ITP 365)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 435.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32039R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	63 of 70	Sanjay Madhav	KAP160	PDF (605538 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 439: Compiler Development (3.0 units)

Practical applications of techniques used to develop a programming language compiler.

Prerequisite: ITP 435
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 439.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32070R	001	Lecture-Lab	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 40	Sanjay Madhav	KAP148	PDF (626670 KB)

CSCI 445L: Introduction to Robotics (4.0 units)

Designing, building and programming mobile robots; sensors, effectors, basic control theory, control architectures, some advanced topics, illustrations of state-of-the-art. Teamwork; final project tested in a robot contest. Junior standing or higher. Prerequisites: CSCI 103.

Prerequisite: CSCI 103
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30024R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Tue	28 of 30	Nora Ayanian	VKC200
29910D	001	Lab	6:30-9:20pm	Tuesday	16 of 16	Nora Ayanian	VHE205
29911R	001	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Thursday	12 of 15	Nora Ayanian	VHE205

Crosslist CSCI 450: Introduction to Computer Networks (3.0 units)

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.
Note: Register for one lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30560R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 55	Ali Zahid	SSL150
30828R	001	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	70 of 75	Ali Zahid	OHE136
31223D	001	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	68 of 70	Ali Zahid	ZHS252
30562R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	54 of 56		ZHS252
30566R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	39 of 40		VHE217
30829R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	74 of 80		OHE136
31129R	001	Discussion	TBA	TBA	19 of 200		OFFICE
31189R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	183 of 200		OFFICE
30568D	014	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30570R	014	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	8 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 452: Parallel and Distributed Computation (3.0 units)

Architectural principles underlying modern processors; introduction to parallel programming techniques, software performance optimization strategies, and application mapping to multi-core, accelerator and cloud platforms. Prerequisite: EE 355 or CSCI 201. Recommended preparation: EE 109 or EE 352.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 201 or EE 355)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 451.
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30661R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	44 of 55	Viktor Prasanna	GFS101	PDF (168485 KB)
31111R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Friday	44 of 55		GFS101

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.

Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30327D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	122 of 100	Claire Bono	SGM124
29919R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	26 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
29923R	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	11 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
30029R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Thursday	30 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
30329R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Thursday	28 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
30384R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	27 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL127
29934D	014	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	15 of 20	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi
30023D	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	15 of 20		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.
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30595D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi
30594R	014	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30478D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	40 of 60	Gandhi Puvvada	GFS118
30591D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	47 of 60	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE136
30497R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Thursday	52 of 76		ZHS252
30593R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	35 of 110		OHE122
30997R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	88 of 150		OFFICE

CSCI 485: File and Database Management (4.0 units)

File input/output techniques, basic methods for file organization, file managers, principles of databases, conceptual data models, and query languages. Prerequisite: CSCI 201.

Prerequisite: CSCI 201

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30124R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	22 of 35	Shahram Ghandeharizadeh	WPH102

Crosslist CSCI 487: Programming Game Engines (4.0 units)

Techniques for building the core components of a game engine; 2-D/3-D graphics, collision detection, artificial intelligence algorithms, shading, programming input devices. Prerequisite: ITP-380.

Prerequisite: ITP 380
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 485.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32062R	001	Lecture-Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tue, Thu	33 of 40	Matthew Whiting	KAP163	PDF (607155 KB)

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
30229D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	15 of 100	Lizsl De Leon	OFFICE

CSCI 491bL: Final Game Project (2.0 units)

b: Design, iterative stage 2 prototyping and development of a refined game.

Prerequisite: CSCI 491A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30219R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-5:20pm	Thursday	42 of 46	Scott Easley,Matthew Whiting	SCI108	PDF (147354 KB)

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	001	Lecture-Lab	TBA	TBA	2 of 24	Christopher Gould	OFFICE

CSCI 499: Special Topics (2.0-4.0 units)

Selected topics in computer science.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Introduction to Computer Systems
30131D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Mon, Wed	110 of 130	Michael Shindler	SLH200	PDF (198441 KB)
Introduction to Computer Systems
30105D	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Tuesday	36 of 36		VKC151
Introduction to Computer Systems
30106D	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	35 of 36		VKC151
Introduction to Computer Systems
30107D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	39 of 56		VKC150
Theory of Computation
30112D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	35 of 36	Aaron Cote	WPHB30
Theory of Computation
30117R	001	Discussion	TBA	TBA	35 of 36		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
39694R	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	17 of 36	Cymra Haskell	KAP147

Crosslist CSCI 502b: Numerical Analysis (3.0 units)

Computational linear algebra; solution of general nonlinear systems of equations; approximation theory using functional analysis; numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations.

