CSE 129 CLASS SCHEDULE
WEEK	DATES	LECTURE TOPIC	PAGE #	In-Class Discussion Schedule
1	1/10 OR 1/12	INTRODUCTION Ch. 0: Why consider information. Information as the basis of the natural universe through thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.	1 - 12
2	1/17 OR 1/19	Chapter 1 - Beam up the Goulash - Quantum information, quantum teleportation	13 - 36	In-class Discussion: 5 points
3	1/24 OR 1/26	Chapter 2 - Machines and Metaphors, From steam engines to Turing machines. LASERS - how do they work?	37 - 56
4	1/31 OR 2/2	Chapter 3 - Information is Physical	57 - 76	In-class Discussion: 5 points
5	2/7 OR 2/9	REVIEW FOR MIDTERM
6	2/14 OR 2/16	MIDTERM EXAMINATION Chapters 0, 1, 2, 3, Handouts and Movie
7	2/21 OR 2/23	Chapter 5 - The Computational Cell	95 - 114	In-class Discussion: 5 points
8	2/28 OR 3/1	Chapter 6 - The Computational Brain, The biological brain as a computer.How the brain works and why the brain is a very general computer.	115 - 132	ANATOMY LAB
9	3/6 OR 3/8	Chapter 7 - Consciousness and Complexity Chapter 12 - The Bit and the Pendulum		In-class Discussion: 5 points
10	3/13 OR 3/15	REVIEW FOR FINAL	133-154	In-class Discussion: 5 points
11	3/20 OR 3/22	FINAL EXAMINATION Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 12 TUESDAY - MARCH 20 - 12 NOON OR THURSDAY - MARCH 22 - 12 NOON