Cpre 310 Public Web Site Section "A" Spring 2001 Steve F. Russell

Instructor:
Iowa State University
Steve F. Russell, Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2427 Coover ECPE, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-294-1273 (voice mail capability)
email: sfr@iastate.edu
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/homepage.html

Office Hours: Office hours are listed on my web page for my weekly schedule at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/schedule.htm

Teaching Assistant:

• Sonal Pandey <sonal@iastate.edu>  (http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sonal/homepage.html)  Sonal will be updating her web page to offer to the class.  She will be grading homework and keeping office hours.  All of this information will be posted on her web page as soon as it is available.
• Sarah Orley, Omesbudperson, <selavi@iastate.edu>, 1207 Coover, 2-3 pm, Thursdays.  You can go to Sarah or send email with problems or concerns about the course or the material.

Catalog Description: Theoretical Foundations of Computer Engineering. (3-0) Cr. 3 F.S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in CprE 211, Com S 228 (refer to current ISU catalog for additional details) Foundational material for the study of computer codes, computer arithmetic, digital circuit design and computer system performance. Topics include discrete mathematics, probability and statistics, and linear algebra. Applications to problems in computer engineering.

Needed Background: refer to prerequisites

Engineers solve problems using fundamental principles, experience and judgement. In this engineering course you will learn basic principles that will serve as the technical foundation for your career in Computer Engineering. You must strive to master these principles and become skilled in their application.

My expectation is that we will all work hard on this course this semester and by the end of the term, we will all have learned much. You will have learned the principles and how to apply them. This course will require many hours of effort by students and staff alike.

Broadly speaking, you are urged to work at developing the following skills so that you will be able to:

1. Locate sharply-focused information from a wide array of sources
        (i.e. hone your information acquisition skills)
2. Assess the reliability and relevance of the found information
        (i.e. strengthen your critical thinking skills)
3. Draw the appropriate conclusions
        (i.e. become expert at exercising your judgement and reasoning skills)
4. Take informed/knowledgeable action
        (i.e. have courage, self-confidence and a bias for action)

• Thanks to Dr. Anderson for his permission to use his concepts on learning.
• Thanks to Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira for her permissions, suggestions and web page ideas from her web page.