CompSci 461/661

General

Instructor: G. Andrew Stone (gastone@umass.edu): Office Hours on Tues by appointment (send a message on Piazza) or via Zoom (813 149 9032) any day most times (PM me on Piazza).

Syllabus

TAs:
Joseph Majesky jmajesky@umass.edu
Jenish Bajracharya jbajracharya@umass.edu

Graders:
Tasmiya Fathima tfathima@umass.edu
Saumya Pandey saumyapandey@umass.edu

Classroom:
461: Tues 2:30PM - 3:45PM: Computer Sciences Building 140
661: Tues 4:00PM - 5:15PM: Computer Sciences Building 140 (remote students use Zoom meeting: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/92771831987 code 661)

Discussion: Piazza
Assignment Submission: Gradescope Course Entry Code: 8YNPVV
Midterm: In class TBD
Final: BOTH SECTIONS: TBD
For the Midterm and final you may bring a 8.5x11" doublesided HANDWRITTEN by yourself, NOT PRINTED, cheat sheet. If it is too big I will make it smaller by ripping it! If it is not handwritten I will take it before the exam.

General Reference Materials:

Bitcoin (UTXO) blockchain Concepts
Math
Ethereum

In Class Notes and Recordings

Week N notes
Recordings

Weekly Process

Each week we’ll follow the same pattern:

Skim the written materials.
Watch the video, which is an overview of the written material. It does not replace them!
Read through the written materials in detail.
Come to class prepared for discussion with questions remaining from what you read, and ready to answer questions from your instructor. Discussion is not a repeat of the videos. It moves deeper on the video topics, and new material will be introduced! Attendance is mandatory!

Week 1: Introduction

These are the materials for our first week.

Reference

Course Possibilities