Upcoming Courses

Below is our slate of CS courses to be offered in 2005-06. We describe each course briefly below—be sure to follow the links within those descriptions for more complete information about each course. See also

the CS course overview for systematic information about all CS courses,
the CS academics page for major requirements and related pages,
the advising page for general advising information, and
the CS program director (cs-director@stolaf.edu) or any CS prof for individual advising.

Summary of course offerings

Fall 2005

CS 121, Principles of Computer Science (CS1) Prerequisites: None Times/instructors: MWF 10:45-11:40/Olaf Hall-Holt; MWF 2-2:55/Olaf Hall-Holt
CS 241 Hardware Design (HD) Prerequisites: CS 121 or CS 125 Time: MWF 8-8:55 Professor: Dick Brown
CS 253 Algorithms and Data Structures (ADS) Prerequisites: CS 251; CS 231 or comparable mathematics background recommended Time: Tu 8:00-9:25, Th 8:00-9:20 Professor: Olaf Hall-Holt
CS 273 Operating Systems (OS) Prerequisites: CS 251 and CS 241 (may be taken concurrently) Time: Tu 11:45-1:10, Th 12:45-2:05 Professor: Dick Brown
CS 390 Senior Capstone Seminar (CAP) [WRI] Prerequisites: Senior standing Time: MWF 12:55-1:50 Professor: Dick Brown

Interim 2006

CS 350 Advanced Team Project (AP) NEW Prerequisites: CS 251 Time: M-F 8:30-10 and 1-3 Professor: Dick Brown

Spring 2006

CS 121, Principles of Computer Science (CS1) Prerequisites: None Times/instructors: MWF 9:05-10/Olaf Hall-Holt; MWF 2-2:55/Dick Brown
CS 231, Mathematical Foundations of Computing, (MFC) Prerequisites: CS 121 or CS 125 Time: MWF 11:50-12:45 Professor: Dick Brown
CS 251, Software Design and Implementation, (SD) Prerequisites: CS 121 Time: MWF 12:55-1:50 Professor: Olaf Hall-Holt Lab sections: TBA
CS 263, Ethical Issues in Software Design, (ESD) [ORC,EIN] Prerequisites: CS 251 or CS 125 Time: MWF 9:05-10 Professor: Chuck Huff
CS 276, Programming Languages, (PL) Prerequisites: CS 241 and CS 251 Time: 2-2:55 Professor: Richard Allen
CS 315, Bioinformatics, (BI) Prerequisites: CS 251, or (CS 121 and Bio 125) Time: Tu 11:45-1:10, Th 12:45-2:05 Professor: Richard Allen Lab meeting: Thursday 2:05-4

Brief descriptions

CS 121, Principles of Computer Science (Multimedia) (CS1), Fall and Spring: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/CS1.contentMore information: See the CS1 entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.

CS 231, Mathematical Foundations of Computing (MFC), Spring: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/MFC.contentMore information: See the MFC entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.
CS 241, Hardware Design (HD), Fall: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/HD.contentMore information: See the HD entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.

CS 251, Software Design and Implementation (SD), Spring: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/SD.contentMore information: See the SD entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section. See also the spotlight on SD: The course that opens doors.
CS 253, Algorithms and Data Structures (ADS), Fall: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/ADS.contentMore information: See the ADS entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.

CS 263, Ethical Issues in Software Design (ESD), Spring: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/ESD.contentMore information: See the ESD entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.
CS 273, Operating Systems (OS), Fall: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/OS.contentMore information: See the OS entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.
CS 276, Programming Languages (PL), Spring: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/PL.contentMore information: See the PL entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.
CS 315, Bioinformatics (BI), Spring: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/BI.contentMore information: See the BI entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.
CS 350, Advanced Team Project (AP), Interim NEW: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/AP.contentMore information: See the AP entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.

CS 390, Senior Capstone Seminar (CAP), Fall: DO_INSERT academics/courses/blurbs/CAP.contentMore information: See the CAP entry in the course list in the CS web site’s courses section.

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