An integrated perspective of the problems in today's information systems environment, concentration on contemporary design, methodologies, and considerations unique to users of computers and information systems. Compiler Techniques Characteristics of the compiling process, syntax directed compiling, symbol table construction and searching, top down and bottom up methods, formal grammars, and a formalization of syntax. May be taken for graduate credit with consent of advisor. This course is designed to study current trends in computer science. COSC 4430 Computer Organization II Organization, logic, and components of computer systems with emphasis on the software and hardware of structures computer systems.
Laboratory exercises illustrating topics in lecture.
Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory each week. Special problems in computer science for cooperative students. Problems related to student's work assignment culminating in a research paper. Three hours may be used as technical electives, and one additional hour may be used as a free elective. A total of four hours may be used toward graduation.