***IMPORTANT: CSC Lab Session Meetings
Posted: September 8, 2009
Computer Science Lab sessions will meet in the old lab (036 Tyler) until the new lab is ready.
Talking with Joan Peckham about computational thinking
Posted: May 5, 2009
John Udell blogs about his interview with Dr. Peckham: http://blog.jonudell.net/2009/05/04/talking-with-joan-peckham-about-computational-thinking/
IMPORTANT CSC301 Summer Session Info!
Posted: May 4, 2009
We are planning to run CSC301 - Programming Languages as an online course during Summer Session 1. This means that many of you who are working will be able to take this class!
BUT, before it can run, we need to have at least 9 students registered!
We are short of that number at this time so we need your help! If you or any of your friends need to take CSC301 as part of their Computer Science or Computer Engineering requirements, please register this week for the course. Would like to have the enrollment settled by next Tuesday, May 12 so that CCE can make the decision to run the course on Wednesday, May 13.
I hope to make this a fun and challenging course - we have a lot to cover in 5 packed weeks, but it will be worth your time!
Dr. Timothy Henry, PMP
Department of Computer Science and Statistics.
CSC-305 Summer Session 3 (1&2) 2009
Posted: April 21, 2009
We are looking into the possibility of running CSC 305 (Software Engineering) during the summer. It would run for both sessions (SS3), and would meet twice a week (time and place TBA) based on enrollment and schedules. Please contact the CSC Department if you are interested in taking this course during the summer. Provide days and times when you could meet for class so we can review scheduling options.
Synopsis: This course provides an introduction to the theory and application of software engineering. The unified process (UP) will be studied via commonly used standards such as ISO-12207, MIL-STD-498, MIL-STD-961, and DOD-STD-2167A. The core of this course will provide cross-functional practice using the unified process with structured analysis performed using the Yourdon Structured Method (YSM) and the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
Goals: Successful completion of this course will result in the student possessing an understanding of and the necessary practical experience to carry out the analysis and engineering of large and complex software systems. By studying various development models and the artifacts associated with the development model activities, students will gain an appreciation for the artifacts to be produced during the system analysis process. This knowledge of the system analysis process will also be useful when applied to the selection of computer aided design tools and in the planning and management of systems.
East Coast Computer Algebra Day 2009
Posted: April 16, 2009
EAST COAST COMPUTER ALGEBRA DAY 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881
http://www.cs.uri.edu/eccad2009/
East Coast Computer Algebra Day (ECCAD) is an informal one-day meeting for those active or interested in computer algebra. It provides opportunities to learn and to share new results and work in progress. The schedule includes invited speakers, a panel discussion, and contributed posters and software demonstrations. Importantly, plenty of time is allowed for unstructured interaction among the participants. Researchers, teachers, students, and users of computer algebra are all welcome!
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL
David H. Bailey (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
“High-Precision Arithmetic and Experimental Mathematics”
Douglas J. Dunham (University of Minnesota-Duluth)
“How to Create Repeating Hyperbolic Patterns”
Eric Schost (University of Western Ontario)
“The Search for a Secure Curve of Genus 2″
Stan Wagon (Macalester College)
“Some Surprises in Symbolic Computation”
Panel Session: Future Directions in Computer Algebra
Abstracts of the talks are posted on the conference website.
NSF WORKSHOP ON FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION
(Dates: Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1)
ECCAD 2009 is paired with an NSF-sponsored Workshop on Future Directions in Symbolic Computation and Its Applications to the Domain Sciences. The workshop will be held at URI on the afternoon of Thursday, April 30 and all day Friday, May 1. This conference is intended for researchers in symbolic computation and program directors at funding agencies, and is open to the public free of charge. The meeting is organized by Erich Kaltofen at North Carolina State University and Lenore Mullin of the National Science Foundation. For a preliminary schedule, see http://www4.ncsu.edu/~kaltofen/NSF_WS_ECCAD09_Itinerary.html
The panel session at ECCAD 2009 will consist of a report on the workshop from several participants and an open discussion of Future Directions in Computer Algebra.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION (Deadline: Friday, April 24)
Registration for ECCAD 2009 is free and can be done at the conference website. To facilitate conference planning (including lunch, refreshments, programs and badges), advance registration is strongly encouraged. Registration can be done at the conference website.
POSTERS AND SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS (New Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, April 22)
Proposals are invited for poster presentations and software demonstrations on any topic related computer algebra: algorithms, software systems, and applications (including teaching). Titles and abstracts (maximum 100 words) can be submitted on the conference website. Abstracts received before the deadline will be included in the conference program and appear in a future issue of “ACM Communications in Computer Algebra”.
TRAVEL SUPPORT (Application Deadline: Friday, April 24)
The NSF grant supporting ECCAD 2009 provides limited funds for full-time students, postdocs, and new faculty who do not have grant or institutional support to attend. Travel assistance is available only to out-of-town US-based attendees. Preference will be given to those presenting a poster or software demonstration, and to those whose documented travel expenses are greatest.
A form to apply is on the conference website. Applicants will also be required to complete a travel expense voucher to be distributed at the meeting or shortly thereafter. Please retain copies of all receipts including tickets, hotels, meals, tolls, and keep records of any mileage. Final determination of travel awards will be made after the meeting.
LODGING
A special group rate of $89 per night ($100.57 with sales and occupancy tax) is available at the Holiday Inn, four miles from campus. Call the front desk (Tel. 401-789-1051) and identify yourself as attending “URI East Coast Computer Algebra Day”. Early reservations are strongly suggested as accommodations near URI are limited.
The Hampton Inn, Wakefield RI (Tel. 401-788-3500) is another possibility. Those with early morning flights may wish to stay at the Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel (Tel. 401-738-4000), which has a free airport shuttle.
SPONSORS
Financial support for ECCAD 2009 is provided by the National Science Foundation. The meeting is endorsed (without financial assistance) by the ACM Special Interest Group on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation (SIGSAM), the Northeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
ECCAD 2009 CONFERENCE CHAIR
Ed Lamagna
Department of Computer Science and Statistics
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881
eccad2009@cs.uri.edu
