From dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu Mon Oct 20 10:08:35 2008 From: dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu (Douglas S. Blank) Date: Mon Oct 20 06:10:43 2008 Subject: [Compsci] NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing open now! Message-ID: <48FC90E3.5000106@cs.brynmawr.edu> Subject: NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing open now! Online applications are due December 1, 2008 for the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. The award recognizes girls with aspirations in computing and IT, and is open to high school girls nationwide. Winners receive $500, a laptop, and a trip. Please go to http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.ncwit.org%2Faward for complete details. The award is sponsored by Bank of America. We appreciate your help in getting the word out! From dblank at brynmawr.edu Tue Oct 21 14:27:09 2008 From: dblank at brynmawr.edu (Douglas S. Blank) Date: Tue Oct 21 10:29:17 2008 Subject: [Compsci] [Fwd: Synthesis Digital Library of Computer Science] Message-ID: <48FE1EFD.3070505@brynmawr.edu> [FYI. Access available only from a campus IP address. -Doug] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Synthesis Digital Library of Computer Science Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:36:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Terri Freedman To: dblank@brynmawr.edu, dkumar@brynmawr.edu, dxu@brynmawr.edu, gweaver@brynmawr.edu, Ananya Misra , kblessing@brynmawr.edu The Tri-College Library Consortium has arranged for free trial access to Morgan & Claypool's Synthesis Digital Library of Computer Science, a collection of authoritative state-of-the-art research overviews. The trial period begins now and runs through the month of November. Below is a link to access the trial. Please feel free to direct your students to this site as well. http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/csc User ID?s and Passwords are NOT needed. During the trial period you are free to view, print and download whatever you would like without restriction. I'd be very interested to hear what you think of this resource. Please let me know if you believe this material would be helpful for you and your students. Thanks, Terri Terri Freedman Head, Collier Science Library Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 email: tfreedma@brynmawr.edu phone: 610-526-5118 From dblank at brynmawr.edu Fri Oct 24 11:06:15 2008 From: dblank at brynmawr.edu (Douglas S. Blank) Date: Fri Oct 24 07:08:23 2008 Subject: [Compsci] Attention BMC Seniors Message-ID: <4901E467.8030109@brynmawr.edu> Attention BMC Seniors: All senior CS majors should register for the new CS399 Senior Conference in Computer Science. At the time you do this, please send a note to Deepak (dkumar@cs.brynmawr.edu) letting him know. If you are unsure if you should register, please send your questions to Deepak. Thanks! -Doug From dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu Fri Oct 24 15:28:55 2008 From: dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu (Douglas S. Blank) Date: Fri Oct 24 11:31:04 2008 Subject: [Compsci] NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing 2008 Message-ID: <490221F7.6010301@cs.brynmawr.edu> FYI. -Doug -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Lucy Sanders Subject: NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing 2008 Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:12:34 -0400 (EDT) Size: 12031 Url: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/compsci/attachments/20081024/cd5c90aa/NCWITAwardforAspirationsinComputing2008.eml From dblank at brynmawr.edu Tue Oct 28 12:09:30 2008 From: dblank at brynmawr.edu (Douglas S. Blank) Date: Tue Oct 28 08:11:39 2008 Subject: [Compsci] Next semester: Math 295, Numerical Analysis Message-ID: <4907393A.7080701@brynmawr.edu> Dear CS Majors, Hope your semesters are going well! As you are starting to think about your classes for next semester, I wanted to share some information about one of our math offerings. In general we have a Math 295 that is a topics course. This Fall, we have a Math 295 on the History of Math. Next Spring, we have a Math 295 on Numerical Analysis. (You can take Math 295s multiple times!) I'm very happy that we are able to offer this course. This is a course that has lots of applications. So if you have been wanting to check out some applied mathematics, this is an ideal opportunity! Below is a "flyer" about the course. Note that Math 201 (Multivariable) is the only prerequisite. Dr. Vardi-Gonen will be teaching the class. She has recently