5/12

1.  Review/Questions
           -what makes a computer fast?
           -Define Bus and Word size.  Why is each important to speed
           -When is bus size more important than word size?
          – Why does the clock affect the speed of the computer?
          -When will a faster clock not lead to a faster computer?

2.  Other things to make a computer faster:
              -Parallel Computing
              -Materials and Super conductivity
              -Other..  Spin on a sodium atom = 1 or 0

3.  Presentations

4.   Rest of class:
              -Week 8:  2 dim arrays, Competency test, Computer Sci topics
                       Kurzweil,  MM due,  8 puzzle,  Art Intell,  Recursion
              -Week 9:  Group Presentations, Competencies, Computer Science,
                       Kurzweil,  8 puzzle,  Computer and Society, Art. Intel, Review
              -Week 10:  Content Exam (class and book), 8 puz and MM code fair,
                        Databases, Course review,  Competency Exam
              -Evaluations:   Monday, June 6?
              -Remaining To Dos:  Daily assign., Exams, MM, 8puz, Presentations

5.  Mastermind questions
          -Review 2 given pieces:  get all guesses and return code
          -Version examples:  first guess, random, second good guess….
          -Additions:   Evaluation comments

6.  Competency Exam:   45 minutes:
         -When finished, work on Mastermind code

7.  Transistors:  How they work:
          -Purpose:  Route electrons
          -Sponge transistor
          -Diagram of a transistor:  how it works

8.  The Chinese Room
          – The law of accelerating returns?
                     Price vs Performance?   Space?  Spinal?   Puzzle?
          -What is the Chinese Room argument?   Issue??
          -Is the Turning Machine Test valid?  Ray
          – Syntax vs Semantics..   Compiler
          -Define being Conscious?

9.  Seminar:   Kurzweil’s responses:  Ch 6-8

10.  Gates:   Not,  And,   Or
               -Build a computer with just these gates
               -Diagram each gate
               -Representations

11.  Building an Adder:
              -Binary addition:  Same or different?   Truth table
             – Add using binary addition
             – Half, Full, and 4 bit Adder:    website
             -2 bit decoder  (if)

12.  Expert Systems 

13.  Groups, Mastermind, and Competency time

14.  To Do list