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• CSCI-GA.1170-​004
  BMIN-GA.1170-001
  (7416) Fundamental Algorithms  Yevgeniy Dodis T 4:55-6:55PM CIWW 312
  

  Course Description:

  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.2250-​002
  (7424) Operating Systems  Mohamed Zahran T 4:55-6:55PM Online
  

  Course Description:

  The topics covered include the high-level design of key operating systems concepts such OS structures; process scheduling and synchronization; deadlocks and their prevention; memory management, including (demand) paging; and I/O and file systems. The concepts will be shown in the context of Unix/Linux. The learning is facilitated with labs that implement some of these key design principles and algorithms in C/C++.

  
  
  Prerequisites: None
• CSCI-GA.2437-​001
  (7471) Big Data Application Development  Yang Tang T 7:10-9:10PM CIWW 101
  

  Course Description:

  This is an introductory course on Spark programming, Spark architecture, Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, and integration of Spark with the Hadoop ecosystem for developing Big Data analytics applications. The course project can be completed with Scala or Python, and Spark. This course covers technologies that integrate well with Spark in the creation of Big Data analytics applications.

   

  Students are required to complete weekly reading and programming assignments and demonstrate mastery of course topics by developing a final project using Spark.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Students are required to successfully complete CSCI-GA 2436 Realtime and Big Data Analytics prior to taking this course. Students should have experience with Hadoop MapReduce and HDFS.
• CSCI-GA.2620-​001
  (7430) Networks and Mobile Systems  Lakshminarayanan Subramanian T 10:15-12:15PM GCASL 275
  

  Course Description:

  This is a capstone course. A course in computer networks and large-scale distributed systems. Teaches the design and implementation techniques essential for engineering both robust networks and Internet-scale distributed systems. The goal is to guide students so they can initiate and critique research ideas in networks and distributed systems and implement and evaluate a working system that can handle a real-world workload. Topics include routing protocols, network congestion control, wireless networking, peer-to-peer systems, overlay networks and applications, distributed storage systems, and network security.

  
  
  Prerequisites: CSCI-GA 1170, CSCI-GA 2110, and CSCI-GA 2250.
• CSCI-GA.2820-​001
  (7461) DevOps and Agile Methodologies  John Rofrano T 4:55-6:55PM Online Additional information: Open only to students in the Stern TECH MBA program
  

  Course Description:

  This course uses a project­ based learning approach towards the study of DevOps as a cultural change in Information Technology organizations, and the supporting development tools and automation technologies required to implement it successfully. Students study the principles of DevOps, and as part of an agile development team, each student is involved in planning, designing, building, testing, and deploying one or more cloud native microservices into a Platform as a Service cloud by utilizing a DevOps Pipeline that they will create.

• CSCI-GA.2820-​002
  (7462) DevOps and Agile Methodologies Lab  John Rofrano T 7:10-8:00PM Online Additional information: Lab for Section 001. Open only to students in the Stern TECH MBA program.
  

  Course Description:

  This course uses a project­ based learning approach towards the study of DevOps as a cultural change in Information Technology organizations, and the supporting development tools and automation technologies required to implement it successfully. Students study the principles of DevOps, and as part of an agile development team, each student is involved in planning, designing, building, testing, and deploying one or more cloud native microservices into a Platform as a Service cloud by utilizing a DevOps Pipeline that they will create.

• CSCI-GA.2945-​004
  MATH-GA 2012-002
  (17409) Adv Topics Num Analysis: Convex & Non-Smooth Operation  Michael Overton TR 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 1302
  

  Course Description:

  Convex optimization problems have many important properties, including a powerful duality theory and the property that any local minimum is also a global minimum. Nonsmooth optimization refers to minimization of functions that are not necessarily convex, usually locally Lipschitz, and typically not differentiable at their minimizers. Topics in convex optimization that will be covered include duality, linear and semidefinite programming, CVX ("disciplined convex programming"), gradient and Newton methods, Nesterov's complexity bound, the alternating direction method of multipliers, the nuclear norm and matrix completion, the primal barrier method, primal-dual interior-point methods for linear and semidefinite programs. Topics in nonsmooth optimization that will be covered include subgradients and subdifferentials, Clarke regularity, and algorithms, including gradient sampling and BFGS, for nonsmooth, nonconvex optimization. Homework will be assigned, both mathematical and computational. Students may submit a final project on a pre-approved topic or take a written final exam.

