Course & Lab Timetable

Section	Day	Time	Instructor	Exam Date	Delivery
2021 Fall 2022 Winter
CS 051 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term approved by the department and arranged by the co-op co-ordinator.
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 052 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term #2 approved by the department and arranged by the co-op coordinator. * Prerequisite: CS 051 *
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 053 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term #3 approved by the department and arranged by the co-op coodinator. * Prerequisite: CS 052 *
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 054 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term #4 approved by the department and arranged by the co-op coordinator. * Prerequisite: CS 053 *
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 055 - Computer Science Co-op Work Term
Four-month co-op work term #5 approved by the department and arranged by the co-op coordinator. * Prerequisite: CS 054 *
001		-	Nashid Shahriar
CS 100 - Introduction to Computers
Introduction to the development of computers and computer applications. Topics will include: impact of computers on society, computer organization and operation, construction and representation of algorithms, and applications of computers in the problem-solving process. Note: This class may not be taken for credit if credit has been received for any course numbered above CS 100
001	T	7:00pm - 9:45pm	Tessa Herzberger	21-DEC-21	RLDS
080	F	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
081	R	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
082	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
083	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
084	T	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
085	W	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
086	W	5:30pm - 7:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
087	F	5:30pm - 7:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
089	F	1:30pm - 3:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
090	T	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
S01	MWF	1:30pm - 2:20pm	Richard Dosselmann	17-DEC-21	HYFLX
S02	MWF	1:30pm - 2:20pm	Richard Dosselmann	17-DEC-21	HYFLX
S03	R	09:30am - 11:20am	Jun Wang		RLDS
S04	F	09:30am - 11:20am	Jun Wang		RLDS
S05	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
S06	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
S07	F	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
CS 110 - Programming and Problem Solving
An introduction to problem-solving techniques, the fundamental concepts of programming, and the software design process. Topics will include: data types, control structures, scope rules, functions, files, and the mechanics of running, testing and debugging. Problems will be drawn from various science disciplines. *Prerequisite: Precalculus 30, Calculus 30, or Math 102* Note: CS majors who have mastered the course material in CS 110 through other means are eligible to write the CS 110 bypass exam.
001	MWF	11:30am - 12:20pm	Xue-Dong Yang	09-DEC-21	RLDS
002	TR	08:30am - 09:45am	Hossam Kiwan	09-DEC-21	RLDS
003	MWF	7:00pm - 7:50pm	Elnaz Yousefi	09-DEC-21	RLDS
070	R	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
071	F	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
072	F	1:30pm - 3:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
073	R	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
074	R	6:00pm - 7:50pm	STAFF		RLDS
075	T	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
076	T	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
080	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
081	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
082	W	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
083	T	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
084	R	3:30pm - 5:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
085	T	5:30pm - 7:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
086	F	5:30pm - 7:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
087	W	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
090	T	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
091	W	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
092	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
093	F	3:30pm - 5:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
094	T	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	T	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
097	W	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
S01	TR	2:30pm - 3:45pm	Richard Dosselmann	14-DEC-21	HYFLX
S02	TR	2:30pm - 3:45pm	Richard Dosselmann	14-DEC-21	HYFLX
S03	M	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
S04	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Jun Wang		RLDS
S05	W	09:30am - 11:20am	Jun Wang		RLDS
S06	T	09:30am - 11:20am	Jun Wang		RLDS
S07	M	09:30am - 11:20am	Jun Wang		RLDS
CS 115 - Object-Oriented Design
This course focuses on the concepts of object-oriented programming. Topics include data abstraction, classes, composition and inheritance, subtyping, dynamic binding, polymorphism and dynamic memory management. Other topics include type systems, two-dimensional arrays, records, references, searching and sorting algorithms, language translation. Software engineering: comprehensibility, correctness, efficiency, refactoring. *Prerequisite: CS 110 with a minimum grade of 65% and one of MATH 110 (may be taken concurrently) or MATH 103 with a minimum grade of 80%.*
