The social and organizational history of humanity is intricately entangled with the history of technology in general and the technology of information in particular. Advances in this area have often been closely involved in social and political transformations. While the contemporary period is often referred to by such names as the Computing and Information Age, this is the culmination of a series of historical transformations that have been centuries in the making. This course will provide a venue for students to learn about history through the evolution of number systems and arithmetic, calculating and computing machines, and advanced communication technology via the internet.

This course introduces students to the Unix shell environment and essential tools for succeeding in computer science degrees. Students who complete this course will develop fluency in the Unix (Linux) environment, which is essential for solving problems in academic, research, and professional computing disciplines.

Scientific computing emphasizes data analysis and visualization in a scientific context - analyzing data quickly for understanding by the individual, sharing automated workflows with collaborators, and preparing results for later publication. This course will emphasize rapid, interactive, and reproducible collaborative analysis of data for scientific contribution. Students are required to have taken MATH 117: College Algebra as a prerequisite or to have been placed in MATH 118: Precalculus or higher. At the end of this course, students will be well versed in the use of a specific, interactive environment for data analysis (likely Python, R, or MATLAB as indicated in the course notes) for analyzing data and sharing results.

This is an introductory course on computer security covering a broad range of topics, including basic security goals, encryption, penetration testing, software exploitation, reverse engineering, packet sniffing, and secure coding. The course teaches both the principles and concepts of computer security as well as some of the tools and technologies. Students will learn to think like an adversary, find and exploit vulnerabilities in computer and network systems, understand cryptography and security goals, and learn about some of the commonly-used tools.

This course offers an introduction to topics such as error analysis, interpolation and approximation, and the numerical solution of problems involving differentiation, integration, and ordinary and partial differential equations. Students will obtain an understanding of how numerical methods can be used in a variety of areas of mathematics.

Codes with algebraic structure for error control are examined. Block codes including Hamming codes and Reed-Muller codes, BCH codes, and other cyclic codes with algebraic structure and other cyclic codes and their implementation are treated. Other topics may include: convolutional codes, efficiency considerations, and Shannon's fundamental theorem of information theory.

This course is designed specifically for students pursuing a degree in computing-related fields, for example, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, and Cybersecurity. They will learn about ways to develop themselves professionally, communicate their strengths, expand their contacts, and advance their careers. Students should acquire skills to professionally brand themselves, successfully network in technical circles, perform an effective job/internship search, and conduct themselves well in interviews.

There are over two thousand programming languages. This course studies several languages that represent the much smaller number of underlying principles and paradigms.

An independent project in computer science or related disciplines, under the supervision of a member of the faculty.

An opportunity to obtain experience in software development, design, networks, or related activities in computer science in a professional setting. The student must obtain the approval of the Graduate Program Director and the student's work supervisor. A final report from the student and the supervisor are required.

This course provides aspiring researchers with the skills to pursue new ventures and technology commercialization. Students learn how to transition an innovation from the lab to the marketplace.

Supervision for students working on a thesis while not for other classes. Restricted to students enrolled in the MS in Computer Science.

Course for continuing master's degree students engaged in study.