• CSCI-GA.3033-​097
  (7453) Special Topics: Virtual Reality*  Kenneth Perlin T 4:55-6:55PM 60 Fifth Ave 446
  

  Course Description:

  Students will learn how to create shared interactive experiences in Virtual Reality (VR), using an open-source WebXR platform. This is a hands-on projects based course. Topics include design and implementation of interactive tools for collaborative modeling and animation, with a focus on graphical user interface (GUI) design for VR.

  Apply for a seat in the course: https://forms.gle/ak6XsSX32XvkszsW8

  
  
  Prerequisites: CSCI-GA.2270 Computer Graphics or CSCI-UA.0480-041 Computer Graphics. Permission of the instructor required.
• CSCI-GA.3033-​109
  (7456) Special Topics: Computer Vision for Science and Engineering  David Fouhey T 4:55-6:55PM CIWW 101
  

  Course Description:

  One of the most important emerging areas for computer vision and machine learning is in helping the sciences and engineering extract more and better information from their data. This course will explore the applications of computer vision in the sciences and engineering, including some of the challenges that are not normally seen in "standard" machine learning and vision. Classes will be a mix of lectures, discussion of recent work by students, and hands-on group projects at the intersection of ML and science.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Students should come with familiarity with computer vision or machine learning as well as an enthusiasm for trying new data but no formal prerequisites are required.
• CSCI-GA.3033-​115
  DS-GA.3001-003
  (8835) Special Topics: Embodied Learning and Vision  Mengye Ren T 2:45-4:45PM 12WV L120
  

  Course Description:

  This graduate level course covers advanced topics in embodied visual learning, perception and planning, with applications to robotics and self-driving. Topics include deep learning, computer vision, 3D perception, unsupervised 3D learning, self-supervised representation learning, continual learning, and LLM agents. Students are expected to know basic knowledge of machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision. Students are expected to be proficient in programming in Python. Advanced undergraduate students may enroll upon instructor approval.

• CSCI-GA.3033-​118
  (7457) Special Topics: Complexity  Subhash Khot T 12:30-2:30PM CIWW 202
  

  Course Description:

  The first part of the course will cover basic aspects of complexity theory. This includes complexity classes P, NP, L, NL, PSPACE, Polynomial Hierarchy, BPP, P/poly, NC, IP, AM, #P and relationships among them.
  
  The second part of the course will cover advanced toipcs, e.g. PCPs, circuit lower bounds, communication complexity, derandomization, property testing and quantum computation. The emphasis will be on breadth rather than covering any of these topics in depth. We will introduce a specific topic, give a broad overview of results, and only a glimpse of the techniques. During this part of the course, you would need to read a couple of advanced research papers/surveys and write a report.

• CSCI-GA.3033-​119
  DS-GA.3001-013
  (19701) Special Topics: Generative Models and Decision Making  Rajesh Ranganath T 7:10-9:10PM 60 Fifth Ave 125
  

  Course Description:

  This class will cover advanced topics in generative models along with their use in decision-making. Topics will include autoregressive language models, diffusion/flows, steering, causal inference, and reinforcement learning. The class will run as a seminar with a focus on discussing and analyzing recent research papers. The class requires background knowledge in machine learning. Advanced undergraduates are encouraged to join.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Previous coursework in probability and machine learning/AI
• CSCI-GA.3033-​130
  CS-GY.9223-J
  (21442) Special Topics: Randomness and Computation  Sanjeev Khanna T 2:45-4:45PM CIWW 202
  

  Course Description:

  Can you determine whether two very large documents are identical by examining only a handful of bits? Can you verify the output of a program without redoing the entire computation? Can you be convinced of the correctness of a mathematical proof by checking only a few random bits? Can you properly color a graph without ever seeing all of its edges? Surprisingly, the answer to all these questions is yes — provided we allow the use of randomization.

