Robert Helms
Lars Magnus Ericsson Professor
and Dean
Before joining UTD last year, Helms was president
and chief executive officer of International
SEMATECH (ISMT), the Austin, Texas-based
consortium of semiconductor manufacturers
whose member companies include AMD, Intel,
IBM, Motorola and TI, representing 40 percent of
the worldwide market share in computer chips.
Prior to that, he was corporate vice president and director of silicon
technology research at TI in Dallas. Helms also served for 20 years
as a professor at Stanford University, his alma mater, where he led
research efforts in semiconductor processing and new materials, with
a focus on environmentally benign manufacturing.
ECS at UTD
Ivor Page
Associate Dean for Undergraduate
Education
Advising,
Engineering South, 2.502
Professional Advisors
Dr. Sook Kim, Director
Sandy Bowen
Dr. Ivor Page
Associate Dean
Carol Nguyen
Jori Psencik
Cathy Hill
Ken Richards
www.ecs.utdallas.edu/ouga
Advising Office Hours
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Mon-Thurs 8:00am to 5:30pm
Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
Engineering South 2.502
Walk-in style of operation – sign in and go to
the first available advisor.
Appointments are available during nonregistration times
Your Rhet 1101 teacher/mentor may be an
ECS advisor.
Faculty Advisors
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Every faculty member can advise you on
some aspects of the curriculum and on career
choices.
In addition, several faculty members have
office-hours within the advising suite and are
trained to serve as advisors and mentors to
students on course and career choices.
Meet a professional advisor soon.
AP Credit for CS and Math
Exam
Score 3
CS A
3 SCH Free Elect
CS AB
CS 1336+1337
Calculus AB Math 2312
Calculus BC Math 2312+1325
Score 4
CS 1336+1337
Score 5
CS 1336+1337
CS 1336+1337+2336
Math 2312+1325
Math 2312+2417 or
Math 2312+1325
http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/ugraddean/apcredit.shtml
IB Credit
Exam
Credit
Computer Science CS 1336+1337+2336
Mathematics
Math 2312
http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/ugraddean/ibcredit.shtml
Clep Credit
Course Title
UTD Credit
Score
Required
Calculus with Elementary
Functions
MATH 2312+2417
61
General Biology
BIOL 2301 / 2102
56
and
BIOL 2302 / 2102
General Chemistry
CHEM 1311/1111
and
70
CHEM 1312/1112
http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/ugraddean/clep.shtml
Math Placement Test
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Your score determines which math class you
take first.
To qualify for Calculus I (Math 2417) you
need:
SAT II IC Minimum Score 560
SAT II IIC Minimum Score 530
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To qualify for Pre-Calculus (Math 2312) you
need:
SAT II IC Minimum Score 460
CS Programming Sequence
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CS 1336 Programming Fundamentals (3 semester hours) Introduction to
computers. Primitive data types, variable declarations, variable scope, and primitive
operations. Control statements. Methods/functions, including recursion. Arrays,
including implementation of a stack data structure and strings using primitive data
arrays. Output formatting. Debugging techniques. Designed for students with no
prior computer programming experience. (3-0) S
CS 1337 Computer Science I (3 semester hours) Introduction to object-oriented
software analysis, design, and development. Classes and objects. Object composition
and polymorphism. Sorting, searching, recursion. Strings and stacks using core
classes. Inheritance and interfaces. Graphic User Interfaces. Includes a
comprehensive programming project. Prerequisite: CS 1336 or equivalent
programming experience. (3-0) SCS 1336 + 1136 (lab)
CS 2336 Computer Science II (3 semester hours) Exceptions and number
formatting. File input/output using Stream classes. Implementation of primitive data
structures, including linked lists (all types), stacks, queues, and binary trees.
Advanced data manipulation using core classes. Introduction to multithreading,
multimedia, and networking. Includes a comprehensive programming project.
Prerequisite: CS 1337. (3-0) S
Computer Science, Where to Start?
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If you have not taken a CS Programming
class in C++ or Java, you should begin with
CS 1336 plus the CS 1136 lab.
If you have AP, IB, CLEP credit, or have taken
CS classes at a Community College, the test
doesn’t apply to you.
For all others, a self-assessment test is
available for you to determine which
Computer Science Programming class to take
first.
Computer Science Placement Test
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You can take the placement test
tomorrow. Just come with everyone
else to register for your courses.
You can also take or retake the test
online: go to
www.ecs.utdallas.edu/ouga and click on
the button labeled “Freshman
Placement Test”
CS 1336, CS 1337, CS 2336
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If you have credit for CS 1337 in
C/C++, take CS 2336 in Java this
semester.
For all other questions, talk to an
advisor tomorrow.
CS 1337 and CS 2336 will be taught in
Java.
Waiting for AP scores?
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If you are awaiting your AP test results in CS
and/or Math, we cannot register you for
classes in those areas until we know your
scores.
Talk to an advisor tomorrow and arrange to
FAX us your scores, together with a list of the
courses (course numbers and scheduled
meeting times) that you need to add at that
time.
