{"id":38,"date":"2011-09-23T14:24:26","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T21:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wkiri.com\/comphist\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2014-06-22T09:56:02","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T16:56:02","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wkiri.com\/comphist\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus and Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Syllabus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nTopic, Readings, and Deadlines<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon., Sept. 26<\/td>\nWhat is computing? What history do we care about?<\/em><\/a>
\nScribe:<\/strong> Jenelle
\nVideos:<\/strong> Computer History in 90 Seconds<\/a>; Abacus Action<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Sept. 28<\/td>\nLooms and Machines<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/strong> Jacquard\u2019s Web, Ch. 4 (p. 35-38), Ch. 5 (p. 45-48), and Ch. 6 (p. 65-79)
\nScribe:<\/strong> Manali
\nVideo:<\/strong> Jacquard’s Loom<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon., Oct. 3<\/td>\nBabbage and his Engines<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/strong> Jacquard\u2019s Web, Ch. 7 (p. 81-98); Babbage’s Autobiography (handout, p. 107-111)
\nOptional: Jacquard’s Web, Ch. 8 (p. 99-117)
\nDue:<\/strong> Assignment 1<\/a>
\nScribe:<\/strong> Austin S.
\nVideo:<\/strong> Babbage’s Engines<\/a>
\nFor fun:<\/strong> The Difference Engine<\/a>, by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Oct. 5<\/td>\nLovelace, the First Programmer<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/strong> Jacquard’s Web, Ch. 9 (119-148), Appendix 2 (p. 270-276)
\nScribe:<\/strong> Manali
\nFor fun:<\/strong> Listen to Episode 102: Ada Byron<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Oct. 7<\/td>\nAdd\/drop deadline (by web)
\nAda Lovelace Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon., Oct. 10<\/td>\nHollerith and the Census<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/strong> Jacquard’s Web, Ch. 10-11 (149-177); “The Electrical Tabulating Machine”<\/a> by Hollerith (1894)
\nScribe:<\/strong> Jenelle
\nPictures:<\/b> from The Computer History Museum<\/a> and Columbia University<\/a>
\nFor fun:<\/strong> Listen to Episode 401: IBM and the 1890 Census<\/a>, Episode 879: Babbage and Tennyson<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Oct. 12<\/td>\nCodes & Ciphers<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/strong> The Code Book, by Simon Singh (handout)
\nScribe:<\/strong> Nathan
\nGoing further:<\/strong> Babbage and deciphering<\/a> (Ch. XVIII of “Passages from the Life of a Philosopher”); Breaking the Code<\/a> (movie)
\nFor fun:<\/strong> Build your own Enigma machine<\/a>; Cryptonomicon<\/a>, by Neal Stephenson; Enigma<\/a> (movie); Episode 2666: Alan Turing<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon., Oct. 17<\/td>\nTuring and Computation<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> “On Computable Numbers”<\/a> by Alan Turing (sec. 1,2,3,5,6,8); Excerpt from “The Diamond Age” by Neal Stephenson (handout); “On Alan Turing and the Origins of Digital Computers”<\/a> by Brian Randell
\nDue:<\/strong> Assignment 2<\/a>
\nScribe:<\/strong> Austin V.
