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• CSCI-GA.1170-​003
  (5117) Fundamental Algorithms Recitation  Bingwei Zhang F 4:55-5:45PM 60 Fifth Ave 150 Additional information: Recitation for Section 001
  

  Reviews a number of important algorithms, with emphasis on correctness and efficiency. The topics covered include solution of recurrence equations, sorting algorithms, selection, binary search trees and balanced-tree strategies, tree traversal, partitioning, graphs, spanning trees, shortest paths, connectivity, depth-first and breadth-first search, dynamic programming, and divide-and-conquer techniques.

  
  
  Prerequisites: At least one year of experience with a high-level language such as Pascal, C, C++, or Java; and familiarity with recursive programming methods and with data structures (arrays, pointers, stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees).
• CSCI-GA.2110-​003
  (5126) Programming Languages Recitation  Hrithik Dhoka F 11:15-12:05PM Meyr 122 Additional information: Recitation for Section 001
  

  Discusses the design, use, and implementation of imperative, object-oriented, and functional programming languages. The topics covered include scoping, type systems, control structures, functions, modules, object orientation, exception handling, and concurrency. A variety of languages are studied, including C++, Java, Ada, Lisp, and ML, and concepts are reinforced by programming exercises.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Students taking this class should already have substantial programming experience.
• CSCI-GA.3033-​090
  (5170) Special Topics: Deep Decision Making & Reinforcement Learning  Lerrel Pinto F 4:55-6:55PM 60 Fifth Ave C15
  

  Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) has made massive strides in the last decade for sequential decision making problems. This course serves as a graduate-level introduction to RL, with an emphasis on applications and recent research. Key topics will include: Basic formalisms of RL; Exploration vs exploitation; Imitation learning; Model-free RL; Model-based control and planning; Unsupervised learning for RL; Applications to games, robotics, industry; Current frontiers. This course will involve several coding home-works where you will implement various algorithms, and a final project. Alternative titles for this course: Adaptive control and learning, Dynamic optimization.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Graduate level knowledge of Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning. Proficiency in Python to complete the home-works.
• CSCI-GA.3033-​934
  (22247) Special Topics: Multicore Processors: Architecture & Programming Recitation  Karan Kumar F 12:30-1:20PM CIWW 101 Additional information: Recitation for Section 034
  

  This is the recitation for section 034. Refer to the lecture for description.

• CSCI-UA.0102-​002
  (16855) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 8:00-9:15AM CIWW 312 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​004
  (16857) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 11:00-12:15PM Silv 208 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 3
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​006
  (16859) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 9:30-10:45AM CIWW 317 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 5
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​008
  (16861) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 9:30-10:45AM 7E12 LL23 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 7
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​010
  (16863) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 2:00-3:15PM 12WP L113 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 9
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​012
  (16865) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 12:30-1:45PM Bobst LL150 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 11
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​021
  (16866) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 9:30-10:45AM CIWW 312 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​022
  (16867) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 11:00-12:15PM CIWW 312 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​023
  (16868) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 12:30-1:45PM CIWW 312 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​024
  (16869) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 312 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​025
  (16870) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 3:30-4:45PM CIWW 312 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​041
  (16871) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 202 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 3
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​061
  (16872) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 11:00-12:15PM GCASL 383 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 5
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​062
  (16873) Data Structures - Recitation  TBA F 12:30-1:45PM CIWW 317 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 6
  

  Use and design of data structures, which organize information in computer memory. Stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees: how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101), or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Computer Science examination.
• CSCI-UA.0201-​002
  (16875) Computer Systems Organization - Recitation  TBA F 9:30-10:45AM 60 Fifth Ave 150 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Covers the internal structure of computers, machine (assembly) language programming, and the use of pointers in high-level languages. Topics include the logical design of computers, computer architecture, the internal representation of data, instruction sets, and addressing logic, as well as pointers, structures, and other features of high-level languages that relate to assembly language. Programming assignments are in both assembly language and other languages.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102).
• CSCI-UA.0201-​004
  (16877) Computer Systems Organization - Recitation  TBA F 9:30-10:45AM Online Additional information: Online recitation for Section 3
  

  Covers the internal structure of computers, machine (assembly) language programming, and the use of pointers in high-level languages. Topics include the logical design of computers, computer architecture, the internal representation of data, instruction sets, and addressing logic, as well as pointers, structures, and other features of high-level languages that relate to assembly language. Programming assignments are in both assembly language and other languages.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102).
• CSCI-UA.0201-​006
  (16879) Computer Systems Organization - Recitation  TBA F 11:00-12:15PM Silv 401 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 5
  

  Covers the internal structure of computers, machine (assembly) language programming, and the use of pointers in high-level languages. Topics include the logical design of computers, computer architecture, the internal representation of data, instruction sets, and addressing logic, as well as pointers, structures, and other features of high-level languages that relate to assembly language. Programming assignments are in both assembly language and other languages.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102).
• CSCI-UA.0201-​008
  (16881) Computer Systems Organization - Recitation  TBA F 11:00-12:15PM Silv 207 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 7
  

  Covers the internal structure of computers, machine (assembly) language programming, and the use of pointers in high-level languages. Topics include the logical design of computers, computer architecture, the internal representation of data, instruction sets, and addressing logic, as well as pointers, structures, and other features of high-level languages that relate to assembly language. Programming assignments are in both assembly language and other languages.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102).
• CSCI-UA.0310-​002
  (16885) Basic Algorithms - Recitation  Rachit Garg F 9:30-10:45AM Tisch LC11 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Introduction to the study of algorithms. Presents two main themes: designing appropriate data structures and analyzing the efficiency of the algorithms that use them. Algorithms studied include sorting, searching, graph algorithms, and maintaining dynamic data structures. Homework assignments, not necessarily involving programming.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102); Discrete Mathematics (MATH-UA 120); and either Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) OR Mathematics for Economics I (MATH-UA 211).
• CSCI-UA.0310-​004
  (16887) Basic Algorithms - Recitation  TBA F 9:30-10:45AM Online Additional information: Online recitation for Section 3
  