  Randomness has emerged as a fundamental resource in computation, enabling algorithms that are often simpler, faster, or more space-efficient than their deterministic counterparts. This course will explore the design and analysis of randomized algorithms, as well as their inherent limitations, studied through query complexity and communication complexity. Topics include sublinear algorithms, approximation algorithms and hardness of approximation, algebraic fingerprinting techniques, interactive proofs and the PCP theorem, random walks and Markov chains with applications to bounded-space computation, and the complexity classes that capture randomized computation, including BPP, RP, and ZPP.

  The course is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, with a strong preparation in undergraduate algorithms (for instance, CSCI-GA.3520-001 or equivalent).

  Note: The topics in this course are largely disjoint from those in Prof. Anupam Gupta’s Fall 2025 class on Randomized Algorithms. This course is suitable both for students who have not taken Prof. Gupta’s class and for those who have, and wish to continue exploring randomized algorithms.

• CSCI-GA.3033-​998
  DS-GA.3001-010
  (7459) Special Topics: Embodied Learning and Vision (Recitation)  STAFF T 4:55-5:45PM 12WV L113 Additional information: Recitation for Section 115
  

  Course Description:

  Topics vary each semester.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Prerequisites vary according to topic.
• CSCI-GA.3850-​001
  (7442) PhD Seminar: Cryptography **  Yevgeniy Dodis T 11:00-1:50PM CIWW 317
  

  Course Description:

  Graduate seminars serve as loosely structured forums for exploring research topics from broad areas of computer science. They are designed to foster dialogue by bringing together faculty and students from a given area and to encourage the exchange of ideas. As such, they bridge the gap between more structured course offerings and informal research meetings. Subject matter varies by section.
  
  Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.
• CSCI-UA.0002-​002
  (11091) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience)  Amanda Steigman TR 8:00-9:15AM CIWW 312
  

  Course Description:

  An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students with any reported score on the Computer Science AP examination cannot enroll in this course; Albert will block them from registering for it. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major. Students may not receive credit for both CSCI-UA 2 and CSCI-UA 3.
• CSCI-UA.0002-​004
  (11093) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience)  Mihir Patil TR 9:30-10:45AM 60 Fifth Ave 110
  

  Course Description:

  An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students with any reported score on the Computer Science AP examination cannot enroll in this course; Albert will block them from registering for it. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major. Students may not receive credit for both CSCI-UA 2 and CSCI-UA 3.
• CSCI-UA.0002-​006
  (11095) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience)  Joshua Clayton TR 11:00-12:15PM GCASL 369
  

  Course Description:

  An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students with any reported score on the Computer Science AP examination cannot enroll in this course; Albert will block them from registering for it. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major. Students may not receive credit for both CSCI-UA 2 and CSCI-UA 3.
• CSCI-UA.0002-​008 Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience)  CANCELLED TR 12:30-1:45PM
  

  Course Description:

  An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students with any reported score on the Computer Science AP examination cannot enroll in this course; Albert will block them from registering for it. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major. Students may not receive credit for both CSCI-UA 2 and CSCI-UA 3.
• CSCI-UA.0002-​012
  (11101) Intro To Computer Programming (No Prior Experience)  Erik Larsen TR 3:30-4:45PM Bobst LL150
  

  Course Description:

  An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming, which is the foundation of computer science. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No knowledge of programming is assumed.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with any programming experience should consult with the department before registering. Students with any reported score on the Computer Science AP examination cannot enroll in this course; Albert will block them from registering for it. Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with no previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major. Students may not receive credit for both CSCI-UA 2 and CSCI-UA 3.
• CSCI-UA.0003-​001
  (11958) Intro to Computer Programming (Limited Prior Experience)  Karl Rosenberg TR 8:00-9:15AM 60 Fifth Ave 110
  

  Course Description:

  Introduces object-oriented programming, recursion, and other important concepts to students who already have had some exposure to programming in the context of building applications using Python. Students will design and implement Python programs in a variety of applied areas.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Limited programming experience, or any score on the AP Computer Science examination (students will forfeit the AP credit for scores of 4 or 5), or Data Science for Everyone (DS-UA 111). Students who have taken or are taking Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI-UA 101) will not receive credit for this course. Does not count toward the computer science major; serves as the prerequisite for students with some previous programming experience who want to continue into CSCI-UA 101 and pursue the major. Students may not receive credit for both CSCI-UA 2 and CSCI-UA 3.
• CSCI-UA.0004-​002
  (11103) Intro to Web Design & Computer Principles  Adam Scher TR 8:00-9:15AM Online
  

  Course Description:

  Introduces students to both the practice of web design and the basic principles of computer science. The practice component covers not only web design but also current graphics and software tools. The principles section includes an overview of hardware and software, the history of computers, and a discussion of the impact of computers and the Internet.
  
  Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with computing experience should consult with the department before registering.
• CSCI-UA.0004-​004
  (11105) Intro to Web Design & Computer Principles  Joshua Clayton TR 3:30-4:45PM 60 Fifth Ave 110
  

  Course Description:

  Introduces students to both the practice of web design and the basic principles of computer science. The practice component covers not only web design but also current graphics and software tools. The principles section includes an overview of hardware and software, the history of computers, and a discussion of the impact of computers and the Internet.
  
  Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with computing experience should consult with the department before registering.
• CSCI-UA.0004-​005
  (11106) Intro to Web Design & Computer Principles  Mark Ramos TR 12:30-1:45PM GCASL 361
  

  Course Description:

  Introduces students to both the practice of web design and the basic principles of computer science. The practice component covers not only web design but also current graphics and software tools. The principles section includes an overview of hardware and software, the history of computers, and a discussion of the impact of computers and the Internet.
  
  Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. No prior computing experience is assumed. Students with computing experience should consult with the department before registering.
• CSCI-UA.0060-​001
  (11108) Database Design And Implementation  Mark Ramos TR 2:00-3:15PM 194M 203
  

  Course Description:

  Introduces principles and applications of database design and working with data. Students use Python as they prepare, analyze, and work with data and use SQL to study the principles and implementations of relational databases. Also covers other database paradigms, such as NoSQL. Students apply these principles to computer systems and their respective fields of interest.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 2) or Introduction to Computer Programming (Limited Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 3). Students that have successfully completed Data Management and Analysis (CSCI-UA 479) are NOT eligible to take this course.
• CSCI-UA.0101-​002 Intro To Computer Science  CANCELLED TR 8:00-9:15AM
  

  Course Description:

  How to design algorithms to solve problems and how to translate these algorithms into working computer programs. Experience is acquired through projects in a high-level programming language. Intended primarily for computer science majors but also suitable for students of other scientific disciplines. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 2) or Introduction to Computer Programming (Limited Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 3), or a score of 3 on the AP Computer Science exam (scores of 4 and 5 are acceptable prerequisites for students who wish to take CSCI-UA 101 before entering CSCI-UA 102; they will forfeit the AP credit), or departmental permission assessed by placement exam.
• CSCI-UA.0101-​005
  (11115) Intro To Computer Science  Sana Odeh TR 9:30-10:45AM 194M 208
  

  Course Description:

