COMP 361

Computer Communication Networks I [3-0-1:3]

Spring 2004

Instructor:

Dr Mordecai Golin
Dept. of Computer Science
Office: Rm. 3559
Tel. No.: 2358 6993
Fax No.: 2358 1477
Email:  golin@cs.ust.hk
 


Office Hours:

Upon appointment


Course WWW Page:

http://course.cs.ust.hk/comp361/spr2004


Teaching Assistants:

Lab Section

Name

Office

Tel. No.

Email 

Office Hours

1A HUNG Lau Yung 4205 23583041

simonly@cs.ust.hk

Mondays  1-:1:50
1B HE Bingsheng 4212   saven@cs.ust.hk Tuesdays 12-12:50
1C ZHANG Jun 4205 23583041 junalex@cs.ust.hk Fridays  10-10:50

 

XU Ji

4205

xuji@cs.ust.hk

Tuesdays 11-11:50

 


Class Schedule:

Lectures:                         Tuesday, Thursday  16:30-17:50 , LTG
                                       Class used to meet in 3008 but moved to LTG on March 4, 2004

Laboratories:

Lab 1A:  Friday 14:00-14:50 Rm. 4214

Lab 1B:  Friday 15:00-15:50 Rm. 4214

Lab 1C:  Friday 16:00-16:50 Rm. 4214


Textbook:

James Kurose and Keith Ross Computer Networks: A Top Down Approach Featuring Internet, Second Edition, Addison Wesley, 2002

Reference Books :

L. L. Peterson and B. S. Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., 2000.

W. R. Stevens, UNIX Network Programming Vol. 1, 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall, 1998.

W. Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, 5th ed., Prentice-Hall, 1997.

F. Halsall, Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems, 4rd ed., Addison Wesley, 1996.


Grading Policy:
Note: as discussed in class on May 6, 2004 , this was modified by moving 3 pts from small assignments to the Final Examination.

Small assignments   2  points

Midterm Examination

30  points 

Final Examination

48  points 

Course Project

20  points 

Tutorial/Labs

There will be a weekly tutorial/lab at which concepts taught in class will be reviewed and expanded upon by solving problems and examples.  The Lab problems will be posted in advance and you are strongly advised to try and solve the problems by yourself in advance of the lab; solutions to the problems will be available on the class web site before the lab.  You do not have to hand in solutions to the lab problems; they will not be marked and do not contribute to your overall class grade.  Solving the problems by yourself, though,  will give you a better understanding of the material taught (and also prepare you for the exams).


Cheating:

Unless otherwise stated, all work submitted by you should be your own. Copying of assignments, help taken or given in debugging programs or sharing of algorithms and results would constitute cheating. If there is any doubt about the appropriateness of your actions, please contact the instructor for explicit clarification. Cheating is an offense and will result in appropriate disciplinary action against those involved.