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CISS 301: Discrete Structures for Cybersecurity

Computr & Info Systms Security · 5 credits · Computer Science

Introduction to discrete structures important to cyber security, including sets, trees, graphs, functions, relations, Boolean logic, and modular arithmetic. Introduction to the formal language classes and their corresponding automata, including regular languages and finite automata, context free languages and pushdown automata. Turing machines and computability will be introduced. Includes lab.

Offered in 7 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Winter 2027).

Prerequisites

CSCI 145

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From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (2)

CISS 461, CISS 478

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Fretheim, Erik6Winter 2023 to Winter 2025
Hearne, James4Winter 2021 to Winter 2022
Mohammed, Mubarek4Winter 2024 to Winter 2027
Epps, Linda3Winter 2025 to Winter 2027
Goodrich, Amber2Winter 2021 to Winter 2022
Akter, Syeda1Winter 2026
Koepp, Michael1Winter 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (21 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Winter 20279C113038LectureW 12:00pm-1:50pm · O-PL
TR 1:00pm-2:50pm · O-PL
Epps, Linda0/10Hybrid
Winter 202791H12543LectureMW 6:00pm-7:50pm · O-KL
W 8:00pm-9:50pm · O-KL
Mohammed, Mubarek0/20Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027011034LectureMTWF 11:00am-11:50am · KB 311
F 2:00pm-3:50pm · KB 311
Koepp, Michael0/32Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20269C113891LectureW 12:00pm-1:50pm · O-PL
TR 1:00pm-2:50pm · O-PL
Epps, Linda4/8Hybrid
Winter 202691H13114LectureMW 6:00pm-7:50pm · O-KL
W 8:00pm-9:50pm · O-KL
Mohammed, Mubarek8/12Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026011107LectureMTWF 8:00am-8:50am · KB 307
F 2:00pm-3:50pm · KB 311
Akter, Syeda29/32Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20259C111463LectureF 12:00pm-1:50pm · O-PL
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · O-PL
Epps, Linda3/10Hybrid
Winter 202591H13949LectureMW 6:00pm-7:50pm · O-KL
W 8:00pm-9:50pm · O-KL
Mohammed, Mubarek5/10Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025011192LectureF 12:00pm-1:50pm · KB 307
MWRF 3:00pm-3:50pm · AH 017
Fretheim, Erik20/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20249C111741LectureMTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · O-PL
W 4:00pm-5:50pm · O-PL
Fretheim, Erik8/10Hybrid
Winter 202491H11864LectureMW 6:00pm-7:50pm · O-KL
W 8:00pm-9:50pm · O-KL
Mohammed, Mubarek3/10Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024011401LectureMTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · CF 105
W 4:00pm-5:50pm · CF 162
Fretheim, Erik22/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20239C111907LectureR 9:00am-10:50am · O-PL
MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · O-PL
Fretheim, Erik1/5Hybrid
Winter 2023011521LectureMTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · AH 004
T 4:00pm-5:50pm · CF 165
Fretheim, Erik13/13Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023014102LectureMTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · AH 004
W 4:00pm-5:50pm · CF 165
Fretheim, Erik12/12Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20229C112125LectureR 10:00am-11:50am · ONLINE SYNC
TBA · O-PL
TBA · ONLINE ASNC
Goodrich, Amber2/20Distance Instr-OnLine
Winter 2022011679LectureMTWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · CF 125
T 2:00pm-3:50pm · CF 165
Hearne, James13/14Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022012293LectureW 8:00am-9:50am · CF 162
MTWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · CF 125
Hearne, James5/13Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20219C1
Formal Languages and Functional Programming
12328LectureR 10:00am-12:50pm · O-PLGoodrich, Amber8/20Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20210
Formal Languages and Functional Programming
11815LectureW 12:00pm-1:50pm · REMOTE SYNC
TBA · REMOTE ASNC
Hearne, James17/18Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20210
Formal Languages and Functional Programming
12549LectureF 12:00pm-1:50pm · REMOTE SYNC
TBA · REMOTE ASNC
Hearne, James10/18Face to Face Instruction