  How to design algorithms to solve problems and how to translate these algorithms into working computer programs. Experience is acquired through projects in a high-level programming language. Intended primarily for computer science majors but also suitable for students of other scientific disciplines. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 2) or Introduction to Computer Programming (Limited Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 3), or a score of 3 on the AP Computer Science exam (scores of 4 and 5 are acceptable prerequisites for students who wish to take CSCI-UA 101 before entering CSCI-UA 102; they will forfeit the AP credit), or departmental permission assessed by placement exam.
• CSCI-UA.0101-​007
  (11117) Intro To Computer Science  Hilbert Gene Locklear TR 12:30-1:45PM Silv 414
  

  Course Description:

  How to design algorithms to solve problems and how to translate these algorithms into working computer programs. Experience is acquired through projects in a high-level programming language. Intended primarily for computer science majors but also suitable for students of other scientific disciplines. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 2) or Introduction to Computer Programming (Limited Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 3), or a score of 3 on the AP Computer Science exam (scores of 4 and 5 are acceptable prerequisites for students who wish to take CSCI-UA 101 before entering CSCI-UA 102; they will forfeit the AP credit), or departmental permission assessed by placement exam.
• CSCI-UA.0101-​009
  (11119) Intro To Computer Science  Anasse Bari TR 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 101
  

  Course Description:

  How to design algorithms to solve problems and how to translate these algorithms into working computer programs. Experience is acquired through projects in a high-level programming language. Intended primarily for computer science majors but also suitable for students of other scientific disciplines. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 2) or Introduction to Computer Programming (Limited Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 3), or a score of 3 on the AP Computer Science exam (scores of 4 and 5 are acceptable prerequisites for students who wish to take CSCI-UA 101 before entering CSCI-UA 102; they will forfeit the AP credit), or departmental permission assessed by placement exam.
• CSCI-UA.0101-​011
  (11949) Intro To Computer Science  Gizem Kayar TR 3:30-4:45PM CIWW 101
  

  Course Description:

  How to design algorithms to solve problems and how to translate these algorithms into working computer programs. Experience is acquired through projects in a high-level programming language. Intended primarily for computer science majors but also suitable for students of other scientific disciplines. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 2) or Introduction to Computer Programming (Limited Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 3), or a score of 3 on the AP Computer Science exam (scores of 4 and 5 are acceptable prerequisites for students who wish to take CSCI-UA 101 before entering CSCI-UA 102; they will forfeit the AP credit), or departmental permission assessed by placement exam.
• CSCI-UA.0102-​020
  (11136) Data Structures  Anasse Bari TR 3:30-4:45PM Silv 405
  

  Course Description:

  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-​030
  (11142) Data Structures  Evan Korth TR 12:30-1:45PM Silv 405
  

  Course Description:

  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-​050
  (11154) Data Structures  Uday Kusupati TR 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 317
  

  Course Description:

  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-​070
  (11162) Data Structures  Karl Rosenberg TR 11:00-12:15PM CIWW 202
  

  Course Description:

  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-​003
  (11170) Computer Systems Organization  Hasan Aljabbouli TR 9:30-10:45AM Online
  

  Course Description:

  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.0202-​002
  (1180) Operating Systems  Yang Tang TR 11:00-12:15PM Online
  

  Course Description:

  Covers the principles and design of operating systems. Topics include process scheduling and synchronization, deadlocks, memory management (including virtual memory), input/output, and file systems. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA 201).
• CSCI-UA.0310-​003
  (11183) Basic Algorithms  Alan Siegel TR 2:00-3:15PM Online
  

  Course Description:

  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-​009
  (11195) Basic Algorithms  Rachit Garg TR 9:30-10:45AM CIWW 317
  

  Course Description:

  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-​001
  MATH-UA.0144
  (11955) Introduction to Computer Simulation  Charles Peskin TR 11:00-12:15PM CIWW 201
  

  Course Description:

  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.0380-​002
  (23282) Understanding AI: Technology Transforming Society  Alfredo Canziani TR 3:30-4:45PM Tisch LC11
  

  Course Description:

  This dynamic, team-taught course introduces students to the ideas and technologies that are redefining the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Turing Award winner Yann LeCun opens the course with the foundations of modern AI and concludes with a forward-looking exploration of the breakthroughs that lie ahead. Students learn from NYU’s top AI researchers, who guide them through the major subfields of the discipline, including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and responsible AI. Throughout the course, students discover how AI is transforming industries around the world, with a special focus on innovations in healthcare and medicine, where reliability and human oversight are vital. This course offers an inspiring gateway into one of the most influential technologies of our time.

