COMP 360
Fall 2016
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01
02
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
This course is designed for non-majors who wish to pursue some topic in computer science beyond introduction to programming. Topics will vary according to the instructor. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM MATH |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: COMP212 AND MATH228 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (COMP)(MATH)(NS&B)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
| Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
| Examinations and Assignments:
To be announced. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course will cover the fundamentals of computer networks. The primary focus will be on the Internet's architecture, protocols, and applications.
This offering of COMP 360 may be used as a replacement for the COMP 331 requirement of the COMP major.
For more information, visit: http://vumanfredi.web.wesleyan.edu/2016/COMP360/ |
| Instructor(s): Manfredi,Victoria Ursula Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: SCIE139; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 8 | | |
| Seats Available: -6 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 3 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 4 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 |
| Examinations and Assignments: Same as Section 01 Above |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is an overview of the practical and theoretical aspects of distributed systems. Students will learn about the algorithmic underpinnings and engineering concerns arising in building highly-reliable systems, such as modern cloud services. Topics will include a brief introduction to networking, approaches to distributed consistency and storage, handling of big data, and distributed peer-to-peer networks such as BitTorrent and Bitcoin. Students will build a distributed data store.
This offering of COMP 360 may be used as a replacement for the COMP 331 requirement of the COMP major. |
| Instructor(s): Epstein,Jeff Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: SCIE121; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 50 | | SR major: 23 | JR major: 20 | | |
| Seats Available: 21 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 7 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 6 |
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