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General Information
Time   :   TTh 2:00pm - 3:20pm
Location : THH 116
Instructor   :   Leana Golubchik, Office Hours (in SAL 226): TTh 11:00-12:00pm or by appointment, E-mail: <leana@cs.usc.edu>   (Please do not send HTML e-mails. They will not be read.)
Recitation : Thu 08:00 - 08:50am in GFS118
TA   :   Rahul Urgaonkar, E-mail: <urgaonka@usc.edu>, Office Hours (in EEB 337): M 2:00-3:00pm, W 11:00-12:00pm, or by appointment.
Grader   :   Longbo Huang E-mail: <longbohu@usc.edu>,    (The grader will hold office hours after the announcement of each assignment's grades.)
Midterm Exam   :   2:00pm - 3:20pm, Thu, 10/6/2005, in MHP 101.
Final Exam   :   2:00-4:00pm, Thu, 12/8/2005, in MHP 106. (firm)
 
Class Resources
Description   :   textbooks, topics covered, grading policies, additional resources, etc.
Lectures   :   slides from lectures in PDF format.
Assignments   :   written homework assignments, including programming assignments (this is a link to the TA's web page, where assignments will be posted.)
 
News
(in reverse chronological order)
  • 12/1/2005: Longbo will hold office hours this Friday (12/2) from 2pm to 3pm in EEB 106 for HW 6.

  • 11/30/2005: The instructor's 12/1/05 office hour has been moved to 12:30-1:30 on 12/1/05.

  • 11/29/2005: The last homework assignment has been posted. As mentioned in class, you do not need to submit it (it is included to help you prepare for the final exam).

  • 11/19/2005: Homework 3 deadline has been extended by 48 hours, i.e., to 11pm on 11/23/05, due to the power outage on Sunday (11/20/05).

  • 11/15/2005: Error correction/detection lecture notes have been posted on the lecture notes page (courtesy of the TA).

  • 11/10/2005: Longbo will hold office hours this Friday (11/11) from 2pm to 3pm in EEB 106 for HW 5.

  • 11/9/2005: The Instructor's Thu, 11/10/2005, office hour is cancelled; if you would like to meet with the Instructor on that day, please make an appointment.

  • 11/8/2005: Homework 6 was posted on 11/8/05. It's due on 11/17/05 by the end of the discussion section.
  • 11/8/2005: Solutions to Homework 5 were posted on 11/8/05.

  • 10/27/2005: Homework 5 was posted on 10/25/05. It's due on 11/3/05 by the end of the discussion section.
  • 10/27/2005: Longbo will hold office hours this Friday (10/28), from 2pm to 3pm in EEB 106 for HW 4.

  • 10/13/2005: Homework 4 has been posted. It's due on 10/20/05 by the end of the discussion section.

  • 10/5/2005: Longbo will hold office hours this Friday (10/7) from 2pm to 3pm in EEB 106 for HW 2.

  • 9/22/2005: Longbo will hold office hours this Friday (9/23) from 2.30-4.30pm EEB 106 for HW 1.

  • 9/15/2005: Homework 3 has been posted. It's due at 11:00 PM on 11/21/2005 (note that this is an electronic submission).

  • 9/14/2005: Homework 2 has been posted. It's due on 9/29/05 by the end of the discussion section.
  • 9/14/2005: The midterm exam date was made firm in class yesterday (9/13/05); the date is given above. The grading percentages were adjusted as per our class discussion and as announced at the beginning of the course.

  • 9/5/2005: Homework 1 has been posted. It's due on 9/15/05 by the end of the discussion section.

  • 9/2/2005: As per class discussion, information regarding the new discussion section has been posted.

  • 8/30/2005: The Instructor's Thu, 9/1/2005, office hour is cancelled.

  • 8/18/2005: The Wed, 8/24/2005 recitation is cancelled (details to be discussed in class).

  • 8/11/2005: There are two other sections of EE/CSCI 450, both offered by Prof. Ali Zahid. They are offered on Tue and Thu, 7:30am - 8:50am and 11:00am - 12:20pm.

  • 8/11/2005: Watch this area for important announcements.
 
Prerequisites
You must be at least a Junior in order to take this course.
 

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