\nVideo:<\/b> Excerpt from Breaking the Code<\/a>
\nFor fun:<\/b> Episode 2660: Inside the Machine<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Oct. 19<\/td>\nvon Neumann and Electronic Machines<\/em><\/a>
\nLoebner Prize Competition<\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> Johnny Builds Bombs and Johnny Builds Brains<\/a>, by Howard Rheingold; Jacquard’s Web, Ch. 12-13
\nDue:<\/strong> Computers & History paper selection
\nScribe:<\/strong> Nick
\nGoing further:<\/b> Birth of the Computer<\/a>; “Von Neumann’s First Computer Program”<\/a> by Donald Knuth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon., Oct. 24<\/td>\nHopper and Compilers<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> Jacquard’s Web, Ch. 14-16; “The Education of a Computer”<\/a> by Grace Hopper; “Improbable Warriors”<\/a> by Kathleen Williams (p. 108-118 only)
\nScribe:<\/strong> Sarah
\nVideo:<\/b> Grace Hopper on 60 Minutes<\/a>, 1982
\nGoing further:<\/b> “Babbage and Aiken”<\/a> by I. Bernard Cohen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Oct. 26<\/td>\nHuman Computers, Commercial Computers<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> “When Computers were Human”<\/a> by Paul Ceruzzi; “Programming with Punched Cards”<\/a> by Dale Fisk (p. 1-8)
\nScribe:<\/strong> John
\nVideos:<\/b> Top Secret Rosies (ENIAC)<\/a> and ENIAC operators in action<\/a>; UNIVAC advertisement<\/a>
\nGoing further:<\/b> “Nov. 4, 1952: Univac Gets Election Right, But CBS Balks”<\/a>; “The Age of Female Computers”<\/a>, by David Skinner
\nFor fun:<\/b> Online card puncher<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon., Oct. 31<\/td>\nThe early Internet and Humans vs. Machines<\/em><\/a>
\nDue:<\/strong> Assignment 3<\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> “The Past and Future History of the Internet”<\/a> by Barry M. Leiner et al.; “The Chess Master and the Computer”<\/a> by Garry Kasparov; “My Puny Human Brain”<\/a> by Ken Jennings
\nScribe:<\/strong> Kevin
\nGoing further:<\/b> UCLA’s log books showing the first ARPANET transmissions<\/a>; Where Human Workers Can Still Beat Robots (at Least for Now)<\/a>; Desk Set<\/a> (movie)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Nov. 2<\/td>\nArtificial Intelligence<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> Introduction to The Turing Test<\/em><\/a> by Stuart M. Shieber, “Mind vs. Machine”<\/a> by Brian Christian
\nScribe:<\/strong> Mai
\nGoing further:<\/b> “Computing Machinery and Intelligence”<\/a> by Alan Turing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon., Nov. 7<\/td>\nMore AI, and Hardware Advances<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> “Machine of the Year: The Computer Moves In”<\/a> by Otto Friedrich; “Kilby, Noyce, and the Integrated Circuit”<\/a> by Bob Stoffels
\nScribe:<\/strong> Cody
\nGoing further:<\/b> The First PC<\/a>; “Engadget Primed: SSDs and You”<\/a> by Jesse Hicks
\nFor fun:<\/b> Episode 1059: Inventing the Computer<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Nov. 9<\/td>\nGuest lecture: Jon Brewster from Hewlett-Packard<\/em><\/a>
\nDue:<\/strong> Computers & History paper draft
\nRead:<\/b> None!
\nScribe:<\/strong> Austin S.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon., Nov. 14<\/td>\nSoftware<\/em><\/a>
\nDue:<\/strong> Assignment 4<\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> “Machine of the Year: The Computer Moves In”<\/a> by Otto Friedrich; “A Brief History of Hackerdom”<\/a> by Eric Raymond
\nScribe:<\/strong> Sarah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Nov. 16<\/td>\nProperty<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> “Chinese Gamer Sentenced to Life”<\/a> by BBC News; “Twitter’s Secret Handshake”<\/a> by Ashley Parker
\nScribe:<\/strong> Mai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon., Nov. 21<\/td>\nCommunication and Attention<\/em><\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> “Technology and Human Vulnerability”<\/a> by Sherry Turkle; “Can You Hear Me Now?”<\/a> by Sherry Turkle
\nScribe:<\/strong> Nick
\nGoing further:<\/b> Death By PowerPoint<\/a>
\nFor fun:<\/b> Idoru<\/a> by William Gibson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Nov. 23<\/td>\nIdentity and Privacy<\/em><\/a>
\nDue:<\/strong> Assignment 5<\/a>
\nRead:<\/b> “Tinysex and Gender Trouble”<\/a> by Sherry Turkle; “How Privacy Vanishes Online”<\/a> by Steve Lohr; “Is Online Privacy a Generational Issue?”<\/a> by Heather West
\nScribe:<\/strong> Andrew<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Nov. 28<\/td>\nSpace Exploration<\/em><\/a>
\nComputers & History Presentations<\/strong>
\nScribe:<\/strong> Cody
\nRead:<\/b> None
\nGoing further:<\/b> “The Mars Rover Spirit FLASH Anomaly”<\/a> by Glenn Reeves and Tracy Neilson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed., Nov. 30<\/td>\nStudent Presentations<\/em>
\nComputers & History Presentations<\/strong>
\nScribe:<\/strong> Andrew
\nRead:<\/b> None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tue., Dec. 6<\/td>\nDue:<\/strong> Computers & History final paper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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