Cpre 489 Public Web Site Section "B" Fall 1999 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: Wenxin Qi, 2121 Coover Hall, 294-????, wenxinqi@yahoo.com (office hours yet to be determined)

Text: "Computer Networks," by Andrew S. Tanenbaum. Publisher: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, c1996, Third Edition (ISBN 0-13-349945-6)

Reference: "Data and Computer Communications," by William Stallings. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, c1997, Fifth Edition (ISBN 0-02-415425-3) This text is on reserve at the Iowa State University Library, TK5105 S73 1997, http://www.lib.iastate.edu/rsv/cpre489russell.html

Catalog Description: Cpr E 489. Computer Networking and Data Communications. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: CprE 305 or EE 324 (refer to current ISU catalog for additional details) Survey of modern computer networking and data communications. Contemporary concepts, facilities, practices, implementations, and issues. TCP/IP, OSI protocols, Client server programming. Nonmajor graduate credit.

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)