| CSE 129 CLASS SCHEDULE | ||||
| WEEK | DATES | 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 | In-class Discussion: 5 points |
| 3 | 17-Apr | Chapter 2 - Machines and
Metaphors, From steam engines to Turing machines. LASERS - how do they work? |
37 - 56 | |
| 4 | 24-Apr | Chapter 3 - Information is Physical |
57 - 76 | In-class Discussion: 5 points |
| 5 | 1-May | REVIEW FOR MIDTERM | ||
| 6 | 8-May | MIDTERM EXAMINATION Chapters 0, 1, 2, 3, Handouts and Movie |
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| 7 | 15-May | Chapter 5 - The Computational Cell | 95 - 114 | In-class Discussion: 5 points |
| 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 | ANATOMY LAB |
| 9 | 29-May | Chapter 7 - Consciousness and
Complexity Chapter 12 - The Bit and the Pendulum |
In-class Discussion: 5 points |
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| 10 | 5-Jun | REVIEW FOR FINAL | 133-154 | In-class Discussion: 5 points |
| 11 | 12-Jun | FINAL EXAMINATION Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 12 TUESDAY NOON CLASS - JUNE 12 - 12 NOON OR TUESDAY 2PM CLASS - JUNE 12 - 2PM |
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