| Day of class | Topic | Speaker | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 20 | Introduction | None | |
| Sept 27 | Artificial Life (Part I) | Karl Sims (on tape) | This is a video taped presentation |
| Oct 4 | Artificial Life (Part II) | Karl Sims (on tape) | This is a video taped presentation |
| Oct 11 | Agent-based Web Spaces | Bogar | Sample conference paper & presentation |
| Oct 18 | What's It Like to Be a Programmer | Dennis Frey | |
| Oct 25 | Review for Midterm | Bogar | |
| Nov 1 | How chips are made | Dr. Jim Plusquellic | |
| Nov 8 | Math in Computer Science | Dr. Brooke Stephens | Return of the midterm |
| Nov 15 | What kinds of Problems Can Computers Solve ? | Dr. Richard Chang | |
| Nov 22 | THANKSGIVING | No Class | |
| Nov 29 | Controlling Computers ? | Dr. Tim Finin | Read Bill Joy's article from "Wired" before class and also the reactions to that article. |
| Dec 6 | Information Retrieval | Dr. Ian Soboroff | |
| Dec 13 | Review for Final Exam | Bogar | Term Paper Due |