001	MWF	11:30am - 12:20pm	Zia Ud Din	09-DEC-21	RLDS
002	MWF	11:30am - 12:20pm	Zia Ud Din	09-DEC-21	RLDS
003	MWF	5:30pm - 6:20pm	Hanlin Hu	09-DEC-21	RLDS
071	T	7:00pm - 8:50pm	STAFF		RLDS
072	T	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
073	R	6:00pm - 7:50pm	STAFF		RLDS
081	W	12:30pm - 2:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
082	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
085	R	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
091	F	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
092	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
093	W	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
CS 201 - Introduction to Digital Systems
Hardware paradigms, logic minimization, sequential and combinational circuits, register transfer notation. Numerical data representation, number bases, floating-point and two’s-complement representation, representation of non-numeric data, records and arrays. Von Neumann architecture, control units, instruction sets, assembly language programming, addressing modes, subroutines, basic building blocks, computer components. *Prerequisite: CS 110*
001	MW	2:30pm - 3:45pm	David Gerhard	10-DEC-21	RLDS
002	MW	7:00pm - 8:15pm	David Gerhard	10-DEC-21	RLDS
080	W	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
081	R	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
082	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
083	T	1:30pm - 3:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
084	R	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
094	F	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	T	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
096	F	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
097	T	3:30pm - 5:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
099	W	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
CS 203 - Java Programming and Applications
Learn to program in the Java programming language. Topics will include the basic building blocks of procedural programming, object-oriented programming, event-oriented programming, graphical user interfaces, simple data structures including arrays and linked lists, and advanced topic including recursion and threads. Problems will be drawn from various science and engineering disciplines. * Prerequisite: CS 115. *
001	MWF	12:30pm - 1:20pm	Ket Wei Yong	22-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 207 - Building Interactive Gadgets
An introduction to building and controlling interactive devices for multimedia art and DIY projects. Build robots, new musical instruments, wearable computers and more. Learn about sensots and actuators: WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS; hardware platforms such as the Arduino; and software platforms such as Processing and MaxMSP. *Prerequisite: CS 100 or CS 110 or completion of 30 credit hours.*
001	TR	5:30pm - 6:45pm	Oluwadamilola Egbeyemi	21-DEC-21	RLDS
090	M	1:30pm - 3:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
091	W	1:30pm - 3:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
092	W	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
093	M	5:30pm - 7:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
CS 210 - Data Structures and Abstractions
This course introduces data abstraction, data structures and their implementations, the basics of algorithmic analysis, and the fundamental computing algorithms. Topics include stacks, queues, heaps, recursion, Master Theorem, asymptotic notation, computational complexity, empirical performance measurement, recursion based sorting algorithms, hashing, and trees (including binary trees, B-trees, and AVL trees). * Prerequisite: CS 115 and MATH 110 *
001	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	Maher Elshakankiri	11-DEC-21	RLDS
002	MW	4:30pm - 5:45pm	Maher Elshakankiri	11-DEC-21	RLDS
081	W	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
083	T	6:30pm - 8:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
084	F	5:30pm - 7:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
085	W	1:30pm - 3:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
093	M	10:30am - 12:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
094	T	1:30pm - 3:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	W	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
096	T	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
CS 215 - Web and Database Programming
This course shows how interactive database-driven web applications are designed and implemented. Appropriate protocols and languages for web and database programming will be discussed, with a focus on client-server architectures, interface design, graphics and visualization, event-driven programming, information management, data modeling, and database systems. *Prerequisite: CS 210*
080	T	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
081	T	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
082	W	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
083	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
084	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
085	W	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