Four degrees
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TE
CS
EE
SE
Makeup of a degree:
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42 hours State mandated core curriculum
(English/math/science/gov’t/history/soc’sci)
Major required courses: 53 – 69 hrs
Electives: 12 – 21 hrs
Total hours: 120 – 128 hrs,
must include 51 upper division hours.
CS Degree Plan, Lower Div’n
LD UD
Course Title
Course #
3
Computer Science I
CS 1337
3
Discrete Math I
CS 2305
3
Computer Science II
CS 2336
4
Linear Algebra
Math 2418
3
Intro to Digital Systems
CS 2310
1
Intro to Digital Sys’ lab
CS 2110
Notes
CS, Upper Div’n I
LD UD
Course Title
Course #
3
Discrete Math II
CS 3305
3
Probability & Statistics
CS/SE 3341
3
Algorithm Analysis &
Data Structures
Software Engineering
CS/SE 3345
Organization of
Programming Languages
CS 4347
3
3
CS/SE 3354
CS, Upper Div’n II
LD UD
Course Title
Course #
3
Computer Architecture
CS/SE 4340
3
Operating Systems
CS/SE 4348
3
Advanced Data Structures
CS/SE 4349
3
Automata Theory
CS 4384
3
Guided Elective
CS 43__
3
Guided Elective
CS 43__
3
Guided Elective
CS 43__
Core Curriculum I
LD UD
Notes
Course Title
Course #
4
2
Calculus I
Math 2417
4
2
Calculus II
Math 2419
3
2
Mechanics & Heat
Phys 2325
1
2
Mechanics & Heat Lab
Phys 2125
3
2
Electricity & Magnetism
Phys 2326
1
2
Electricity & Magnetism Lab
Phys 2126
Core Curriculum II
LD UD
Notes
Course Title
4
1,2
Science Elective
3
2
Politics & Values in Bus & Tech ISSS 3360
3
2
Prof’nl & Tech Communication ECS 3390
Course #
3
Rhetoric
Rhet 1302
3
Const & Pol Behavior, US & TX Govt 2301
3
Political Institutions, US & TX
Govt 2302
Core Curriculum III
LD UD
Notes
Course Title
Course #
3
3
Themes and Ideas in Am Hist Hist 1301
3
3
Issues in American History
3
3
Exploration of the Humanities Huma 1301
3
3
Exploration of the Arts
Hist 1302
Arts 1301
Electives
LD
UD
Notes
Course Title
3
4
Advanced Free Elective
3
4
Advanced Free Elective
5
Free Elective
Free Elective
Free Elective
5
5
5
5
1
6
Free Elective
Free Elective
Oral Comm’s & Critical Thinking
Course #
Rhet 1101
Total Hours Required
Total
Hours
121 hrs required for graduation, min 51
must be Upper Division
Notes
1. Any LD or UD Physical Science Course; see
advisor for details.
2. Course meets both major and general education
requirement.
3. UD (Upper Division) substitutes available; see
advisor for details.
Notes
4. Must be outside major and be Upper Division or
require pre-req
5. May be taken LD (Lower Division) or UD (Upper
Division)
6. Waived if more than 1 yr since high school
graduation.
CS Prerequisite chart
Guided Electives for CS
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CS Guided Electives (9 hours): The following courses are choices for
the CS Guided Electives. See the catalog for course descriptions and
prerequisites. Please note there may be additional courses available.
Students should meet with advisors for more information.
CGS 4314 Intelligent Systems Analysis
CGS 4315 Intelligent Systems Design
CGS 4352 Human Computer Interactions I
CGS 4353 Human Computer Interactions II
CS 4334 Numerical Analysis
CS 4336 Advanced Java Programming
CS/SE 4347 Database Systems
CS 4361 Computer Graphics
CS 4365 Artificial Intelligence
CS/SE 4376 Object-Oriented Programming Systems
CS 4380 Senior Design Project
SE Prerequisites
SE Guided Electives
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SE Guided Electives (12 hours): SE students must complete ONE
Application Domain. Please see the Application Domain Information
Sheet for requirements. The following courses are choices for the
remaining SE Guided Electives. See the catalog for course descriptions
and prerequisites. Please note there may be additional courses
available. Students should meet with advisors for more information.
