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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 |
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| 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 |
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| REVIEW FOR FINAL | ||||
| 11 | 28-Jul | FINAL EXAMINATION Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 12 FINAL EXAM: WEDNESDAY JULY 28th 6PM |
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