Fundamental dynamic data structures, including linear lists, queues, trees, and other linked structures; arrays strings, and hash tables. Storage management. Elementary principles of software engineering. Abstract data types. Algorithms for sorting and searching. Introduction to the Java programming language.
A discussion on economic inequality featuring Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile 2000-06, and Robert Reich, U.S. Secretary of Labor 1993-97. Moderated by Harley Shaiken, Professor and Chair, Center for Latin American Studies, UC Berkeley.
Co-sponsored with the Berkeley Law School.
Ricardo Lagos was president of Chile from 2000-2006. Since that time he has served as UN Special Envoy for Climate Change and is currently president of the FundaciĆ³n Democracia y Desarrollo. In 2006 Chancellor Birgeneau awarded him Berkeley's highest honor, the Berkeley Medal.
Robert Reich is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Previously, he served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration. He is a founding editor of The American Prospect and chair of Common Cause.
http://www.clas.berkeley.edu
"Science and History" -
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes historian John Heilbron, the
2007 Hitchcock Lecturer, for a discussion of the history of science. He
reflects on his contributions to the field, analyzes the challenges of
studying science as a historian, and offers insight into the value of
science history for society. John Heilbron also discusses his years as
Vice Chancellor of the Berkeley campus.
Joan Acocella presented her lecture as the 2004-2005 Avenali Chair in the Humanities at the Townsend Center for the Humanities, UC Berkeley. Acocella is a dance and book critic for The New Yorker. She has served as the senior critic and reviews editor for Dance Magazine and New York dance critic for London's Financial Times. Acocella's writing conveys an enthusiasm for dance as an art form that taps human instincts and emotions at a visceral level. Her reviews have a wide appeal both for their sophisticated appreciation of performance and their down-to-earth and conversational style.
http://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu