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Department of Computer Science

Chapman building

Announcements

  • Finals week is May 7-10. Good luck!

Updated Spring 2008 Courses

A few courses have changed from the printed catalog:

  • CS 302 (system administration) instructor is now Dr. Hay, and time is 7-10pm Tuesday.
  • CS 321 (OS) instructor is now Dr. Hartman.
  • CS 480 is not actually being offered (CS 302 is this semester's computer security course).
  • CS 481 and 681 (graphics) instructor is now Dr. Lawlor.

Introduction

The UAF Department of Computer Science offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science and software engineering. Research interests in computer science include computer security, computer graphics, parallel computation, databases, expert systems, software engineering, simulation, networks, formal language theory and computability. We focus on the hard problems in programming computer software, unlike electrical or computer engineering which focus more on computer hardware circuit design.

(CS Department Brochure)

Computer Science is the study of information handling and its application to the problems of the world. Computing is widely used in support of activities in science, engineering, business, law, medicine, education, and the social sciences. The Department of Computer Science is administered within the College of Natural Science and Mathematics. The UAF computer science B.S. program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Statement of Mission

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has an important but simple mission as given by three primary goals:
  1. TEACHING: To train new computer scientists and teachers of the computer sciences,
  2. RESEARCH: To add to the existing base of knowledge in the computer sciences through research and other scholarly activities, and
  3. SERVICE: To provide the software and expertise needed for scientific, technological, and humanitarian progress.

Campus

The Fairbanks campus is the oldest unit of the University of Alaska system. It is the primary residential university, houses the system's administrative seat, offers the only doctoral level degrees, and provides the only graduate training in the mathematical sciences. The 2,250-acre campus serves over 9,000 students of whom 8% are graduate students. The campus is located on a ridge overlooking the City of Fairbanks and the Tanana River Valley. Several scientific research institutes of national and international reknown are located on campus. A number of state and federal agencies also maintain research facilities here.

Community

The City of Fairbanks, located four miles east of campus, is the trade center for Interior Alaska. Road and rail transportation give easy access to the Alaska Range and to many of the towns and cities of Alaska. To the north are the Yukon River and the rugged Brooks Range, with the oil-rich North Slope beyond. There are many excellent cultural and recreational facilities in the area. 		[an error occurred while processing this directive]

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