090	T	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
091	T	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
092	W	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
093	T	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
094	W	2:30pm - 4:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	W	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
397	R	11:30am - 12:45pm	Chris Street	18-DEC-21	RLDS
397		-	Chris Street	18-DEC-21	RLDS
398	R	11:30am - 12:45pm	Sebastian Gomes	18-DEC-21	RLDS
398		-	Sebastian Gomes	18-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 261 - Methods in Numerical Analysis
Topics will include number systems and errors, solutions of polynomial and other nonlinear equations, interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, and the cubic spline. *Prerequisite: CS 110 or 115, MATH 111 and 122* Note: Students will receive credit for only one of CS 261 or MATH 261
001	MWF	09:30am - 10:20am	Chun-Hua Guo	15-DEC-21
098	R	2:30pm - 4:20pm	Sarah Carnochan Naqvi		RLDS
099	T	09:30am - 11:20am	Sarah Carnochan Naqvi		RLDS
CS 280 - Risk and Reward in the Information Society
Social context of computing. Case study: human-computer interfaces and their evaluation. Methods and tools of analysis. Professional and ethical responsibilities. Risks and liabilities of computer-based systems. Intellectual property, privacy and civil liberties. Professional communication. Sustainability. Cybercrime. *Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and CS 110 *
001	MWF	4:30pm - 5:20pm	Trevor Tomesh	10-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 310 - Discrete Computational Structures
Finite and discrete algebraic structures relating to computers; sets, functions, relations. Machine-oriented logic. Combinatorial problems and algorithms. Finite automata and formal language theory. * Prerequisite: MATH 110 or 105, 122, 221, and CS 210 * * Note: It is recommended that students take STAT 160 or STAT 200 in addition to the prerequisite before attempting CS 310. *
001	MWF	12:30pm - 1:20pm	Boting Yang	22-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 320 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Foundations and main methods of Artificial Intelligence. Problem characteristics and spaces. Search and optimization techniques with a focus on uninformed and heuristic algorithms. Two player games and constraint satisfaction. Modelling and simulation. Comparison of logic-based, fuzzy, and probabilistic reasoning and knowledge representation methodologies. Machine learning: learning tasks, inductive learning, statistical-based learning, over-fitting, accuracy. *Prerequisite: CS 210, STAT 160 or 200, and MATH 221* Students cannot receive credit for both CS 320 and ENSE 411 (ENSE 496AC).
001	MWF	2:30pm - 3:20pm	Sultan Ahmed	13-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 330 - Introduction to Operating Systems
Overview of operating systems: functionality, and design issues. Operating system principles: structures, abstractions, APIs, resource allocation, proximity, virtualization. Concurrency: process state, context switches, process communication, synchronization. Scheduling: preemption, schedulers, processes, and threads. Memory management. Security and protection. File systems. User interface. Distributed algorithms: consensus, termination, and fault tolerance. * Prerequisite: CS 210 *
001	MWF	4:30pm - 5:20pm	Xue-Dong Yang	10-DEC-21	RLDS
002	MWF	5:30pm - 6:20pm	Gurmail Singh	17-DEC-21	RLDS
084	T	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
085	T	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
086	R	4:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
087	W	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
095	T	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
096	R	09:30am - 11:20am	STAFF		RLDS
097	R	11:30am - 1:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
099	T	1:30pm - 3:20pm	STAFF		RLDS
CS 335 - Computer Networks
Network architectures and protocols, networked applications, reliable data delivery, routing and forwarding, local area networks, resource allocation, mobility, reliability through redundancy. Security: secure design, defensive programming, threats and attacks, network security, cryptography. * Prerequisite: CS 210 (may be taken concurrently), and STAT 160 or 200 (may be taken concurrently) *
001	MTR	1:30pm - 2:20pm	Nashid Shahriar	09-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 340 - Advanced Data Structures and Algorithm Design
Fundamental algorithms: depth- and breadth-first traversals, pattern matching, and graph algorithms. Algorithmic strategies: brute-force, greedy, divide-and-conquer, backtracking, branch-and-bound, dynamic programming, and randomized. Algorithm analysis, complexity theory, performance evaluation. Parallelism: fundamentals, algorithms, communication. * Prerequisite: CS 210 *
001	MWF	10:30am - 11:20am	Daniel Page	11-DEC-21	RLDS
002	MWF	5:30pm - 6:20pm	STAFF	11-DEC-21	RLDS
002		-	STAFF	11-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 350 - Programming Language Concepts
Programming language genealogy and design. Imperative, functional, and object-oriented language paradigms. Context-free grammars and syntax trees. Data types, control structures, exception handling, data abstraction, information hiding, and non-determinism. Program representation, translation, and execution. Functional programming: advantages, constructs, closures, and higher-order operations. Parallel programming. * Prerequisite: CS 210 *
