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Howdy UVM Hackers! BE EXCITED. You asked for more CSSA Tech-Talks and you've got it! Due to it's great success last semester, Gary and I will be re-offering CS-095 an CS 195 -- Technical Talks in Computing (under the authorization of Professor Xindong Wu). CS-095 & CS-195 - Technical Talks in Computing ============================================== * FREE FOOD AT EVERY MEETING! (vegan food, too!) * Take this course AGAIN for MORE CREDIT! * [Thursday 7:00PM-8:15PM] Meets only ONCE a week * Informal meetings, student driven! Check out this semester's course page for more details: www.cems.uvm.edu/~mkarpele/csx95 Too good to be true? Feel free to read below for more info or contact me directly via email. Try not to wait until the last minute to register -- we got pretty full last semester. Hope to see some returning and new faces! ........................ >8 .......................... Q: Unique Class Format! ======================= Classes are informal, open-ended, laid-back, and are lead by fellow students from the CSSA. This is an official class which can be taken for credit. Q: Wait, you don't need to be a CS major?! ========================================== Nope! In fact, we had a good distribution this semester. This course has two sections, CS-095 (for non-cs majors and those interested in programming) and CS-195 for CS majors. We cover a lot of material that applies outside of pure CS. This semester we had presentations on: * BIOINFORMATICS * GNU Linux System * HACKING MUSICAL EFFECTS * Regular expressions, * hacker culture * HACKING AUTOMOBILE SMART-CHIPS * Data mining * AI & machine learning * Micro-computing * QUANTUM COMPUTING, and more! Q: I'm a CS major! ================== W00t! If you are a freshman or sophomore, I'd highly suggest registering for this class. I used to attend tech talks before it was offered for credit and I found them extremely valuable and fun. Academically, you can't afford NOT to take this course. Here's why: The whole point of this class is to refine your hacking skills by gearing presentations toward important CS topics that are not covered within our department. ........................ 8< .......................... Sincerely, - Michael E. Karpeles -- UVM ACM Chapter CSSA Vice President CSSA Secretary www.uvm.edu/~mkarpele