Prerequisite: MATH 502A
Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 502b.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39698R	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	MWF	Canceled	Chunming Wang

Crosslist CSCI 505b: Applied Probability (3.0 units)

Markov processes in discrete or continuous time; renewal processes; martingales; brownian motion and diffusion theory; random walks, inventory models, population growth, queuing models, shot noise.

Prerequisite: MATH 505A
Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 505b.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39708R	001	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	MWF	26 of 30	Peter Baxendale	KAP145	PDF (13420 KB)

CSCI 520: Computer Animation and Simulation (4.0 units)

Fundamental techniques of computer animation and simulation, knowledge and/or experience in the design, scripting, production and post-production stages of computer animation. Prerequisite: CSCI-420 or CSCI-580. Recommendedpreparation: Familiarity with calculus, linear algebra, and numerical computation; C/C++ programming skills.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 420 or CSCI 580)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30230D	048	Lecture	7:00-8:50pm	Mon, Thu	22 of 50	Jose Villeta	VHE206

CSCI 524: Networked Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Networked game communication architectures, protocol development, architecting networked game AI clients/services. Character following, knowledge representation and reasoning, dynamic play strategies, search, learning, and planning. Recommended preparation: CSCI 420 or CSCI 580 or an equivalent course in graphics.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30011D	048	Lecture	10:00-1:40pm	Tuesday	34 of 50	Mike Zyda,Scott Easley	EGG108	PDF (553542 KB)
30083R	048	Lab	TBA	TBA	34 of 50		OFFICE

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
30012D	048	Lecture	10:00-1:20pm	Wednesday	79 of 85	Mike Zyda	EGG108
30122D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:30pm	Monday	70 of 71	Scott Easley	EGG108	PDF (483225 KB)

CSCI 529b: Advanced Game Projects (2.0 units)

Provides students in various areas of game specialization the practice of design, iterative stage 2 prototyping and development of a refined game.

Prerequisite: CSCI 529a

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30220D	048	Lecture-Lab	4:00-6:50pm	Thursday	22 of 50	Mike Zyda,St Colon	EGG108

CSCI 531: Applied Cryptography (4.0 units)

Intensive overview of cryptography for practitioners, historical perspective on early systems, number theoretic foundations of modern day cryptosystems and basic cryptanalysis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30320D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	35 of 40	William Cheng	OHE100D
30031R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	35 of 40	William Cheng	OHE132
30321D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	8 of 20	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi
30032R	034	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	8 of 20	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 533: Combinatorial Analysis and Algebra (3.0 units)

Advanced group theory; algebraic automata theory; graph theory; topics in combinatorial analysis.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 533.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39745R	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	MWF	11 of 20	Dominic Searles	KAP159

Crosslist CSCI 536: Linear Programming and Extensions (3.0 units)

Linear programming models for resource allocation; simplex and revised simplex methods; duality; sensitivity; transportation problems; selected extensions to large scale, multiobjective, and special structured models.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 441 or MATH 225)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ISE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ISE 536.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31536D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	13 of 25	Sima Parisay	OHE120	Word (107008 KB)
31736D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	1 of 10	Sima Parisay	DEN@Viterbi	Word (107008 KB)

CSCI 544: Applied Natural Language Processing (4.0 units)

Introduction to key components of human language technologies, including: information extraction, sentiment analysis, question answering, machine translation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30027D	048	Lecture	4:00-7:50pm	Monday	206 of 210	Ron Artstein	THH201

CSCI 545: Robotics (4.0 units)

Fundamental skills for modeling and controlling of dynamic systems for robotic applications and graphics animations; control theory; kinematics; dynamics; sensor processing; real-time operating systems; robot labs. Recommended preparation: Basic knowledge in linear algebra (matrices and vectors), calculus, programming in C/C++ or any another language or permission of the instructor.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30323D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	48 of 50	Stefan Schaal	HNB100
30398D	048	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Mon, Wed	45 of 50	Stefan Schaal	SSL150
30064R	048	Lab	4:00-6:00pm	Friday	93 of 100		TBA

Crosslist CSCI 552: Asynchronous VLSI Design (3.0 units)

Asynchronous channels and architectures; implementation design styles; controller synthesis; hazards, and races; Petri-nets; performance analysis, and optimization; globally asynchronous locally synchronous design. Open only to graduate students.

