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S.87-64

FOR INFORMATION

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

TO: ?

Senate

SUBJECT:

Faculty of Science/Faculty

of Applied Sciences -

Mathematics and Computing

Science Program

Reference: SCUS 87-9, 87-33

FROM: ?

Acting under delegated authority, SCUS approved the proposed

minor curriculum revisions to the Mathematics and Computing

Science Program as agreed to and recommended by the

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and School of

Computing Science as set out in S.87-64.

1FO1IO

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

FOR INFOR&A

To: R. Heath, Secretary

From: ?

P. Dobud, Administrative

to Senate

Assistant to the Dean of

Science

Subject: Calendar Changes: Mathematics &

Date: ?

October 6, 1987 -

Computing Science

This is to inform you that the Faculty of Science, at its meeting held on Monday

October

1987 has approved the following calendar changes for the MATHEMATICS

AND COMPUTING SCIENCE PROGRAM. I would appreciate it very much if you would

place these motions in the agenda of the next SCUS meeting for consideration and

approval.

MATHEMATICS AND

COMPUTING

SCIENCE PROGRAM (Paper FSC 87-8).

To approve the following calendar changes for-the MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

SCIENCE PROGRAM as follows:

To add to the lower division required courses:

PHIL 210-4, Elementary Formal Logic I.

ii)

To approve the following changes in the Upper Division Entry as follows:

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From:

UPPER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES

I) The following courses:

MACM 316-3 Numerical Analysis I

CMPT 320-3 Social Implications of a Computerized Society

or ?

350-3 Information and Public Policy

390-3 Digital Circuits and Systems

• ?

405-3 Design and Analysis of Computing

Algorithms

ii)

The required courses in each of two of the groups a), b).

C).

d) below

and in at least three of the groups e), f),

h). i)

below.

iii)

At least one course taken from one of lists I), g), h), i) below, additional

to ones used in the satisfaction of conditions i), ii) above, and further

additional courses as required taken from the lists a), b), c), d). o). I),

g), h), i) below to bring the total number of credits in upper division

MATH courses to at least 25 and the total number of credits in upper

division CMPT courses to at least 25 where. for this purpose, credit

obtained in MACM courses is divided evenly between MATH and

CMPT.

To:

UPPER DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES

The

following courses:

MACM

316-3 Numerical Analysis I

CMPT

307-3 Data Structures and Algorithms.

354-3 ?

File and Data Base Structures.

390-3 ?

Digital Circuits and Systems.

405-3 Design and Analysis of

Computing Algorithms.

and one of:

CMPT

320-3 Social Implementation of a

Computerized Society.

350-3 Information and Public Policy.

ii)

The required courses in each of two of the groups

a), b), c), d) below and in at least two of the

iv) Additional courses as required to bring the total number of upper

iii)

Additional courses as required taken from any of

the lists

a)- I) below to bring the total number of

division credits to at least

60.

credits ?

in upper division MATH courses to at least

a) Statistics

25 and the total number of credits in upper division

Required:

ion

to Probability and Stati/

Vis i

CMPT courses to at least 25 where, for this

purpose, credit obtained in MACM courses

387-3 ?

Introduction to Stochastic

Models in Statistics

divided evenly between MATH and CMPT.

Additional courses as required to bring the total

for Statistical Data Processing

number of upper division credits to at least 60.

MACM

360-3

Computation

b) Discrete Mathematics

Required:

STATISTICS

Required courses: Lj,

M 04

1 0 1

ippI;e4 ?

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MATH

308-3 ?

Linear Programming

and two of the following (our courses:

I -02"3 ?

Ietro4uatiefr4eProbbitity

S30-

MATH

343-3 ?

Combinatorial Aspects of Computing

408-3 ?

Discrete Optimization

4434 ?

Combinatorial Theory

445-3 ?

