CSE 129 CLASS SCHEDULE
WEEK	DATE	LECTURE TOPIC	PAGE #	In-Class Discussion Schedule
1	3-Apr	INTRODUCTION Ch. 0: Why consider information. Information as the basis of the natural universe through thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.	1 - 12
2	10-Apr	Chapter 1 - Beam up the Goulash - Quantum information, quantum teleportation	13 - 36
3	17-Apr	Chapter 2 - Machines and Metaphors, From steam engines to Turing machines. LASERS - how do they work?	37 - 56	In-class Discussion: 5 points
4	24-Apr	Chapter 3 - Information is Physical	57 - 76	In-class Discussion: 5 points
5	1-May	Chapter 4 - Quantum Computing REVIEW FOR MIDTERM	none	In-class Discussion: 5 points
6	8-May	MIDTERM EXAMINATION Chapters 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, Double Slit Experiment
7	15-May	Chapter 5 - The Computational Cell	95 - 114
8	22-May	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	In-class Discussion: 5 points
9	29-May	Chapter 7 - Consciousness and Complexity Chapter 12 - The Bit and the Pendulum	133-154
10	5-Jun	STEM CELL DISCUSSION REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM		In-class Discussion: 5 points
11	12-Jun	FINAL EXAMINATION Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 12 and in-class discussions NOON CLASS - TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH, 12PM NOON 2PM CLASS - TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2 PM