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General Information
Time   :   MW 2:00pm - 3:20pm
Location : MHP 105
Instructor   :   Leana Golubchik, Office Hours (in SAL 226): MW 3:20-4:20pm or by appointment, E-mail: <leana@cs.usc.edu>   (Please do not send HTML e-mails. They will not be read.)
Discussion : Fri 11:00 - 11:50am in KAP 144   (Please note that this is required.)
TA   :   Yuan Yao, E-mail: <yuanyao@usc.edu>, Office Hours (in EEB 106): TuTh 4:00 - 5:00pm, or by appointment.
Grader   :   Puneet Shetty E-mail: <ppshetty@usc.edu>,    (The grader will hold office hours after the announcement of each assignment's grades.)
Midterm Exam   :   2:00-3:20pm, Wed, 10/25/2006, in MHP 105 (firm).
Final Exam   :   2:00-4:00pm, Fri, 12/8/2006, in MHP 105. (firm)
 
Class Resources
Description   :   textbooks, topics covered, grading policies, additional resources, etc.
Lectures   :   slides from lectures (in PDF format) plus outlines of discussions (in plain text).
Assignments   :   written homework assignments, including programming assignments.
 
News
(in reverse chronological order)
  • 12/6/2006: There was a typo in the homework 6 solution of problem 4. It has been fixed.

  • 12/5/2006: REMINDER: as discussed in class, you MUST bring your ID to the final exam.
  • 12/5/2006: Homework grades distribution information has been posted under Assignments.
  • 12/5/2006: The grader will hold office hours for all assignments on Thu, 12/07/06, 9:00am to 12:00pm, in EEB 106. The TA will be there as well, from 10:00am till 12:30pm.
  • 12/5/2006: Homework 2 grading guidelines have been posted.
  • 12/5/2006: Homework 6 solutions have been posted.

  • 12/4/2006: Discussion 14 outline has been posted.

  • 12/2/2006: Homework 5 solutions have been posted.

  • 11/27/2006: Maximum data rates lecture notes have been posted.

  • 11/20/2006: The grader will hold his office hour for homework 4 on Thu, 11/30/2006, 4:00-5:00pm, in EEB 106.
  • 11/20/2006: Error correction/detection lecture notes and discussions 12 and 13 outlines have been posted.
  • 11/20/2006: Homework 6 has been posted. It's due on 12/01/06. Please note the change in late policy for this homework.

  • 11/16/2006: Discussion 11 outline has been posted.

  • 11/15/2006: Chapter 5 lecture notes and Discussion 10 outline have been posted.

  • 11/7/2006: Homework 5 has been posted. It's due on 11/17/06.

  • 10/23/2006: REMINDER: as discussed in class, you MUST bring your ID to the midterm exam.
  • 10/23/2006: Homework 4 solutions have been posted.
  • 10/23/2006: Discussion 9 outline has been posted.

  • 10/19/2006: Discussion 8 outline has been posted.
  • 10/19/2006: Discussion 7 outline has been posted.

  • 10/17/2006: The grader will hold his office hour for homework 3 on Thu, 10/19/2006, 4:00-5:00pm, in EEB 106.

  • 10/6/2006: Homework 3 solutions have been posted.
  • 10/6/2006: Discussion 6 outline has been posted.

  • 10/4/2006: Homework 4 has been posted. It's due on 10/20/06. Please note the change in late policy for this homework.

  • 9/26/2006: The grader will hold his office hours for homework 1 on Thu, 9/28/06, 4:00-5:00pm, in EEB 106.
  • 9/26/2006: Discussion 5 outline has been posted.

  • 9/25/2006: Chapter 3 lecture notes, discussion 4 outline, and solutions to homework 1 have been posted.

  • 9/18/2006: An update for chapter 2 slides has been posted.
  • 9/18/2006: Homework 3 has been posted; it's due on 9/29/2006.

  • 9/14/2006: Discussion outlines (as mentioned in class) are being added to the Lectures web page.

  • 9/13/2006: Lecture slides for socket programming and an update for chapter 2 slides have been posted.

  • 9/8/2006: Please note the change in graders above.

  • 9/7/2006: Homework 2 has been posted; it's due on 11/20/2006; please note the change in late policy for this assignment (as described in the submission instructions for this assignment).
  • 9/7/2006: Homework 1 has been posted; it's due on 9/15/2006.
  • 9/7/2006: Please note the change of the TA's office hours this week as announced through email. (The Tue office hour was moved to Friday 4-5pm.)

  • 8/14/2006: Please note the update regarding the discussion section information above.

  • 7/24/2006: 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.

  • 7/24/2005: Watch this area for important announcements.
 
Prerequisites
You must be at least a Junior in order to take this course.
 

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