FALL 1997
                  MSCS 206  Concepts of Computer Science
                     MWF  2:00 PM              CU 412

* INSTRUCTOR: Wim Ruitenburg
              Office:  CU 384
              Phone nr.:  5384
* PREREQUISITES: Two upper division COSC courses.
* BOOK: (1) Computer Systems Design and Architecture, by V.P. Heuring and H.F.
            Jordan, Addison Wesley Longman 1997.
        (2) Operating Systems Design and Implementation, Second Edition, by
            A.S. Tanenbaum and A.S. Woodhull, Prentice Hall 1997.
* EXAMS: There will be 2 exams:  EX1 (October 10) and EX2 (December 11 at 1
         PM). There will be computer projects. Programming in C (or C++ or
         Java) is a significant component. Participation is required.
* COURSE OUTLINE:
         We begin with Appendix A of book (1), followed by Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4,
         and selected topics from the later chapters of book (1). During the
         second half we switch to book (2). We hope to cover chapters 1 and 2.
         We continue with book (2), chapter 3, during the followup course MSCS
         207 in the Spring. Details of the course outline may change due to
         time constraints or unforeseen situations. Check the web site
                     http://www.math.mu.edu/~wimr/206/
         for regular updates and for further details.