CS 2104 Calendar and Readings


Week

Date

Topic

Readings

Notes

Due Dates

 

1

 

May 26

Memorial Day Holiday

May 27

Course Policies

Introduction

 

Introduction

 

May 28

Some Heuristics and Problems Levine*: Chapters 1 - 3 Some Heuristics  

May 29

How to Succeed

Multitasking

See last slide in notes

How to succeed

Multitasking

 

May 30

Characteristics of a Problem-Solver

Solver/Listener Approach

Socratic questioning

 

PS Characteristics

Solver/Listener

 

 

2

 

June 2

Externalization

 

Externalization

OOC 1

June 3

More Heuristics Levine: Chapters 6 - 8    

June 4

ICE 1      

June 5

Counting

 

Counting

 

June 6

Counting and Discrete Probability   Intro Probability

ICE 1 Report

 

 

3

 

June 9

Probability     OOC 2

June 10

ICE 2 on Counting/Probability      

June 11

Inductive Reasoning

Propositional Logic

Houston: Chapters 1-5

 

Induction

Propositional Logic

OOC 3

June 12

Propositional Logic continued

Houston: Chapters 6-9

 

ICE 2 Report

June 13

Midterm Test

 

4

 

June 16

Quantifiers in Logic

Houston: Chapters 10-11

Quantifiers

 

June 17

Natural Language Issues   Natural Language  

June 18

Solving It With Numbers Houston: Chapters 27 - 29 Number Theory  
June 19 Some More Number Theory      
June 20 ICE 3 on Number Theory      

 

5

 

June 23

Recurrences   Recurrence Relations  

June 24

More on Recurrences     ICE 3 Report

June 25

       

June 26

ICE 4 on Recurrences     OOC 4

June 27

No Class

     

 

6

 

 

June 30

K. T. Analysis Kepner & Tregoe*: Chapters 4 and 6 K. T. Analysis ICE 4 Report
July  1 K. T. Analysis Kepner & Tregoe: Chapter 7    
July  2 ICE 5 on K. T. Analysis     OOC 5
July  3 Summary      

July 4

Holiday

July 5: 

ICE 5 Report

 

Final Exam:  08:00 - 10:00 Monday July 7 Randolph 120

 

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