CGS 4314 Intelligent Systems Analysis
CGS 4315 Intelligent Systems Design
CGS 4352 Human Computer Interactions I
CGS 4353 Human Computer Interactions II
CS 4334 Numerical Analysis
CS 4337 Organization of Programming Languages
CS/SE 4347 Database Systems
CS 4349 Advanced Algorithm Analysis and Design
CS 4361 Computer Graphics
SE Application Domains
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Digital Systems Design (10 hours)______________Available___Prereqs
CS/SE 4340 Computer Architecture--------------------Each Sem-----CS 2305
EE 4325 Introduction to VLSI Design------------------TBA------------CS/SE 4340
EE 4420 Microprocessor Systems Design--------------TBA-----------CS/SE 4340
Networks (9 hours)___________________________Available____Prereqs
CS/TE 4390 Computer Networks------------------------Each Sem------CS/SE 3345
CS 4393 Computer Network Security-------------------SP05------------CS/SE 4348, 4390
CS 4396 Networking Laboratory------------------------SP05------------CS/SE 4348, 4390
Embedded Systems (9 hours)__________________Available-------Prereqs
CS/SE 4348 Operating Systems--------------------------Each Sem-----CS/SE 4340, 3345
CS 4394 Implementation of Modern Operating Syst--F05-------------CS 4348, 3335, Prog Exp
CS 4397 Embedded Computer Systems-----------------Sp05-----------CS 4348
Computer Imaging (9 hours)____________________Semester___Prereqs
CS 4361 Computer Graphics-------------------------------Each Fall-------Math 2418, CS/SE 3345
CS 4391 Introduction to Computer Vision---------------F04--------------CS/SE 3345
CS 4392 Computer Animation-----------------------------SP05-------------Math 2418, CS/SE 3345
Human-Computer Interaction (9 hours)____________Semester____Prereqs
CS 4361 Computer Graphics--------------------------------Each Fall-------Math 2418, CS/SE 3345
CGS 4352 Human Computer Interactions I---------------F04
CGS 4353 Human Computer Interactions II-------------SP05---------------CGS 4352
EE Prerequisites
TE Prerequisites
Course Descriptions (catalog)
EE 4384 Microprocessor Design Project II (3 semester hours) Advanced topics in
microprocessor design, architecture, I/O, memory and interfacing. Specification and design of
embedded systems. Advanced hardware and software techniques (e.g. using simulator, emulator,
compiler and other sophisticated test equipment) for developing microprocessor-based system. All
students must do a market survey, propose and implement a complete microprocessor-based
project, submit a written report and make an oral presentation at the culmination of the project.
Prerequisite: EE 4380. (3-0) Y
EE 4385 DSP-Based Design Project I (3 semester hours) Basic discrete-time signal processing
concepts, hands-on experience in real-time digital communications systems, digital signal processor
architectures, programming, and interfacing with external systems. All students must finish
laboratory experiments, submit a written report, and make an oral presentation at the culmination
of the project. Prerequisites: EE 2310, EE 3350 (or EE 4361). (3-0) Y
EE 4386 DSP-Based Design Project II (3 semester hours) Fundamentals of adaptive signal
processing theory and speech and video processing for wireless communications and hands-on
experience in real-time wireless communications systems. All students must submit a written
project proposal and final report and make an oral presentation. Prerequisite: EE 4384.
(3-0) Y
Course Descriptions (catalog)
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SE 2370 Mathematical Foundations of Software Engineering (3
semester hours) Boolean logic, first-order logic, models of first-order logic.
Introduction to program verification, applications in Software Engineering.
Completeness Theorem. Regular expressions, regular sets, finite-state machines,
and applications in Software Engineering. Fundamentals of Graph Theory, basic
graph algorithms. Statecharts, Petri Nets & their role in Software Engineering
Prerequisite: CS 2305. (3-0) S
SE 2V95 Individual Instruction in Computer Science/Software
Engineering (1-6 semester hours) Individual study under a faculty member’s
direction. May be repeated for credit. Consent of instructor required. (Same as
CS 2V95) ([1-6]-0) R
SE 3195 Special Topics in Computer Science/Software Engineering (1
semester hour) May be repeated for credit (4 hours maximum). Must be taken
Credit/No Credit. Consent of instructor required. (Same as CS 3195) (1-0) R
Online Catalog
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Go to www.utdallas.edu
Click on Current students
Click on General Catalog
Click on the 2004-2006 catalog
Choose one of the links on the left.
The Fast Track Program
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Seniors with good GPAs can take up to 15 hrs
of graduate coursework while they are
undergraduates.
The hours earned for these courses with
grades of B or better will count towards their
BS degree, and will be subtracted from the
MS hours requirement.
On graduation, Fast Track students
automatically enter the MS program (no GRE,
no application fee, no letter of reference).
Fast Track Requirements for CS
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Must be a senior with overall GPA >= 3.0
Must have a B+ average in 6 of the following:
CS 2305 Discrete Math I
CS 3305 Discrete Math II
CS/SE 3345 Algorithms and Data Structures
CS 4337 Programming Languages
CS/SE Computer Architecture
CS/SE/TE 4348 Operating Systems
CS 4349 Advanced Data Structures
CS 4384 Automata Theory
Fast Track Requirements for EE
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Must be a senior with overall GPA >= 3.0
Must have a B+ average in the following:
EE 3300 Advanced Engineering Math
EE/TE 3301 Electrical Network Analysis
EE/TE 3302 Signals and Systems
EE 3310 Electronic Devices
EE 3311 Electronic Circuits
EE 3320 Digital Circuits
The GetDoc Program
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If you graduate with at least Magna Honors
(GPA>=3.75) you will be eligible for a GetDoc
fellowship, which funds up to two years of
graduate research towards a MS by thesis or
a PhD degree.
This program covers all tuition and fees plus
a stipend of about $28,000 per year for up to
2 years.
Certificate of
Achievement
Programming Competition
First Place Winner
Contestant: Your Name Here
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and
Computer Science
The University of Texas at Dallas.
Ivor Page
19th 2003
Competition Organizer,
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education.
July