15-129

Freshmen Immigration Course
Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30pm - 3:50pm
Location: Room 2052

 

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Professor
  Majd F. Sakr
  Office: M1007

Email
 
msakr"at"
  qatar.cmu.edu

Phone
 
4454-8625
 


Announcements

·        [September 22] More CS-related book suggestions:

Ø      Ray Kurzweil, The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computer Exceed Human Intelligence, 2000

Ø      Michael Dertouzos, What will be, 1997

Ø      Rodney Brooks, Flesh and Machines, 2002

Ø      Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity is near, 2005

Ø      Wired, Technology Review and Scientific American Magazines

·        [September 21] A few books on Robotics and AI:
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Robotics-Mechanics-Control-3rd/dp/0201543613
http://robotics.ethz.ch/books/autonomousmobilerobots/
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=3776
http://www.amazon.com/Artificial-Intelligence-Approach-Stuart-Russell/dp/0131038052

·        [September 20] CS related books can be found at:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ab/15-110F10/general/CS_books.htm
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/CS_readings.html
http://www.amazon.com/G%C3%B6del-Escher-Bach-Eternal-Golden/dp/0465026567/

·        [September 14] Start working on earning your extra points, don’t wait to do this the last minute.  Read the Syllabus to learn how.

·        [September 5] Finalize the topic and date of your presentation by Wednesday, September 8, before class time.

·        [September 3] Complete your research on Cloud Computing and update your website by Sunday before midnight.

·        [August 30] Learn all the details pertaining to your SCS undergraduate curriculum by visiting this URL and reviewing the material distributed in class. There will be a quiz on Wednesday September 1st, 2010.

·        [August 26] Complete your research on Computer Science and the Evolution of Computing and update your website by Sunday before midnight.

·        [August 23] Watch the Randy Pausch video on Time Management. Build your basic webpage. Summarize the Randy Pausch video as per instructions in the syllabus.  Email myself and the TA with a link to your webpage before Wednesday’s lecture.

·        [August 22] Welcome to Computer Science and 15-129, Fall 2010!

 

Teaching Assistant

·        Mishab Usman

·        Email: mbu "at" qatar.cmu.edu

·        Office Hours: T 10-11am and 2-3pm in the ARC (Room 1049)

 

Quick Tips

·        Course requirements and details: visit Syllabus.

·        Links to previous classes in Pittsburgh: visit Other.

·        For the class schedule and plan: visit Calendar.

·        Office hours: visit Staff.


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