About CS1800

This course introduces the mathematical structures and methods that form the foundation of computer science. The material is motivated by applications from computer science.

Topics
  1. Techniques: binary and modular arithmetic, set notation, and methods of counting, evaluating sums, and solving recurrences.
  2. Supporting Theory: the basics of probability, proof by induction, growth of functions, and analysis techniques.
  3. General problem solving techniques with many applications to real problems.

Syllabus Download
Lecture Question Form https://forms.gle/5Gz988jzgyAfMdoi9
Course Feedback Form https://forms.gle/VC5R7KCoaLnDQShW8

Instructors & Office Hours

Instructor Office Hours begin Wednesday, September 7th.

Professor Laney Strange (she/her)

E-mail laneys@northeastern.edu
Web https://northeastern.edu/home/laney
Zoom (for OH) https://northeastern.zoom.us/my/laney
Office Hours TR 3:30-5:30pm (schedule time during OH or just drop in to my Zoom or my office in Meserve 313. Appointments take priority, though!)

If the Tues and Thurs office hours get booked quickly, Laney will add an extra hour on Friday afternoon. Click the calendly link above for the most-updated schedule.

Professor Lucia Nuñez (she/her)

E-mail l.nunez@northeastern.edu
Zoom (for OH) https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/2101275905
Office Hours M 1-3pm, W 12-1pm (Schedule time during OH in my office Meserve 335, or on Zoom. Other times available by appointment, please email me!)

Professor Ghita Amor-Tijani (she/her)

E-mail g.amortijani@northeastern.edu
Zoom (for OH) https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/93423523529
Office Hours R 12-1pm (Schedule time during OH, all on Zoom.)

Professor John Park (he/him)

E-mail john.park@northeastern.edu
Zoom (for OH) https://northeastern.zoom.us/my/john.park
Office Hours M 11:45am-1:30pm (Schedule a time during OH in Curry 334 or via Zoom.)

Professor Ravi Sundaram (he/him)

E-mail r.sundaram@northeastern.edu
Office Hours R 2:40-4:40pm
Drop-in to WVH 242 in-person, or coordinate a time on Zoom via email.

Professor Searidang Pa

E-mail pa.s@northeastern.edu
Zoom (for OH) https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/3162454246
Office Hours T 3-4pm

Professor Erika Melder (they/them)

E-mail melder.e@northeastern.edu
Office Hours W 2-4pm in Curry 335

Coordinator Kayla McLaughlin (she/her)

Lecture Schedule

CS1800 lectures introduce key concepts and dive into examples and applications. Lectures are in-person and attendance is expected. We don't want or expect anyone to come to class when they're sick, though, so we'll post videos each week that you can use to catch up on any missed material.

Piazza is a great place to ask follow-up questions after lecture or when you’re working on homework. You can also ask lecture-related questions directly to Profs. Strange and Nunez so we can wrap them into the next lecture if appropriate. Please use this form to do so: https://forms.gle/5Gz988jzgyAfMdoi9.

CS1800-01 (Strange) TF 9:50-11:30am
ISEC 102
CS1800-02 (Strange) TF 1:35-3:15pm
ISEC 102
CS1800-03 (Nuñez) TF 3:25-5:05pm
ISEC 102

Teaching Assistants & Office Hours

TA office hours begin Wednesday, September 14th.

TA office hours will be held in person and online. The different locations will be indicated on the OH calendar below.

For in-person office hours, please go to the room listed and write your name at the bottom of the list on the whiteboard. A TA will call your name when it’s your turn, so please keep an ear out!

For online office hours, we will be using the queuing system in the Khoury Office Hours app. Have a question ready and add yourself to the queue. When a TA is available, they’ll call you on Teams. To make this all work, you’ll need:

For both in-person and online, it’ll be important that you come to office hours having already made an attempt on the homework. TAs will be happy to help guide you on concepts and provide clarification on concepts. They cannot provide you with answers to problems.

TA Office Hours Calendars

Teaching Assistants

Yimeng Chen
Yimeng Chen (she/her)
Melis Akinci
Melis Akinci (she/her)
Mu Xiong
Mu Xiong (he/him)
Abhi Pachava
Abhi Pachava (she/her)

Karyna Yen (she/her)

Zaneer Mitha (he/him)

Elissa Alarmani (she/her)

Isha Chadalavada (she/her)

David Li (he/him)

Tori Assis (she/her)

Avery Leiss (she/her)

Tim Bennett (he/him)

Kat Dizon (she/her)

Annie Dendas (she/her)

Karen Li (she/her, they/them)

Dhruv Chauhan (he/him)

Luke Albinger (he/him)

Akash Alaparthi (he/him)

Diana Rodriguez (she/her)

Emily Xu

Shivani Datar (she/her)

Bridget Leary (she/her)

Sanjana Kashyap (she/her)

Kasey Shapiro (she/her)

Aashir Khan

Suraj Ramchandran (he/him)

Akshay Tolani (he/him)

Max Leroux (he/him)

Amanda Greene (she/her)

Kate Stuntz (she/her)

Shreya Venkataraman (she/her)

Elliot Goodman (he/him)

Mohit Gupta (he/him)

Horace Mai (he/him)

Yuvraj Kapoor (he/him)

Sebastian Baetz (he/him)

Salma Alawi (she/her)

Arunima Gupta (she/her)

Grace Chen (she/her)

Andrew Lee (he/him)

Marvin Chong (he/him)

Neeti Desai (she/her)

Olivier Nzia (he/him)

Nancy Onyejiaka (she/her)

Matt Tran (he/him)

Jan Jacob (he/him)

Ula Bitinaitis (she/her, he/him)

Isabelle Papa (she/her)

Lena Inthisenesouk (she/her)

Sam Randall (he/him)

Andrew Sun (he/him)

Yashvi Bhandari (she/her)

Sylvie Han (she/her)

Dessy Dusichka (she/her)

O'Neal Kpodar (he/him)

Mary Hillmer (she/her)

Tushan Dargan (he/him)

Avery Huang (he/him)

Shubh Patni (he/him)

Sreeya Gudlavalleti (she/her)

Jenny Do (she/her)

Carla Delgado (she/her)

Vatsal Mehta (he/him)

Jeff Wang (he/him)

Tarif Khan (he/him)

Aryan Kulkarni (he/him)

Christopher Morris (he/him)

Noah Weinstein (he/him)

Quartz Bushnell (she/her)
Nalini Kantheti (she/her)