Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:22:12 GMT Server: NCSA/1.5.1 Last-modified: Wed, 08 Nov 1995 13:52:43 GMT Content-type: text/html Content-length: 2565
Click here to go to the TA's Comp 202 page.
Click here to see the course syllabus.
Important Note: The prerequisites for this class are Comp 122 (undergraduate-level algorithms) and Comp 181 (models of languages and computation). Click here to see the official syllabus for Comp 122, and click here to see the official syllabus for Comp 181. Students who have not taken these classes, or similar classes taught at another university, should NOT register for Comp 202, despite what your advisor or other students may tell you. (There may be some students who have not taken Comp 122 or Comp 181 who may be able to learn the material covered in these classes on their own before the fall semester begins. However, I think this is a risky course of action for most people.)
Another Note: Comp 122 mentioned in the previous paragraph is the " new " Comp 122, which is a course intended for undergraduates. Before last year, Comp 122 was taught as a senior-undergraduate/first-year-graduate level course.
Final Note: If you are planning to take this course, then I suggest that you read the first 13 chapters of the textbook BEFORE the semester begins. I plan to review this material with blazing speed. If you've taken the 122 prerequisite, then reading these chapters shouldn't pose any serious problems for you. This textbook is a quick read. Latest word on textbooks: I'm told that there are 90 copies at the bookstore, with more on backorder. (Why they've ordered more is a mystery to me -- maybe it's because 122 is using the same book.) The edition is the same as last year: the 1990 edition. (I had heard a new edition is coming out this year, but I guess it isn't ready yet.)
Click here to see an errata sheet for the second and later printings of the text. Click here to see an earlier errata sheet for the first printing of the text.