Courses
Spring 2025
CIS 320 Networking and Computer Communication Systems
Algorithms and Data Structures
2022-2023 Academic Year
Algorithms and Data Structures
Introduction to Computer Vision
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Smart Contracts
Spring 2022
CIS 490 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CIS 320 Networking and Computer Communication Systems
Fall 2021
CIS 232 Computer Applications for Business
Recommended Computer Science Books
A good textbook can make a world of difference in how efficiently and how well you learn a subject, in addition to having a significant effect on how much you enjoy learning. It is easy to waste a lot of time and energy in a poor textbook; it is often not only until you become well versed on a subject that you learn the book you have been struggling with is no good. The following books are ones which I can vouch are very good.
Machine Learning
- Learning From Data, Abu-Mostafa, Magdon-Ismail, Lin
- Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, Bishop
- The Elements of Statistical Learning, Hastie, Tibshirani, Friedman
- Introduction to Applied Bayesian Statistics and Estimation for Social Scientists, Lynch
- Deep Learning, Goodfellow, Bengio, Courville
Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Russel, Norvig
- Speech and Language Processing, Jurafsky, Martin
- Planning Algorithms, LaValle
Robotics
- Probabilistic Robotics, Thrun, Burgard, Fox
Algorithms
- Introduction to Algorithms, Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, Stein
- Genetic Programming, Koza
Online Programming Resources
Other Recommendations for Computer Science Students
Nonfiction
- What to Think About Machines that Think, Brockman
- Affective Computing, Picard
Fiction
- Ex Machina, 2014 film
- Wargames, 1983 film
- Swordfish, 2001 film
- Sneakers, 1992 film
- Hackers, 1995 film
- Virtuosity, 1995 film
- The Matrix, 1999 film
- Office Space, 1999 film
- I, Robot, 2004 film
- The Thirteenth Floor, 1999 film
- Bladerunner & Bladerunner 2049, 1982/2017 films
- Westworld, television series
- One Second After, 2009 book by Forstchen, recommended by Dr. Wagner.