Spring 2005
Ph.D. Written Qualifying Exam

Table of Contents

• General Information of the Written Qualifying Exam

• Online REGISTRATION System. Registration period: JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 11.

• 2005 Reading Lists

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  PLEASE NOTE THAT THE QUALIFYING EXAMS ARE BASED UPON THESE ONLINE READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF A COURSE.

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• Mailing list

• Exam schedule

• Additional information for each core course covered in the exam.
  • Analysis Area
  • Design Area
  • Systems Area
  • Theory Area

The mailing list written_qual_exam AT cs.wpi.edu contains the email addresses of all the graduate students who are registered for the 2003 Written Qualifying Exam. Email sent to that mailing list reaches those students as well as the 2 faculty members on the Graduate Exam Committee, namely Prof. Carolina Ruiz and Prof. George Heineman.

This mailing list should be used for messages of general interest to all students taking the exam. Other questions or requests should be emailed to the faculty members on the Graduate Exam Committee only.

Room: FL311.

• Analysis

  • CS 504 : Analysis of Computation and Systems

    The CS504 Qualifying exam will be open anything (books, notes, ...) which is not electronic.

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS504 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS504 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS504 COURSE.

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• Design

  • CS 509 : Design of Software Systems

    CS509 will be open book and they can take into the exam both books from the reading list (and no other book). No cheat sheets or notes are allowed.

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS509 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS509 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS509 COURSE.

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  • CS 536: Programming Language Design

    Open in the materials from the reading list. Closed notes/other materials.

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS536 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS536 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS536 COURSE.

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• Systems

  • CS502 Operating Systems

    The CS502 qual is a closed-book, closed-notes exam.

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS502 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS502 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS502 COURSE.

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  • CS 513 : Introduction to Local and Wide Area Networks

    The CS513 qual is a closed-book, closed-notes exam.

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS513 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS513 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS513 COURSE.

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  • CS 533: Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Network and Computer Systems

    Students are allowed to bring in a single sheet of formulas, which should be collected with the exam. Any necessary statistical tables will be provided with the exam.

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS533 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS533 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS533 COURSE.

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  • CS 535: Advanced Topics in Operating Systems

    Any additional information on this portion of the written exam will be included here as it becomes available

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS535 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS535 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS535 COURSE.

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• Theory

  • CS503 Foundations of Computer Science

    The CS503 qual exam is closed book and closed notes.
    STUDY GUIDE (in pdf format)

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS503 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS503 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS503 COURSE.

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  • CS525L Logic for Computer Science

    The CS525L qual exam is closed book and closed notes.

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS525L QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS525L READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS525L COURSE.

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  • CS559 Advanced Topics in Theoretical Computer Science

    Any additional information on this portion of the written exam will be included here as it becomes available

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CS559 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE CS559 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE CS559 COURSE.

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  • MA533 Discrete Math II

    Any additional information on this portion of the written exam will be included here as it becomes available

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    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MA533 QUALIFYING EXAM IS BASED UPON THE ONLINE MA533 READING LISTS AND *NOT* UPON PARTICULAR OFFERINGS OF THE MA533 COURSE.

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