Prerequisite: EE 477
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 552.
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30702D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	36 of 56	Peter Beerel	OHE100D
30703R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	36 of 56		OHE100D
30700D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Peter Beerel	DEN@Viterbi
30701R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 554: Real Time Computer Systems (3.0 units)

Structure of real-time computer systems; analog signals and devices; scheduling, synchronization of multiprocessors; reliability, availability; serial/parallel computations; real-time operating systems and languages; design examples.

Prerequisite: EE 457
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 554.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30665R	048	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	10 of 40	Mary Eshaghian,Jim Moore	KAP167	PDF (101604 KB)

CSCI 555L: Advanced Operating Systems (4.0 units)

Advanced topics in operating system research: new OS structures, novel memory management, communication, file system, process management, reliability and security techniques.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 350 or CSCI 402)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29933D	048	Lecture	4:30-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	35 of 40	Ramesh Govindan	KDC236
29935R	048	Lab	TBA	TBA	35 of 40		OFFICE
29949R	048	Quiz	6:30-7:20pm	Wednesday	35 of 40		KDC236

Crosslist CSCI 557: Computer Systems Architecture (3.0 units)

Computer architecture from a design perspective: Pipelined processors, speculative execution, VLIW, vector processors, memory systems, interconnection networks, shared-memory and message-passing multiprocessors, chip multiprocessors.

Prerequisite: EE 457
Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 557.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30667D	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	49 of 51	Murali Annavaram	SGM601
30820R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	21 of 40	Michel Dubois	OHE122
30722R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	29 of 50		OHE132
30825R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	35 of 40		VHE217
30716D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	4 of 20	Michel Dubois	DEN@Viterbi
30718R	034	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	10 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

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. Corequisites: EE 441 and EE 503.

Corequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)
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
30561D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	7 of 20	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (170796 KB)
30728D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	52 of 60	Keith Jenkins	OHE132	PDF (170796 KB)
30489R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	7 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30565R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	52 of 60		OHE132

CSCI 561: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Foundations of symbolic intelligent systems, search, logic, knowledge representation, planning, learning.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30080D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:40pm	Tuesday	233 of 244	Ning Wang, David Pynadath	SGM124	PDF (71419 KB)
29942R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	31 of 34	Sheila Tejada	KAP145
29944R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	24 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP148
29947R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	22 of 24	Sheila Tejada	OHE100B
30178R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	23 of 24	Sheila Tejada	VHE214
30179R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	23 of 24	Sheila Tejada	VHE214
30180R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 24	Sheila Tejada	THHB9
30181R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 24	Sheila Tejada	THHB9
30182R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	24 of 24	Sheila Tejada	THHB9
30183R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Thursday	18 of 24	Sheila Tejada	VKC105
30184R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	22 of 24	Sheila Tejada	VKC109
30185R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	233 of 245		OFFICE
29936D	034	Lecture	5:00-7:40pm	Tuesday	8 of 25	Ning Wang, David Pynadath	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (71419 KB)
30030R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	8 of 25		DEN@Viterbi
30034R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	8 of 25		OFFICE

CSCI 565: Compiler Design (4.0 units)

Formal grammars; parsing methods and lexical analysis; code generation; local and global code optimization; and dynamic allocation.

Prerequisite: CSCI 455

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30114D	048	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Friday	24 of 30	Pedro Diniz	KAP163

CSCI 568: Requirements Engineering (4.0 units)

Techniques for successful requirements analysis and requirements engineering (RE) of software-intensive systems. Systematic process of developing requirements through cooperative problem analysis, representation, and validation.

