View source for CDS 241 Course details (Spring 2018)


== CDS 270 Course Details ==

There are videos, slides, and reading in a
[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7bgwzqsl7ycxhie/AABQB9L2J-XmCniwgyO3N83Ba?dl=0 dropbox folder.]

Course videos and slides are in subfolder '''CDS270.''' 

Currently there are currently just a few set of videos in these subfolder:

'''1.Overview'''  These give a quick overview of the questions motivating this class, primarily using the human nervous system, but mentioning bacteria and the Internet.  These will also be the first videos to watch for the class.  There is also a folder with some related papers.

'''2.NeuroIntroTheory''' A quick introduction to the theory that connects speed/accuracy tradeoffs in spiking neurons with speed/accuracy tradeoffs at the system level.

I'll continue to add to these.

You might want to download the videos, as dropbox will run them in preview mode, which limits their length.

== Initial schedule ==

Tu Apr 4 Discussion about
	1.Overview
	2.NeuroIntroTheory

Th Apr 6 Demos and questions on
	Driving game, balancing, and
	Theory questions and clarifications

Tu Apr 11 Discussion about
	3.Balance
	3.x1.ExtrasVision

If you are interested in medicine and/or biology see:
	4.MedPhysio&HeartRateVar
	5.BioGlycoOscillate
If there is interest we'll have a week focus later on these.

== Recommended books ==

These are popular books for a general audience available in audio format. 

Nick Lane, ''The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life''
[http://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/The-Vital-Question-Audiobook/B00YI0FGMA Audible]

Nick Lane, ''Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution''
[http://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/Life-Ascending-Audiobook/B003M6QNIM/ref=a_search_c4_1_2_srTtl?qid=1491062082&sr=1-2 Audible]

Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary, ''Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy - and How to Make Them Work for You''
[http://www.audible.com/pd/Business/Platform-Revolution-Audiobook/B01DDX7MJ2 Audible]

Ed Yong, ''I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life''
[http://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/I-Contain-Multitudes-Audiobook/B01FY85DKO  Audible]

Michael Lewis, ''The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds''
[http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Undoing-Project-Audiobook/B01KBM825G Audible]

Robert J. Gordon, ''The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War''
[http://www.audible.com/pd/Nonfiction/The-Rise-and-Fall-of-American-Growth-Audiobook/B01ITPUZ0W Audible]

Kathleen McAuliffe, ''This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society''
[http://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/This-Is-Your-Brain-on-Parasites-Audiobook/B01GOLTYSC Audible]