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Computer Science (CSCI)
- http://www.cs.usc.edu/
- D class assignments are only available on line at: myviterbi.usc.edu. Once you create your myViterbi profile, select the "D-Clearance Request Manager" to submit requests for CSCI courses. To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network (DEN). For more information, call 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of DEN@Viterbi. For general questions regarding CSCI courses, you may email csdept@usc.edu.
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30039R | 056 | Lecture | 9:30-11:45am | Mon, Wed | 19 of 40 | Sathyanaraya Raghavachary,Mark Redekopp | KAP163 |   | |
| 30040R | 056 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 19 of 40 | SAL127 | | ||
| 30041R | 056 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 19 of 40 | OFFICE | |
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30044R | 055 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | MWThF | 19 of 35 | Aaron Cote | VHE210 | | |
| 30045R | 055 | Discussion | 12:30-2:30pm | Tuesday | 19 of 35 | VHE210 | | ||
| 30046R | 055 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 19 of 35 | OFFICE | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30201R | 051 | Lecture | 3:30-6:30pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 30 | Jeffrey Miller | KAP163 | | |
| 30202R | 051 | Lab | 7:00-9:00pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 30 | KAP163 | | ||
| 30203R | 051 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 18 of 30 | OFFICE | |
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30149R | 057 | Lecture | 9:30-11:10am | MTuW | 12 of 40 | Michael Shindler | VHE210 | PDF (106907 KB) | |
| 30150R | 057 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 12 of 40 | OFFICE | |
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30200R | 057 | Lecture | 9:30-12:00pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 50 | Mark Redekopp | KAP163 | | |
| 30205R | 057 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 25 of 50 | OFFICE | |
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30026D | 058 | Lecture | 10:00-11:55am | Tue, Thu | 65 of 80 | William Cheng | OHE122 | | |
| 30027R | 058 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 65 of 80 | William Cheng | OHE132 | | |
| 29900D | 058 | Lecture | 1:00-2:55pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 70 | William Cheng | ZHS163 | | |
| 29901R | 058 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 24 of 70 | William Cheng | ZHS252 | | |
| 29947D | 270 | Lecture | 10:00-11:55am | Tue, Thu | 7 of 15 | William Cheng | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29948R | 270 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 7 of 15 | William Cheng | DEN@Viterbi | |
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.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30503R | 179 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 43 of 60 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30502R | 179 | Lecture | 4:00-6:45pm | Tue, Thu | 33 of 45 | Shahin Nazarian | OHE100C |  | |
| 30504R | 179 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 33 of 45 | OHE100C | | ||
| 30506D | 510 | Lecture | 4:00-6:45pm | Tue, Thu | 10 of 20 | Shahin Nazarian | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 30508D | 510 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 10 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30023D | 050 | Lecture | 1:00-3:05pm | MTuWTh | 53 of 76 | Sathyanaraya Raghavachary | OHE136 | | |
| 30024R | 050 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 53 of 76 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30080D | 162 | Lecture | 1:00-3:05pm | MTuWTh | 21 of 25 | Sathyanaraya Raghavachary | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 30081R | 162 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 21 of 25 | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30421R | 179 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 13 of 43 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30420R | 179 | Lecture | 12:25-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 28 | Mark Redekopp | OHE122 | | |
| 30499R | 179 | Discussion | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 11 of 28 | OHE120 | | ||
| 30422D | 510 | Lecture | 12:25-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 2 of 15 | Mark Redekopp | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 30425D | 510 | Discussion | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 2 of 15 | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29978D | 059 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 50 | Lizsl De Leon | OFFICE | | |
| 29979D | 051 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 50 | Lizsl De Leon | OFFICE | |
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 | 20 of 31 | Gary Rosen | KAP414 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30223D | 905 | Lecture | 6:00-9:10pm | Tue, Thu | 36 of 40 | Scott Easley | EGG108 | |
Foundations of symbolic intelligent systems, search, logic, knowledge representation, planning, learning.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30047D | 906 | Lecture | 4:00-6:30pm | Tue, Thu | 104 of 121 | Sheila Tejada | OHE122 | | |
| 30062D | 906 | Lecture | 4:00-6:30pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 70 | Sheila Tejada | WPHB27 | | |
| 30051R | 906 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 115 of 191 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30054R | 906 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 115 of 191 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30048D | 911 | Lecture | 4:00-6:30pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 30 | Sheila Tejada | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 30052R | 911 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 17 of 30 | DEN@Viterbi | | ||
| 30053R | 911 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 17 of 30 | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29958D | 634 | Lecture | 1:00-3:25pm | TuWTh | 55 of 70 | Victor Adamchik | OHE136 | | |
| 30063D | 634 | Lecture | 1:00-3:25pm | TuWTh | 11 of 70 | Victor Adamchik | WPHB27 | | |
| 29959R | 634 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 66 of 140 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29960R | 634 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 66 of 140 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29961D | 586 | Lecture | 1:00-3:25pm | TuWTh | 4 of 20 | Victor Adamchik | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29962R | 586 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 4 of 20 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29963R | 586 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 4 of 20 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30331D | 901 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | MTuW | 36 of 40 | Shahriar Shamsian | OHE100C | | |
| 30042R | 901 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 36 of 40 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30049R | 901 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 36 of 40 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30164D | 909 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | MTuW | 10 of 20 | Shahriar Shamsian | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 30171R | 909 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 10 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | | ||
| 30165R | 909 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 10 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30055D | 901 | Lecture | 10:00-12:05pm | MTuWTh | 70 of 73 | Olivera Grujic | OHE136 | | |
| 30061D | 901 | Lecture | 10:00-12:05pm | MTuWTh | 25 of 100 | Olivera Grujic | MRF340 | | |
| 30056R | 901 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 95 of 176 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30057R | 901 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 95 of 176 | OFFICE | | ||
| 30058D | 909 | Lecture | 10:00-12:05pm | MTuWTh | 11 of 20 | Olivera Grujic | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 30059R | 909 | Discussion | TBA | TBA | 11 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | | ||
| 30060R | 909 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 11 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29946D | 908 | 1.0-4.0 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 36 of 60 | Barry Boehm,Lizsl De Leon | GFS118 | | |
| 30163D | 908 | 1.0-6.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 24 of 100 | Lizsl De Leon | OFFICE | | |
| 30399D | 902 | 1.0-6.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 100 | Lizsl De Leon | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30168D | 908 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30214D | 908 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 50 | OFFICE | |