Introduction to Graph Theory

Unew-Mout;1Z)

III

c) Numerical Analysis

Other co

MAll

i T

-?Ion-Parametric Statistics.

Required:

MATH ?

310-3 ?

Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations i

MACM ?

360-3

Computation for Statistical

416

Numerical Analysis ii

Data Processing.

d) Applied Mathematics

Required:

Equations

b) DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

MATH

310-3 ?

Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equ

Required courses:

and two of the following five courses:

Boundary Value Problems

and two of the following four courses:

Combinatorial Aspects of

415-3 ?

Ordinary Differential Equations

Computing.

418-3

Partial Differential Equations

408-3 ?

Discrete Optimization.

470-4

Variational Calculus

443-4

Combinatorial Theory.

445.3

introduction to Graph

Formal Languages and Automata

Switching The ory and Logical Design

MATH

310-3

Introduction to Ordinary

Differential Equations.

MACM

402-3 ?

Automata and Formal Languages

416-3

Numerical Analysis II.

CMPT

406-3

Computational Geometry

1) Computer Design and

Organization

d) APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Required: One of the following five courses

Required courses:

CMPT

391.3 ?

Microcomputer Hardware Workshop

MATH ?

310-3 ?

Introduction to Ordinary

400-3 ?

Hardware Architecture

Systems Design and Specification Lab I

Differential Equations.

495-3 ?

Digital

496-3

Digital Systems implementation Laboratory

and two of the following five courses

MATH

314-3

Boundary Value Problems.

g) Software Systems and programming

Ordinary Differential

Partial Differential Equations

CMPT ?

305.3 ?

Computer Simulation and Modeling

3833 ?

Comparative Programming Languages

470-3 ?

Variational Calculus.

e) COMPUTING MATHEMATICS COURSES

404-3 ?

Computer System

4833 ?

Parsing and Interpretation

Compiler Construction

Logical Design.

h) Information Systems

File and Database Structures

Languages.

Other Courses:

Systems Management

f) COMPUTER DESIGN AND ORGANIZATION

System Development Projects

Required course:

One of the following four courses

3703

information System Design

S ?

Data Communications and Networking

CMPT ?

391-3 ?

Microcomputer Hardware

371-3

Workshop.

400-3 ?

Hardware Architecture.

I) Intensive Application

Required: One of the following two courses

CMPT 351-3

Introduction to Computer Graphics

410-3

Artificial Intelligence Survey

Other Courses:

CMPT 340-3

Computers in Biomedicine

411-.3

Knowledge Representation

Interactive Graphics and Animation Systems

General Requirements

The program is subject to the general regulations of the Faculty of Science

and of the University. Admission to courses and requirements relating to

satisfaction of prerequisites are subject to the requirements of the depart-

ments offering the courses. Admission to and continuation in the program is

subject to the obtaining of and maintenance of an overall GPA of at least

3.00.

FOR INFORMATION

495-3 Digital Systems Design and ?

Specification Lab.

499-3

Special Topics in Computer

Hardware.

Other courses:

490 .

3 VLSIO Systems Design.

496-3 Digital Systems

Implementation Laboratory.

g) COMPUTING SYSTEMS

Required course:

One of the following two courses

CMPT ?

371

. 3 Data Communications and

Special Topics in Computing

Systems

h) PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND

SOFTWARE

Required:

One of the following two courses

CMPT

383-3

Comparative Programming

Parsing and Interpretation.

484-3 Compiler Construction.

489-3

Special Topics in

Programming Languages.

301-3 Information Systems

Special Topics in Database

j) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Required: One of the following three courses

CMPT 410-3 ?

Artificial Intelligence

Survey.

412-3 Computational Vision.

413-3 Computational Linguistics.

Other courses:

411 .

3 Knowledge Representation.

419-3 Special Topics in Artificial.

Intelligence.

k) THEORETICAL COMPUTING SCIENCE

CMPT ?

406-3 Computational Geometry.

