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Fall 2003 Course Announcement
Computer Science: The Canon

CSCI 7000-004 Call no. #85070
CSCI 4830-004 Call no. #85071
Prof. Mike Eisenberg
Time/Place:  Wednesday, 5-7:30 PM, Muenzinger D430

This will be a "great works" lecture-and-discussion course, focusing on
readings that constitute the historical core of computer science. Authors
will include Turing, Von Neumann, Goedel, Lovelace, Babbage, Boole,
Leibniz, and Shannon; we will also look at more recent works by Karp,
Wiener, Brooks, Papert, and Feynman, among others. These readings will be
wide-ranging, and a high level of academic curiosity and mathematical
fearlessness will be assumed. Students will also have the chance to
suggest their own candidates for "classic" status. You should think of
this course as an opportunity to encounter, think about, and discuss the
ideas that have collectively formed the tradition in which you are
working.

Prerequisites: 	For CSCI 7000: Graduate standing
		For CSCI 4830: Permission of instructor

Assignments will include two short papers and a final exam. Grading will
be based upon these assignments and active participation in class
discussions and presentations.

Contact:	Mike Eisenberg (email: duck@cs.colorado.edu)