Prerequisite: CSCI 577A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30332D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	18 of 50	George Edwards	OHE100D
30334D	034	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	5 of 20	George Edwards	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
30177D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	270 of 280	Victor Adamchik,Shahriar Shamsian	SGM123
30395D	048	Lecture	6:55-9:35pm	Thursday	267 of 280	Victor Adamchik,Shahriar Shamsian	SGM123
29913R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	36 of 60	Victor Adamchik	VPD105
29917R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	39 of 60	Victor Adamchik	VPD105
29922R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	35 of 35	Shahriar Shamsian	VPD105
29925R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	35 of 35	Shahriar Shamsian	GFS207
29926R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	32 of 30	Victor Adamchik	VHE210
29927R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	34 of 35	Victor Adamchik	OHE132
29932R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	32 of 35	Shahriar Shamsian	KAP140
29951R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	34 of 35	Shahriar Shamsian	KAP140
30084R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	33 of 35	Shahriar Shamsian	KAP145
30085R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	34 of 35	Shahriar Shamsian	KAP148
30087R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Monday	26 of 35	Victor Adamchik	VKC211
30089R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Monday	34 of 35	Victor Adamchik	VKC211
30090R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	34 of 35	Victor Adamchik	KAP148
30091R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	32 of 35	Victor Adamchik	KAP148
30096R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	32 of 35	Shahriar Shamsian	KAP147
30128R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	35 of 35	Shahriar Shamsian	WPH102
30227R	048	Quiz	8:00-9:50pm	Friday	537 of 560		TBA
30099D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	24 of 30	Shahriar Shamsian,Victor Adamchik	DEN@Viterbi
29952R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	24 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
29953R	034	Quiz	8:00-9:50pm	Friday	24 of 30		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	Syllabus
30322D	048	Lecture	7:30-9:20pm	Tue, Thu	196 of 200	Marco Papa	SAL101	PDF (151146 KB)
30378D	048	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	195 of 201	Marco Papa	SAL101	PDF (151146 KB)
30109R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	391 of 400		OFFICE

CSCI 572: Information Retrieval and Web Search Engines (4.0 units)

Examines key aspects of information retrieval as they apply to search engines; web crawling, indexing, querying and quality of results are studied. Prerequisite: CSCI 571. Recommended preparation: Familiarity with programming in multiple languages, C, C++, and/or Java and experience with a database system, e.g. MySQL or Oracle.

Prerequisite: CSCI 571

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30151D	048	Lecture	7:00-8:50am	Mon, Wed	337 of 300	Ellis Horowitz	SGM123
30152R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	337 of 300		OFFICE
30210D	034	Lecture	7:00-8:50am	Mon, Wed	2 of 30	Ellis Horowitz	DEN@Viterbi
30211R	034	Discussion	TBA	TBA	2 of 30		OFFICE

CSCI 576: Multimedia Systems Design (4.0 units)

End-to-end multimedia systems - content creation, compression, distribution using modern standards, DRM solutions, Digital-Cinema pipeline, multimedia classification, virtual-augmented reality, natural-language multimedia queries, multimodal media analysis, stereoscopic-holographic technologies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30319D	048	Lecture	6:40-10:00pm	Monday	72 of 120	Parag Havaldar	SGM124
30082D	034	Lecture	6:40-10:00pm	Monday	10 of 10	Parag Havaldar	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 577b: Software Engineering (4.0 units)

b: Software development, test, implemetation, and maintenance methods. CASE tools and software envirnments. Software product engineering, configuration management, quaility engineering, documentation. Application via projects.

Prerequisite: CSCI 577a
Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30130D	048	Lecture	3:00-6:20pm	Friday	10 of 40	Supannika Koolmanojwong	OHE122
30129D	034	Lecture	3:00-6:20pm	Friday	4 of 35	Supannika Koolmanojwong	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 578: Software Architectures (4.0 units)

Study of concepts, principles and scope of software system architectures, including architectural styles, languages, connectors, middleware, dynamism, analysis, testing and domain-specific approaches.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30137D	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	35 of 40	Nenad Medvidovic	OHE100C
30136D	034	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	13 of 22	Nenad Medvidovic	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
30150D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	322 of 331	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SGM123
30138R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Tuesday	38 of 40	Olivera Grujic	KAP158
30139R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	39 of 40	Olivera Grujic	KAP158
30140R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	38 of 40	Olivera Grujic	KAP158
30141R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	39 of 40	Olivera Grujic	KAP158
30142R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	40 of 40	Olivera Grujic	KAP163
30143R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	38 of 40	Olivera Grujic	KAP163
30144R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	39 of 40	Olivera Grujic	KAP163
30145R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	51 of 51	Olivera Grujic	OHE132
30371R	048	Quiz	6:00-7:50pm	Friday	322 of 331		TBA
30149D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 17	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	DEN@Viterbi
30146R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	15 of 17	Olivera Grujic	DEN@Viterbi
30157R	034	Quiz	6:00-7:50pm	Friday	15 of 17		DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 586: Database Systems Interoperability (4.0 units)

Federated and multi-database systems, database networking, conceptual and schematic diversity, information sharing and exchange, knowledge discovery, performance issues.