409-3 Special Topics in Theoretical

Computing Science.

MACM 300-3 Formal Language and

Automata with Applications.

FOR INFORMATION

I) INTENSIVE APPLICATIONS

CtvIPT ?

305-3 Computing Simulation and

Modelling.

340-3 Computers in Biomedicine.

351-3 Introduction to Computer

Graphics.

362-3 Computers in Education.

451-3 Interactive Graphics and

Animation Systems.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The program is subject to the general regulations of the

Faculty of Science and of the university. Admission to

courses and requirements relating to the satisfaction of

prerequisites are subject to the requirements of the

departments offering the courses. Admission to and

continuation in the program is subject to the obtaining

of and maintenance of an overall GPA of at least 3.00.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course description for Computing Science,

Mathematics and MACM courses are given on

pages??, ??, ?? of this calendar.

MATHEMATICS/COMPUTING SCIENCE COURSES

MACM) FACULTIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND

SCIENCE.

. The following courses form part

Computing Science (see

page ???? of this calendar).

MINIMUM GRADE REQUIREMENT

Student wishing to register for Mathematics/Computing

Science courses must have obtained grades of C- ( C

for MACM 360) or better, in prerequisite courses.

Students will not normally be permitted to enrol in any

MACM course for which a D grade or lower was obtained

in any prerequisite.

Thank you.

cc: Dr. A. Freedman, Chairman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

FSC

FOR INFORMATION

SIMON 

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F R A S E R 

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UNIVERSITY 

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Department of Mathematics and Statistics 

memorandum 

To: MACH Committee 

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From: R. Harrop 

UG Chairman of MATH & CMPT 

?

Math/Computing 

Chairman of MATH & CMPT 

Re: MACH CALENDAR CHANGES 

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Date: July 16, 1987 

The proposals submitted some months ago to the Mathematics 

and Statistics Department and the School of Computing Science 

passed through Mathematics and Statistics and the Faculty of 

Science but after delay were referred back by Computing Science 

to take into account further 

changes

to the Computing Calendar 

(deletion of 2 courses namely 392,'491). There was also a 

request that prerequisite structure be shown in the Computing 

groups. The earlier format covered better the unusual case of a 

student 'exempted' from a 'required' course taking a 'later' 

requisite. The 

course for which the 'exempted' course was a pre 

new format is clearer ma 'normal' situation. Note has also 

been taken of the fact that 2 courses originally in group (k) 

were required under section (1) of upper division requirements. 

The new format of the regulations is unchanged from the old 

one as far as the actual content of the regulation is concerned. 

I hope it will be approved 'by all members of the MACH committee 

and that it will now he acceptable 1)0t11 to Mathematics and to 

Computing. 

Since no content change is being made I will assume 

everything is satisfactory from the MACH point of view if I do 

not receive a response to the contrary within 10 days of the 

issuing of this revision. If a negative response is received, I 

will call a meeting of the committee. I will inform the 

Department and School as to whether or not a meeting of MACH is 

being called. Meanwhile I would appreciate knowing if there is 

likely to be any further criticism of the document. 

I am not opposed to changes in 

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but feel it 

essential that the MACH calendar is brought reasonably into line 

with the others and that this be done with absolutely minimum 

delay. I think that during 1987/68 we might wish to consider 

whether there are changes i 

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Ltnc required to the program, 

for example, some members of Mathematics have expressed a wish to 

alter the M1Ik. portion of the requirements to include additional 

areas of the discipline as possible areas of study. Side effects 

of the changes related to the dropping of the old MACH 306 and 

the introduction that took place of more automata theory with the 

CMPT courses may also need discussion now that the new courses 

are settling down. 

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FOR INFORMATION

If anyone wishes to contact me and I am not on campus the 

best

way is through E-Mail (RONALD HARPOP on the MTS system). 

access SFU MTS mail regularly from TRIUMF and UBC. 

P. H 

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