CSN-101: Introduction to Computer Science and Engineering
(Autumn 2017-2018)

B. Tech. (CSE) I Year

Course Instructor: Sudip Roy

Teaching Assistants: Ankur Gupta (PhD Student), Sumit Sharma (PhD Student), Debasis Gountia (PhD Student), Kanishk Lohumi (MTech II Year Student), Arjun Sharma (MTech II Year Student), Anirban Mitra (MTech II Year Student), Ankush Jindal (MTech II Year Student)

 

Course Outline

• This is a course of Two (2) credit.
• It consists of Two (2) lecture hours per week.
  
• The basic thrust of the course would be to familiarize the students with the discipline of Computer Science and Engineering.
• We will try to stick to the basic course outline as given in Syllabus, but may deviate a bit.
  
• Prerequisite: Nil.
• Performance Evaluation: Class Work Sessional (CWS) = 15%, Mid-Term Exam (MTE) = 35%, End-Term Exam (ETE) = 50%.
• CWS (15% marks) will be computed by a weighted sum of different components.

 

General Information

• This is a core course for B.Tech. (CSE) I year students (Total Strength: ~78).

• Lecture Class Timings:
  Mondays: 4 pm - 5 pm, Thursdays: 4 pm - 5 pm
  Lecture Venue: LHC-005

• Course Web-page: http://faculty.iitr.ac.in/~sudiproy.fcs/courses/csn101_2017.html

• Piazza Course Site: https://piazza.com/iitr.ac.in/fall2017/csn101

• Moodle site: https://moodle.iitr.ac.in/course/view.php?id=28

• Office time to meet the Course Instructor (For any kind of doubt clearing): Monday - Friday (5:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
  (To confirm the availability, please send an email before coming)

 

Study Materials

Books:
[B1] M. Morris Mano, “Computer System Architecture”, Pearson India, 3rd Edition, 2008.

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Last updated on: 25 August, 2017
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