001	MWF	11:30am - 12:20pm	Philip Pitura	15-DEC-21	RLDS
002	TR	4:30pm - 5:45pm	Hanlin Hu	15-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 372 - Software Engineering Methodology
Fundamental principles of designing programs and developing large software systems that meet specifications and that are safe, secure, reliable and maintainable. Software process models, software project management, requirements engineering, software design, software construction, software verification and validation, software tools and environments, software evolution, software reliability. * Prerequisite: CS 215 *
001	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	Ket Wei Yong	16-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 375 - Database and Information Retrieval
Information management: concepts and applications. Motivation for database systems. Components of database systems. Data modeling: conceptual, spreadsheet, relational, object-oriented, and semi-structured models. Querying and database query languages. Caching and transaction processing. Other topics include distributed databases, physical database design, and information retrieval systems. * Prerequisite: CS 215 *
001	MWF	3:30pm - 4:20pm	Lisa Fan	15-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 409 - Interactive Entertainment Software
This course teaches the design and implementation of interactive entertainment software, including computer games. Topics include history of interactive software, social factors, principles of interactive entertainment, hardware platforms, current software development tools, game design, game architecture, game physics, collision detection, game graphics, artificial intelligence for games, audio, game production and business aspects. *Prerequisite: One of CS 315, CS 320, CS 330, or CS 340. *
001	MWF	10:30am - 11:20am	Howard Hamilton	10-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 411 - Computability and Formal Languages
The notion of effective procedure and Turing machine. The universal Turing machine. Nondeterministic Turing machine. Recursive functions and other computable functions. The halting problem and unsolvability. Grammar and formal language. Finite automata and regular grammars. Context-free grammars and push-down automata. Post correspondence problem. The Chomsky hierarchy of languages and context-sensitive language. * Prerequisite: CS 310 *
001	MWF	1:30pm - 2:20pm	Daniel Page	17-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 412 - Algorithm Analysis
A formal algorithmic language. Measures of complexity for time and space. Worst-case, average-case, and best-case analysis. Lower and upper bounds of algorithms (techniques include comparison trees, adversary arguments, and reduction). P and NP classes. NP-hardness and NP- completeness. Introduction to parallel computational models and algorithms. * Prerequisite: CS 310 and 340 *
001	MWF	11:30am - 12:20pm	Boting Yang	20-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 428 - Human Computer Communications
This course stresses the importance of good interfaces and the relationship of user interface design to human-computer interaction. Other topics include: interface quality and methods of evaluation; interface design examples; dimensions of interface variability; dialogue genre; dialogue tools and techniques; user-centered design and task analysis; prototyping and the iterative design cycle; user interface implementation; prototyping tools and environments; I/O devices; basic computer graphics; color and sound. *Prerequisite: CS 215 and CS 280* Note: Students may not receive credit for more than one of CS 305 and CS 428
001	MWF	12:30pm - 1:20pm	Daryl Hepting	22-DEC-21
CS 435 - Cryptography and Network Security
Classical cryptosystems, data encryption standards, advanced encryption algorithms, public key cryptosystems, digital signatures, IP security, and web security. * Prerequisite: CS 335 *
001	T	5:30pm - 8:15pm	Qian Yu		RLDS
CS 476 - Software Development Project
Software development projects following all the phases of the software process. Project planning and scheduling. Surveys on architectural styles, design patterns and components. Semester-long group projects with real-world applications. Projects will be integrative, require evaluation of potential solutions, and require work on a larger scale than typical course projects. *Prerequisite: CS 372*
001	TR	1:00pm - 2:15pm	Samira Sadaoui-Mouhoub	09-DEC-21	RLDS
002	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	Sirvan Parasteh	16-DEC-21	RLDS
CS 498 - Honours Oral
All honours computer science students are required to register for this course in the semester in which they plan to do their oral examination. The course will be graded C (credit) or N (no credit).
001		-	STAFF
CS 499 - Honours Seminar
This course is to be taken by all honours computer science students in both semesters of their fourth year. The student is required to attend all seminars and, in addition, to present a topic that will be determined in consultation with a faculty member in Computer Science.
001	MWF	3:30pm - 4:20pm	Alireza Manashty		RLDS
002	MWF	3:30pm - 4:20pm	Alireza Manashty		RLDS