finished her PhD. She actually took some classes at Bryn Mawr when she was an undergraduate. Dr. Vardi-Gonen will be at the Math Tea tomorrow (Tuesday!). This would be a great opportunity to ask her more information about her course. -- Lisa Traynor ************************************************************ Math 295: Topics in Mathematics (Numerical Analysis) Spring 2009 Instructor: Eilat Vardi-Gonen Time: Monday, Wednesday Friday 10-11 am Book: Numerical Analysis by Burden and Faires, 8th Edition, 2004 Interested in applied mathematics? Want to learn how to get computers to work harder for you? This is the class for you! In this class we will focus on using Mathematica to solve mathematical problems that frequently occur in real-world applications. We will use available Mathematica programs as well as edit/write codes for Mathematica. An important goal of this course is to gain an understanding of what is meant by a success of an algorithm, and when we can expect an algorithm to succeed. Topics include the approximation of solutions of equations in one variable, interpolation, and numerical differentiation and integration. Numerical analysis and mathematical programming are particularly useful in fields of science and engineering. Weekly problem sets will be collected. A midterm and final exam will be given. Prerequisites: Math 201 - Multivariable Calculus From dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu Tue Oct 28 15:57:04 2008 From: dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu (Douglas S. Blank) Date: Tue Oct 28 11:59:12 2008 Subject: [Compsci] New Data Structures course! Message-ID: <49076E90.5030309@cs.brynmawr.edu> Computists, There will be a new, exciting Data Structures course offered at BMC in the Spring. This will use a new book and all new assignments. This should make Data Structures as fun, engaging, and interesting as our introductory course! -Doug From neilbert at brynmawr.edu Tue Oct 28 21:24:09 2008 From: neilbert at brynmawr.edu (Natasha Eilbert) Date: Tue Oct 28 17:26:16 2008 Subject: [Compsci] Come to the CS Majors' Pumpkin-Carving Tea! (Non-majors welcome (-:) In-Reply-To: <655035995.345261225156849411.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Message-ID: <1368498632.741571225243449508.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Hello everyone! You're invited to come to the CS Majors' Tea where we'll be doing some wonderfully fun pumpkin-carving! There will be delicious pizza and other tasty treats as well. It's a great chance to meet CS majors and professors and enjoy yourself too! When: Thursday, October 30, 2008 from 4:30pm - 6:30pm Where: CS110 lab Come on over and join the fun! Your lovely CS Major Reps, Natasha and Julia From dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu Wed Oct 29 12:02:10 2008 From: dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu (Dianna Xu) Date: Wed Oct 29 08:04:17 2008 Subject: [Compsci] FLICS: Talk at Swarthmore Message-ID: FANTASTIC LECTURES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE is proud to announce our next speaker: Eric Roberts Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University Thursday, November 6, 2008, 7:30 pm Science Center Room 101 Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA USA Programming and the Computer Science Curriculum: The More Things Change . . . As colleges and universities respond to declining enrollments in computer science, a number of institutions have sought to reduce the focus on programming in the undergraduate curriculum. I believe that such an approach is misguided, not only as a strategy for attracting more students to the field, but also in terms of meeting the workforce needs of the software industry. The demand for highly productive employees with advanced software-development expertise is huge, and universities are producing far too few graduates with the necessary skills and talent. The discipline of programming, however, has changed dramatically over the last 25 years, and university curricula and pedagogical approaches have not always kept pace. In this talk, I will offer some general reflections on the nature of programming in the 21st century and propose several initiatives designed to ensure that the educational system can produce the technologically sophisticated workforce on which our economy depends. For more information on FLICS, please check out: http://fantasticlecturesincomputerscience.blogspot.com/ Dianna -- Dianna Xu Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Bryn Mawr College 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 526-6502 www.cs.brynmawr.edu/~dxu