Classes

Well, it's that time of year again. The time I choose my courses for next semester.
Here is what I'm most likely going to take:

11241

CMSC 301 Algorithms

Robert McGrail

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1:00 -2:20 pm

RKC 100

MATC

Cross-listed: Cognitive Science The course discusses design and analysis of correct and efficient computer algorithms. Topics include sorting, greedy algorithms, divide-and-conquer algorithms, dynamic programming algorithms, and graph algorithms. Advanced topics in algorithms may be selected from specialized areas of the mathematical and empirical sciences. Prerequisites: Computer Science 142 and Mathematics 231/235

11472

CMSC 325 Advanced Hardware: Multiprocessor Computer Architecture

Rebecca Thomas

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10:00 - 12:00 pm

RKC 107

MATC

Modern desktop computers typically contain multiple microprocessors. In order to take full advantage of these new machines, one must understand a number of interlocking hardware and software issues, including instruction-level and thread-level parallelism, architectures for shared memory, and dynamic scheduling. This course will combine principles of computer organization as applied to multiprocessor systems with case studies of several extant multicore architectures. Prerequisite: CMSC 201.

11470

CMSC 233 Mobile Applications and Interfaces

Sven Anderson

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7:00 -9:00 pm

RKC 100

MATC

(2 credits) This course provides a hands-on introduction to the design of applications on hand-held mobile devices characterized by limited computational and interface resources. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing software interface designs that incorporate the specialized input-output capabilities of these devices such as wireless communication, spoken interfaces, and image capture. Students will be assigned to small teams that work together to develop applications for this platform. Prerequisite: CMSC 201.

11361

LIT 230 Innovative Novellas and Short Stories

Justus Rosenberg

M . W . .

10:30 - 11:50 am

OLIN 303

ELIT

An in-depth study of the difference between the short story, built on figurative techniques closely allied to those employed in poetry which allows the writer to achieve remarkable intimacy and depth of meaning in the space of a few pages and the novella that demands the economy and exactness of a short work while at the same time allowing a fuller concentration and development of both character and plot. We explore the range and scale of the artistic accomplishments of such masters in these genres as Voltaire, de Maupassant, Leo Tolstoy, Checkhov, Sholem Aleichem, Thomas Mann, Isaac Babel, A. France, Camus, Kafka, Collette, and Borges. In addition to writing several analytical papers, students are asked to present a short story or novella of their own by the end of the semester.

11225

ECON 291 Foundations of Finance and Investments

Tsu-Yu Tsao

M . W . .

3:00 -4:20 pm

ALBEE 106

SSCI

Cross-listed: Economics & Finance This course explores the foundations of the pricing of financial instruments and the structure and organization of financial markets. Methods will be developed to analyze and measure financial performance, price stocks and bonds, evaluate portfolios and understand financial derivatives as these relate to financial data. Additional topics include the investment decision-making process; trading practices; risk assessment and diversification. This course involves a substantial amount of statistical analysis and calculation, but no prior knowledge of statistics is required.