Al Prosser's Education Page

BS Computer Science Cum Laude with minor in Math from University of Houston, University Park Campus Dec. 1985. See University of Houston Home Page

Computer Science Electives

• Intro 1 - FORTRAN 77
• Intro 2 - Pascal
• Assembly Language - VAX
• Data Structures - The best we had before OOP
• File Structures - Inputs and Outputs
• Digital Logic - required hardware course
• Computer Operations - micro code
• Compiler Design
• Operating Systems
• Artificial Intelligence - LISP
• Numerical Methods 1 and 2 - finding reasonably close solutions to unsolvable problems.

Math and Science

• Calculus 1, 2, 3, and Advanced
• Linear Algebra
• Probability and Statistics 1 and 2 - a major reason that I do not gamble.
• Differential Equations
• Numerical Analysis (4000 level) - similar to Numerical Methods
• Physics 1 and 2 (10 hours including lab)
• Modern Physics 1 and lab (as a free elective, just for fun)
• Physical Geology (hey, at least one easy course!)

Humanoid and Other

• Intro to Fiction - Science Fiction (only English course I liked)
• Philosophy of Science Fiction and Fantasy
• French - 6 hours at 2000 level. Since I learned it in 5th grade in Zaire, and took it every year through 10th grade, I was able to test out of the Freshman level.
• Logic 1 - Symbolic Logic - easiest
• Logic 2 - Predicate Logic - not too hard
• Logic 3 - Meta Logic - Ouch!

From Fall 1982 until graduation, worked as a COOP at IBM Federal Systems every other semester.

Al went to Bennett High in Buffalo, NY. Class of 1976. Major was Math/Pre-engineering and French for state credits, also had city credits for Science and Industrial Arts.

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