  
  The course spans 14 weeks, organised into 7 thematic modules, each lasting two weeks. Each module includes three lecture sessions (approximately 75 minutes each, delivered live) and one interactive session in the fourth meeting, featuring knowledge assessments (30 min) and hands-on activities (30 min). Weekly discussion sessions and an online forum provide opportunities for engagement with instructors. Assessment is based on weekly quizzes and participatory activities designed for non-technical audiences.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Intro To Computer Programming (CSCI-UA 2) and Intro to Web Design & Computer Principles (CSCI-UA 4), or permission of Instructor
• CSCI-UA.0381-​001
  (11231) Programming Tools for the Data Scientist  Hasan Aljabbouli TR 3:30-4:45PM GCASL 275
  

  Course Description:

  Lecture and laboratory.  Building applications in Python using a project-based learning approach. Students use Python packages in a variety of applied areas, such as textual analysis and data visualization. Does not count toward the computer science major. 

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Science for Everyone (DS-UA 111) or equivalent proficiency in Python, and either Introduction to Computer Programming (No Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 2) or Introduction to Computer Programming (Limited Prior Experience) (CSCI-UA 3).
• CSCI-UA.0421-​001
  (11205) Numerical Computing   Gizem Kayar TR 11:00-12:15PM CIWW 101
  

  Course Description:

  The need for floating-point arithmetic, the IEEE floating-point standard, and the importance of numerical computing in a wide variety of scientific applications. Fundamental types of numerical algorithms: direct methods (e.g., for systems of linear equations), iterative methods (e.g., for a nonlinear equation), and discretization methods (e.g., for a differential equation). Numerical errors: can you trust your answers? Uses graphics and software packages such as Matlab. Programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA 201), either Calculus I (MATH-UA 121) or both of Mathematics for Economics I and II (MATH-UA 211 and 212), and Linear Algebra (MATH-UA 140), or permission of instructor.
• CSCI-UA.0430-​001
  (11239) Agile Software Development and DevOps  Amos Bloomberg TR 12:30-1:45PM Online
  

  Course Description:

  Agile software development has come to describe a specific approach and toolset that allow for the requirements of a software project to change as a project progresses without disrupting schedules, budgets, and responsibilities. The field of DevOps, a portmanteau of development and operations has introduced further processes and infrastructure to automate many of the tasks required in such development. Together, Agile's methodology and DevOps' automation have increased the speed, robustness, and scalability with which software is developed today. Upon completion of this course, students will understand the core methodologies, technologies, and tools used in the software industry today.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA 201)
• CSCI-UA.0453-​001
  (11207) Theory Of Computation   Marshall Ball TR 9:30-10:45AM CIWW 312
  

  Course Description:

  A mathematical approach to studying topics in computer science, such as regular languages and some of their representations (deterministic finite automata, nondeterministic finite automata, regular expressions) and proof of nonregularity. Context-free languages and pushdown automata; proofs that languages are not context-free. Elements of computability theory. Brief introduction to NP-completeness.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Basic Algorithms (CSCI-UA 310) and Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA.201).
• CSCI-UA.0467-​001
  (11960) Applied Internet Technology  Joseph Versoza TR 9:30-10:45AM CIWW 101
  

  Course Description:

  Applied Internet Technology is a practical introduction to creating modern web applications. It covers full-stack (that is, every aspect of building a database driven web application: server programming, database implementation, frontend markup, styling and interactivity) web development. It includes topics such as database and data model design, web application architecture, separation of logic and presentation, handling user input and processing form data, managing asynchronous processes, strategies for creating real-time web applications, and handling client-side interactivity. Students will use current server and client-side web frameworks and libraries to build dynamic, data-driven sites. Various applications to support development will also be introduced, such as version control, static analysis tools, and build systems.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA 201). Students who complete Applied Internet Technology (CSCI-UA 467) with a C or better are not eligible to take Web Development and Programming (CSCI-UA 61).
• CSCI-UA.0469-​001
  (11237) Natural Language Processing  Adam Meyers TR 11:00-12:15PM Silv 405
  

  Course Description:

  Natural Language Processing (aka Computational Linguistics) is an inter-disciplinary field applying methodology of computer science and linguistics to the processing of natural languages (English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, etc.). Typical applications include: information extraction (automatically finding information from text); information retrieval (web searches and other applications involving the automatic selection of "relevant" documents); sentiment analysis (automatic extraction of opinions about a set of issues); and machine translation (automatically translating one natural language to another). Much of the best work in the field combines two methodologies: (1) automatically acquiring statistical information from one set of "training" documents to use as the basis for probabilistically predicting the distribution of similar information in new documents; and (2) using manually encoded linguistic knowledge. For example, many supervised methods of machine learning require: a corpus of text with manually encoded linguistic knowledge, a set of procedures for acquiring statistical patterns from this data and a transducer for predicting these same distinctions in new text. This class will cover linguistic, statistical and computational aspects of this exciting field.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA 201).
• CSCI-UA.0469-​002
  (11963) Natural Language Processing  Adam Meyers TR 2:00-3:15PM Silv 408
  

  Course Description:

  Natural Language Processing (aka Computational Linguistics) is an inter-disciplinary field applying methodology of computer science and linguistics to the processing of natural languages (English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, etc.). Typical applications include: information extraction (automatically finding information from text); information retrieval (web searches and other applications involving the automatic selection of "relevant" documents); sentiment analysis (automatic extraction of opinions about a set of issues); and machine translation (automatically translating one natural language to another). Much of the best work in the field combines two methodologies: (1) automatically acquiring statistical information from one set of "training" documents to use as the basis for probabilistically predicting the distribution of similar information in new documents; and (2) using manually encoded linguistic knowledge. For example, many supervised methods of machine learning require: a corpus of text with manually encoded linguistic knowledge, a set of procedures for acquiring statistical patterns from this data and a transducer for predicting these same distinctions in new text. This class will cover linguistic, statistical and computational aspects of this exciting field.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA 201).
• CSCI-UA.0474-​001
  (11211) Software Engineering  Amos Bloomberg TR 2:00-3:15PM Online
  

  Course Description:

  An intense hands-on study of practical techniques and methods of software engineering. Topics include advanced object-oriented design, design patterns, refactoring, code optimization, universal modeling language, threading, user interface design, enterprise application development, and development tools. All topics are integrated and applied during the semester long group project. The aim of the project is to prepare students for dynamics in a real workplace. Members of the group meet on a regular basis to discuss the project and to assign individual tasks. Students are judged primarily on the final project presentations. Not offered every academic year. 

  
  
  Prerequisites: Computer Systems Organization (CSCI-UA 201).
• CSCI-UA.0476-​001
  (11959) Processing Big Data for Analytics Applications  Ann Malavet TR 8:00-9:15AM CIWW 101
  

  Course Description:

  Introduces platforms, tools, and architectures that facilitate scalable management and processing of vast quantities of data. Explores open source tools enabling the efficient acquisition, distributed storage, and processing of big data. Provides hands-on experience with distributed processing Apache solutions such as Hadoop MapReduce, HBase, Hive, Impala, Pig, core Spark, Spark SQL, and Spark Streaming. Other Apache big data tools covered are Oozie, Zookeeper, Flume, and Kafka.

