ACM Exemplar Courses

This class covers basic techniques used to analyze problems and algorithms (including asymptotics, u

Classical algorithms and data structures, with an emphasis on implementing them in modern programmin

Analysis: asymptotic analysis including lower bounds on sorting, recurrence relations and their solu

The core of this course is fundamental “classical” data structures and algorithms including balanced

The goal of the course is to teach the design and operation of a digital computer. It serves student

Design of synchronous digital systems using modern tools and methodologies, in particular, digital l

Historical Perspectives: RISC vs. CISC, Pipelining, Memory Hierarchy, Virtual Memory, Complex Pipeli

eScience’s basic premise is that in addition to the two accepted scientific inquiry methods: theoret

The modeling process Two system dynamics tool tutorials System dynamics problems with rate proportio

This course will develop advanced mathematics skills appropriate for students pursuing STEM studies

Sets Functions and Relations Proof techniques (including direct, contradiction, diagonalization and

Introduction to the Peano Axioms and construction of the natural numbers, integer numbers, rational

Set-based theory of functions, Boolean functions Injection, surjection, bijection Function compositi

Shader-based OpenGL programming Coordinate systems and transformations Quaternions and the Arcball i

Computer graphics and its place in computer science Surface modeling Light modeling The Rendering Eq

The course is centered on Human-Computer Interaction. The topics covered are: Experimental design an

This unit provides a detailed understanding of the underpinning theories, principles and practices o

This module provides an introduction to human-computer interaction. Fundamental aspects of human phy

Short-form description: Helping you build human-centered design skills, so that you have the princip

Senses: Short term sensory memory – receptors – stimuli; Perception; Attention; Memory: Long-term me

This course covers the fundamental concepts and practical applications of computing systems security

Students that successfully complete the course will be able to: Formulate and defend a position on a

An overview of AI, including search, knowledge representation, probabilistic reasoning and decision

INTRODUCTION TO AI. Historical outline of the discipline. Fundamental concepts. Main research areas

This course will serve as an introduction to artificial intelligence concepts and techniques. We wi

Problem solving with search: uninformed, informed search, search for optimization (hill climbing, si

Introduction to Lisp Fundamental Issues What is AI? Foundations of AI, History of AI. Intelligent A

The course covers various aspects of computer networking, including (1) application layer protocols

CS144 is an introductory course on computer networking, speci?cally the Internet. The course explain

This course explores the principles underlying the design of computer networks. We will examine tech

This course explores the design and implementation of computer operating systems. Topics include his

Part 1: Principle This section covers the very basics of parallel computing, and is intended for som

Overview of Parallel System Architectures Modeling and Analysis of Parallel Computations Communicati

CS 453 teaches students how to implement compilers. Although most computer science professionals do

This course covers the design and implementation of translator-oriented systems software, focusing s

Specific topics covered in this course include: Overview of compilation Lexical analysis Context-fre

The course covers the design, definition and implementation of programming languages. Students who h

The intended learning objectives of this course are: To describe structures (i.e., “formulas”) using

Scanning, parsing, semantic elaboration, intermediate representation, implementation of the procedur

A thorough examination of issues and features in programming language design and implementation, inc

The course uses definitional interpreters and related techniques to teach the core of several progra

CSC 2/454 is an introduction to the design and implementation of programming languages. From the des

Successful course participants will: Internalize an accurate understanding of what functional and ob

Specific topics covered in this course include: Functional programming concepts in Lisp Syntax, sema

Programming Design and Testing Persistent Data Structures & Functional programming Trees & Recursion

This is a course on the theory of programming languages. Why study these principles? Because they ar

The four key skills that students learn are to write parallel functional programs to analyze program

Object-oriented programming concepts Objects, classes State, behavior Methods, fields, constructors

This course has five distinct modules of roughly three weeks each: (1) We begin with conditionals an

Major topics covered, in their approximate order of coverage, include the following: Java Basics: In

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to: Understand when to use and write prog

This course is being used as an exemplar of how we incorporate communication outcomes into the core

Typical outline of course topics includes: Introduction to Software Engineering Models of Software P

Introduction to SaaS and software lifecycles: Waterfall, Spiral, RUP, Agile Project Management: Pair

Introduction to software engineering practices Requirements and Use Cases Software Reviews, Version

Catalog Description This course presents introductory software engineering concepts including group

The course represents a novel integrated approach to presenting side by side both the architecture a

Introduction to C: this includes coverage of the Hardware/Software Interface (e.g., machine and asse

The major goal of the course is to give students principles, skills, and experience in implementing

This course has service, personal, and intellectual goals. Its service goal is to build the technica

In the context of widespread computer usage and society’s ever-growing dependence on computer techno

Students learn ethics and moral philosophy as a means for providing a framework for ethically ground

While the course covers Social and Professional Practice topics such as social context, analytical t

The course provides both an introduction to a broad range of computer science topics and discussion

We take an interdisciplinary approach to the traditional CS1 curriculum, where we teach students to

The course is a compressed introduction into programming along with basic algorithms and data struct

This course provides an introduction to problem solving and programming using the Python scripting l

Building upon basic programming skills in Python from CSC 221, this course focuses on the design and