Prerequisite: CSCI 585

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30104D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Wednesday	35 of 35	Dennis McLeod	KAP163

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
30162D	048	1.0-12.0	Lecture	TBA	Tue, Thu	83 of 375	Lizsl De Leon	SAL101
				TBA	Tue, Thu			OFFICE
30388D	048	1.0-6.0	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	150 of 150	Barry Boehm,Lizsl De Leon	THH202

CSCI 591: Computer Science Research Colloquium (1.0 units, max 2)

Exploration and critical assessment of research activities in computer science. Course will serve as a forum for current research presentations from academia and industry. Graded CR/NC.

Note: This course will NOT always meet at the assigned times. Refer to the CS Department Calendar at cs.usc.edu for scheduled colloquium talks.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30076D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	MTuWTh	185 of 200	Lizsl De Leon	RTH217
			4:00-5:20pm	Tue, Thu			SAL101
30077D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	MTuWTh	17 of 30	Lizsl De Leon	DEN@Viterbi

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
30168D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 25		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
30169D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 25		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
30170D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 25		OFFICE

CSCI 598: Professional Writing and Communication for Computer Scientists (1.0 unit)

Instruction in discipline-specific workplace writing and communication skills for computer science graduate students. Open only to graduate students in Computer Science. Graded CR/NC.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30154D	048	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	241 of 250	Steve Bucher, Stephen Schrader	SAL101
30155D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	190 of 250	Steve Bucher, Stephen Schrader	SAL101

CSCI 599: Special Topics (2.0-4.0 units, max 9)

Course content to be selected each semester from recent developments in computer science.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Privacy in the World of Big Data
30100D	048	4.0	Lecture	3:00-6:20pm	Wednesday	17 of 20	Aleksandra Korolova	SOSB48	PDF (224487 KB)
Formal Verification of Computer Systems
29908D	048	4.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Chao Wang		PDF (566560 KB)
Machine Learning Theory
30052D	048	4.0	Lecture	3:30-6:50pm	Tuesday	19 of 31	Ilias Diakonikolas	WPH106	PDF ()
Advanced Topics in Machine Learning
30048D	048	4.0	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 21	Fei Sha	KAP141	PDF (116020 KB)
Artificial Intelligence for Social Good
30088D	048	4.0	Lecture	3:00-6:20pm	Monday	35 of 38	Milind Tambe	THH119

CSCI 621: Digital Geometry Processing (4.0 units)

Digital geometry processing (subfield of computer graphics), that covers the full pipeline from 3D scanning, processing, to 3D printing. Recommended preparation: Solid background in linear algebra, numerical optimization, and C/C++ programming. CSCI 420 Computer Graphics is recommended. Open only to Computer Science doctoral students.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30056D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Tuesday	20 of 20	Hao Li	THH211

CSCI 670: Advanced Analysis of Algorithms (4.0 units)

Fundamental techniques for design and analysis of algorithms. Dynamic programming; network flows; theory of NP-completeness; linear programming; approximation, randomized, and online algorithms; basic cryptography. Prerequisite: CSCI 570. Recommended preparation: familiarity with algorithms and discrete mathematics. Open only to doctoral students.

Prerequisite: CSCI 570
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30313D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	42 of 50	Ming-Deh Huang	GFS118	PDF (79839 KB)

CSCI 672: Approximation Algorithms (4.0 units)

Algorithmic techniques include combinatorial algorithms and rounding of linear and semi-definite programs. Applications include network design, graph cuts, covering problems, and approximation hardness.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 570 or CSCI 670)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30103D	048	Lecture	3:00-6:20pm	Monday	11 of 40	Shaddin Dughmi	SOSB37

CSCI 697: Seminar in Computer Science Research (1.0 units, max 2)

Introduction of Ph.D. students to the broad range of computer science research. Two semesters registration required. Open to Computer Science doctoral students only. Graded CR/NC. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 597.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30176D	048	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	53 of 100	Leana Golubchik	GFS106

CSCI 698: Practicum in Teaching Computer Science (1.0 units, max 2)

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching in Computer Science. Intended for teaching assistants for classes offered by the Computer Science department. Graded CR/NC. Open only to Computer Science doctoral students.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30209D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	44 of 44	Gaurav Sukhatme	KAP163

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	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	154 of 160	Lizsl De Leon	OFFICE