  
  
  Prerequisites: (CSCI-UA 201) Computer Systems Organization and (CSCI-UA 310) Basic Algorithms. Familiarity with Linux commands and SQL will be helpful but is not required.
• CSCI-UA.0479-​002
  (11235) Data Management and Analysis  Matthew Zeidenberg TR 11:00-12:15PM Kimmel 808
  

  Course Description:

  Extracting, transforming and analyzing data in myriad formats. Using traditional relational databases as well as non-relational databases to store, manipulate, and query data. Students write custom programs, create queries, and use data analysis tools and libraries on a wide array of data sets. Additional topics: data modeling, cloud databases and API programming.

  
  
  Prerequisites: Data Structures (CSCI-UA 102). Students that complete Data Management and Analysis (CSCI-UA 479) with a C or better are not eligible to take Database Design and Implementation (CSCI-UA 60).
• CSCI-UA.0480-​041
  (11213) Special Topics: Computer Graphics  Gizem Kayar TR 12:30-1:45PM CIWW 101
  

  Course Description:

  This course provides an introduction to the field of Computer Graphics. We will cover the basic mathematical concepts, such as 2D and 3D transformations, study the interaction of light with geometry to derive shading models, and implement rendering algorithms such as raytracing and rasterization. We will investigate how these fundamental components are integrated into current graphics processors and study the corresponding programming APIs.

  
  
  Prerequisites: CSCI-UA.0201
• CSCI-UA.0480-​046
  (17198) Special Topics: Intro to Social Networking  Bhubaneswar Mishra TR 2:00-3:15PM CIWW 312
  

  Course Description:

  Social Networks is a specific example of many forms of networks that have become ubiquitous in our modern society. Their utilities have been enhanced by their ability to generate massive amount of personal data that need to be analyzed and disseminated quickly. The World Wide Web enables information flows among vast number of humans; Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. connect small groups of friends; amazon, eBay, etc. provide opportunities for trading, etc. These networks determine our information, influence our opinions, and shape our political attitudes. They also link us, often through important but weak ties, to other humans. Their origin is biological: going back to quorum-sensing, swarming, flocking, social grooming, gossip, etc. Yet, as we have connected our social networks to traditional human institutions (markets, justice systems, education, etc.) through new technologies, the underlying biology has become obscured, but not dormant. This course will introduce the tools, analytics and algorithms for the study of networks and their data. It will show how certain common principles permeate the functioning of these diverse networks: e.g., issues related to robustness, fragility, and interlinkages etc.

  
  
  Prerequisites: CSCI-UA.0201
• CSCI-UA.0480-​051
  (11215) Special Topics: Parallel Computing  Mohamed Zahran TR 2:00-3:15PM Online
  

  Course Description:

  Detailed course descriptions are available when advanced topics are announced each semester. Typical offerings include, but are not limited to, Bioinformatics, Building Robots, Computer Graphics, Machine Learning, Network Programming, Computer Vision, and Multimedia for Majors.

  
  
  Prerequisites: CSCI-UA.0201
• CSCI-UA.0480-​055
  (11954) Special Topics: Principles of Programming Languages  Elaine Li TR 2:00-3:15PM Tisch LC11
  

  Course Description:

  Computing professionals have to learn new programming languages all the time. This course teaches the fundamental principles of programming languages that enable students to learn new languages quickly and help them decide which one is best suited for a given task. Students will learn new ways of viewing computation and programs, and new ways of approaching algorithmic problems, making them better programmers overall. Topics include recursion and induction, algebraic data types and pattern matching, higher-order functions, continuations and tail recursion, programming language syntax and semantics, type systems, and objects and classes. The course will explore this material by building interpreters for programming languages of increasing complexity. The course will thus be accompanied by extensive programming assignments.

  
  
  Prerequisites: CSCI-UA.0201

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