1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog

 NMSU
COMPUTER SCIENCE

Professor Arthur I. Karshmer, department head

Professors Adams, Barnden, Denk, Johnston, Nirenburg; Associate Professors Auguston, Hartley, Hernández, Leung; Assistant Professors Gupta, Pfeiffer, Ranjan, Teller, Wiebe; College Professors Hamilton, McCoy

(505) 646-3723

DEGREE: Bachelor of Science
MAJOR: Computer Science

The undergraduate computer science program prepares students for graduate study in computer science and for employment in positions involving the design and application of computer systems. Students should review their programs of study in consultation with their advisers each semester, preferably using the most recent Undergraduate Catalog.

General Requirements Exception

A grade of at least C must be earned in each of the courses taken to satisfy the departmental and nondepartmental requirements. No course may be counted as satisfying both a departmental and a nondepartmental requirement. No course taken to satisfy either a departmental or a nondepartmental requirement may be taken S/U.

Departmental Requirements (44-46 credits)
C S 171, Algorithmic Computations 4
C S 272, Introduction to Data Structures 4
C S 273, Machine Programming and Organization 4
C S 363, Computer System Architecture I 4
C S 370, Operational Semantics 4
C S 371, Software Development 4
C S 372, Data Structures and Algorithms 4
C S 459, Social Implications of Computing 1
C S 471, Programming Language Structure 1 3
C S 473, Architectural Concepts 1 3
C S 474, Operating Systems 1 3
One of the following: CS 450, 461, 470, 475, 476, 480, 482, 484, 485 3*
One of the following: CS 450, 461, 470, 475, 476, 480, 482, 484, 485, or
MATH 291, 377, 430, 454, 480, or EE 464, 465, 466, 467, or
BIOL 111G/111L, 211G/211L, or CHEM 111, 112, 114, or
PHYS 216/216L
 3-5*

Nondepartmental Requirements (39-41 credits)
COMM 253G,Public Speaking, or
COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication, or
HON 265G, Principles of Human Communication
 3
ENGL 218G, Technical and Scientific Communication, or
ENGL 311G, Advanced Composition, or
ENGL 318G, Advanced Technical andProfessional Communication
 3
MATH 279, Introduction to Finite Mathematics 3
MATH 280, Introduction to Linear Algebra 3
MATH 191-192, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, II 6
MATH 330, Discrete Mathematics 3
MATH 377, Introduction to Numerical Methods, or
MATH 430, Combinatorial Mathematics
 3*
STAT 470, Probability: Theory and Application, or
STAT 371, Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I, or
E ST 465, Statistical Analysis
 3-4
Three lab science courses: PHYS 215/215L and two of the following:
BIOL 111G/111L, 211G/211L, or CHEM 111, 112, 114, or PHYS 216/216L such that among the three courses, two constitute a two-semester course sequence in the same department
12-13*

*A course may not satisfy more than one requirement.

Recommended Courses

Students planning to undertake graduate work in computer science should take as many as possible of the following courses:
C S 450, Automata, Languages, Computability 3
C S 470, Analysis of Algorithms 3
E E 465, Digital Logic Design 3
E E 466, Modern Digital System Design 3
E E 467, High Performance Computer Design 3
MATH 430, Combinatorial Mathematics 3
MATH 454, Mathematical Logic 3
MATH 480, Vector Spaces and Matrix Algebra, or
MATH 481, 482, Groups, Rings, Fields, and Linear Algebra
 3-6



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