  Introduction to the study of algorithms. Presents two main themes: designing appropriate data structures and analyzing the efficiency of the algorithms that use them. Algorithms studied include sorting, searching, graph algorithms, and maintaining dynamic data structures. Homework assignments, not necessarily involving programming.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102); Discrete Mathematics (MATH-UA 120); and either Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) OR Mathematics for Economics I (MATH-UA 211).
• CSCI-UA.0310-​006
  (16889) Basic Algorithms - Recitation  TBA F 12:30-1:45PM Silv 401 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 5
  

  Introduction to the study of algorithms. Presents two main themes: designing appropriate data structures and analyzing the efficiency of the algorithms that use them. Algorithms studied include sorting, searching, graph algorithms, and maintaining dynamic data structures. Homework assignments, not necessarily involving programming.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102); Discrete Mathematics (MATH-UA 120); and either Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) OR Mathematics for Economics I (MATH-UA 211).
• CSCI-UA.0310-​008
  (16891) Basic Algorithms - Recitation  TBA F 8:00-9:15AM 60 Fifth Ave 150 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 7
  

  Introduction to the study of algorithms. Presents two main themes: designing appropriate data structures and analyzing the efficiency of the algorithms that use them. Algorithms studied include sorting, searching, graph algorithms, and maintaining dynamic data structures. Homework assignments, not necessarily involving programming.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102); Discrete Mathematics (MATH-UA 120); and either Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) OR Mathematics for Economics I (MATH-UA 211).
• CSCI-UA.0310-​021
  (16892) Basic Algorithms - Recitation  TBA F 11:00-12:15PM Bobst LL150 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Introduction to the study of algorithms. Presents two main themes: designing appropriate data structures and analyzing the efficiency of the algorithms that use them. Algorithms studied include sorting, searching, graph algorithms, and maintaining dynamic data structures. Homework assignments, not necessarily involving programming.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102); Discrete Mathematics (MATH-UA 120); and either Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) OR Mathematics for Economics I (MATH-UA 211).
• CSCI-UA.0310-​022
  (16893) Basic Algorithms - Recitation  Rachit Garg F 2:00-3:15PM Bobst LL150 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  Introduction to the study of algorithms. Presents two main themes: designing appropriate data structures and analyzing the efficiency of the algorithms that use them. Algorithms studied include sorting, searching, graph algorithms, and maintaining dynamic data structures. Homework assignments, not necessarily involving programming.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102); Discrete Mathematics (MATH-UA 120); and either Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) OR Mathematics for Economics I (MATH-UA 211).
• CSCI-UA.0330-​002
  (16910) Introduction to Computer Simulation  Claire Nicole Valva F 11:00-12:15PM GCASL 369 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  In this course, students will learn how to do computer simulations of such phenomena as orbits (Kepler problem and N-body problem), epidemic and endemic disease (including evolution in response to the selective pressure of a malaria), musical stringed instruments (piano, guitar, and violin), and traffic flow in a city (with lights, breakdowns, and gridlock at corners). The simulations are based on mathematical models, numerical methods, and Matlab programming techniques that will be taught in class. The use of animations (and sound where appropriate) to present the results of simulations will be emphasized.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) or Math for Economics II (MATH-UA 212) and General Physics (PHYS-UA 11).
• CSCI-UA.0473-​002
  (16912) Fundamentals of Machine Learning - Recitation  Zhe Zeng F 9:30-10:45AM Silv 405 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  This exciting and fast-evolving field of computer science has many recent consumer applications (e.g., Microsoft Kinect, Google Translate, IPhone's Siri, digital camera face detection, Netflix recommendations, Google news) and applications within the sciences and medicine (e.g., predicting protein-protein interactions, species modeling, detecting tumors, personalized medicine). Students learn the theoretical foundations and how to apply machine learning to solve new problems.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA.102), Linear Algebra (MATH-UA.140) and Probability and Statistics (MATH-UA.235). Students may take any of the following courses in place of MATH-UA.235: Theory of Probability (MATH-UA 233), Mathematical Statistics (MATH-UA 234), Honors Theory of Probability (MATH-UA 238) OR Data Analysis (MA-UY 2224).
• CSCI-UA.0473-​021
  (16913) Fundamentals of Machine Learning - Recitation  Zhe Zeng F 2:00-3:15PM Silv 405 Additional information: In-person recitation for Section 1
  

  This exciting and fast-evolving field of computer science has many recent consumer applications (e.g., Microsoft Kinect, Google Translate, IPhone's Siri, digital camera face detection, Netflix recommendations, Google news) and applications within the sciences and medicine (e.g., predicting protein-protein interactions, species modeling, detecting tumors, personalized medicine). Students learn the theoretical foundations and how to apply machine learning to solve new problems.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA.102), Linear Algebra (MATH-UA.140) and Probability and Statistics (MATH-UA.235). Students may take any of the following courses in place of MATH-UA.235: Theory of Probability (MATH-UA 233), Mathematical Statistics (MATH-UA 234), Honors Theory of Probability (MATH-UA 238) OR Data Analysis (MA-UY 2224).

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