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CSCI 129 CLASS SCHEDULE
WEEK DATES LECTURE TOPIC PAGE # In-Class Discussion
Schedule
1 23-Jun INTRODUCTION Ch. 0: Why consider information. Information as the basis of the natural universe through thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. 1 - 12  
2 28-Jun CAMPUS FURLOUGH DAY - CAMPUS CLOSED  
3 30-Jun Chapter 1 - Beam up the Goulash - Quantum information, quantum teleportation 13 - 36 In-class Discussion:
10 points
4 5-Jul 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY - CAMPUS CLOSED  
5 7-Jul Chapter 2 - Machines and Metaphors, From steam engines to Turing machines. 37 - 56 In-class Discussion:
10 points
6 12-Jul
Chapter 3 - Information is Physical

REVIEW FOR FINAL
57 - 76 In-class Discussion:
10 points
7 14-Jul MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Chapters 0, 1, 2, 3, Handouts and Movie
   
8 19-Jul Chapter 5 - The Computational Cell 95 - 114 In-class Discussion:
10 points
9 21-Jul  
Chapter 6 - The Computational Brain, The biological brain as a computer.How the brain works and why the brain is a very general computer. 115 - 132 visit to anatomy lab
 
10 Chapter 7 - Consciousness and Complexity
Chapter 12 - The Bit and the Pendulum
133-154 In-class Discussion:
10 points
REVIEW FOR FINAL
11 28-Jul FINAL EXAMINATION
Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 12
FINAL EXAM: WEDNESDAY JULY 28th 6PM