MEDED 531: Fall 2001 course information

Check here for homework assignments, course notes, and other hopefully useful stuff.

Tentative lecture topic schedule

The topics we will cover are tentatively scheduled, though we may slip or add or substitute other topics.

Course text

• Winston and Horn, "Lisp"

is available at the University Book Store.

Computing resources

The Informatics computing lab of the Biomedical and Health Informatics Graduate Program provides a Linux system with a Common Lisp programming environment. To obtain an account and learn about access, after registering for the course, contact Laurel Rees (lrees@u.washington.edu), the Informatics Lab Manager.

Lecture slides and notes

• Slides from Lecture 1, October 1: PDF file or Postscript file
• Notes from Lecture 1, October 1: plain text
• Slides from Lecture 2, October 3: PDF file or Postscript file
• Notes from Lecture 2, October 3: PDF file or Postscript file
• Slides from Lecture 3, October 10: PDF file or Postscript file
• Notes from Lecture 3, October 10: PDF file or Postscript file
• Slides from Lecture 4, October 15/17: PDF file or Postscript file
• Notes from Lecture 4, October 15/17: PDF file or Postscript file
• Slides from Lecture 5, October 22/24: PDF file or Postscript file
• Notes from Lecture 5, October 22/24: PDF file or Postscript file
• Slides from Lecture 6, October 29/31: PDF file or Postscript file
• Notes from Lecture 6, October 29/31: PDF file or Postscript file
• Slides from Lecture 7, November 19: PDF file or Postscript file
• Slides on macros, November 21: PDF file or Postscript file
• Slides from Lecture 8, November 26: PDF file or Postscript file

Homework

Homework assignments are listed here. Unless otherwise noted, homework is due by the beginning of class on the due date.

• Homework 1, due Monday, October 8: PDF file or Postscript file
• Homework 2, due Monday, October 15: PDF file or Postscript file
• Homework 3, due Monday, October 22: PDF file or Postscript file
• Homework 4, due Monday, October 29: PDF file or Postscript file
• Homework 5, due Monday, November 19: PDF file or Postscript file
• Homework 6, also due Monday, November 19: PDF file or Postscript file
• Homework 7, due WEDNESDAY, November 28: PDF file or Postscript file
• Homework 8, due Wednesday, December 5: PDF file or Postscript file
• Homework 9, due Wednesday, December 12: PDF file or Postscript file

Solutions to Homework

Solutions will be posted here.

• Solutions for Homework 1
• Solutions for Homework 2
• Solutions for Homework 3
• Solutions for Homework 4
• Solutions for Homework 5
• Solutions for Homework 6
• Solutions for Homework 7
• Solutions for Homework 8

Final Exam with Solutions

The Final Exam together with solutions is available as a PDF file or a Postscript file.

Further reading

• Abelson and Sussman, "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs", excellent for introducing programming concepts;
• Comer et. al., "Internetworking with TCP/IP", particularly volume 3, on client-server programming;
• Somerville, "Software Engineering";
• Ramakrishnan, "Database Management Systems";
• Rumbaugh, et. al., "Object-oriented Modeling and Design";
• Jacky, "The Way of Z", a very readable introduction to formal methods in program design.
• Bidgood, et. al., "Understanding and using DICOM, the data interchange standard for biomedical imaging", Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, volume 4, pp. 199-212 (1997).

The course will not cover anywhere near all the material in any of those books, though someone wanting to go to the next level of depth would have a good basis for proceeding.