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Fall 2008 (1 or
2 credits) course list
Rex Fodrea from Biology went through selected portions of the fall
schedule of classes and looked for one or two credit courses that had no
prerequisite, or had prerequisites that an upperclass biology major
would typically have met. I’m sure there are one and two credit
possibilities that he might have overlooked. There are also some that
he intentionally omitted (language conversation courses, for example)
because they would only be possible for a small group of students. I
checked the list and think that these courses are also appropriate for
CS majors.
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FALL 2008 Courses: Notre
Dame Theology Classes for Purdue Philosophy Credit
Did you
know it is possible for students to earn three Purdue credits (or three
elective transfer credits) through the Notre Dame Extension Program in
Theology at the St. Thomas Aquinas Center?
These courses are actively promoted by members of the Philosophy
department and are taught by Notre Dame Theologian in Residence and
adjunct professor of Philosophy at Purdue, Dr. Thomas Ryba.
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Vocal Expression: Voice and Diction for the
International Student (Maymester course)
Vocal Expression: Voice and Diction for the International Student
590K: 2 credits, pass/fail, Monday through Thursday 9:30-11:20 am,
Maymester, May 12 through June 6th.
The
purpose of the class is to work with international students where
English is their second language (but open to all students or
instructors wanting to improve or learn about voice/speech). The class
is geared towards improving the individual’s pronunciation and
articulation for standard American pronunciations. The class will center
on the vocal instrument, breath support, articulators, vowels placement
and putting this all together to develop the individual's speech
patterns. Depending on class size, we will also have private sessions to
works on specific problems the individual is having that may be holding
them back in diction and clarity. The students will also learn tools
they can use to help their own individual growth in this area.
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CS 471 - Artificial Intelligence with
Dr.Neville
Here is what Dr. Neville answer to the
difference between CS 471 and ECE 473:
he general description of ECE 473 looks very similar to what our
course course description would look like. However, I'm told that almost
half of ECE473 is focused on scheme/lisp programming. We will not be
doing that. Our aim is for the course to give the students a broad and
general introduction to artificial intelligence, focusing on
foundational and current topics rather than "old-school" AI, which is
what ECE 473 seems to focus on.
Here's a brief description with prereqs:
This course provides an introduction to foundational areas of
artificial intelligence and current techniques for building intelligent
systems. Problem solving, state-space representation, heuristic search
techniques, game playing, knowledge representation, logical reasoning,
planning, reasoning under uncertainty, and machine learning.
Prerequisites: CS251. 3 credits.
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