{"id":664,"date":"2022-08-17T18:52:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T18:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/hajiesmaili\/?page_id=664"},"modified":"2022-11-04T10:09:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:09:21","slug":"info-203-a-networked-world-fall-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/hajiesmaili\/info-203-a-networked-world-fall-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"INFO 203: A Networked World (Fall 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"664\" class=\"elementor elementor-664\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3095190 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3095190\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed16873\" data-id=\"ed16873\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82bf32b elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"82bf32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1371\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Course Information<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1372\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Course Description<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1373\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Schedule and Topics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1374\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1374\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Discussion and Grading<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Course Information<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1371\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><header><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><b>Instructor:<\/b>\u00a0<strong>Mohammad Hajiesmaili<\/strong>, hajiesmaili+info203@cs.umass.edu<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><b>Time:<\/b>\u00a0Wed\/Fri 10:10 am-11:25 pm<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><b>Location:<\/b> CS Building 142<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><b>Office Hours:<\/b> Monday 3-4 pm<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><b>TA:<\/b> <strong>Roozbeh Bostandoost<\/strong>, rbostandoost@umass.edu, Tue 2-3 pm, Fri 3-4 pm, <a href=\"https:\/\/umass-amherst.zoom.us\/j\/3232402405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zoom<\/a><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><b>Textbook:<\/b>\u00a0There is no official textbook for this class. We will use some material from the following textbooks:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\">Christopher G. Brinton and Mung Chiang, \u2018\u2018<b><a href=\"http:\/\/powerofnetworks.org\/\">The Power of Networks: Six Principles That Connect Our Lives<\/a><\/b>\u2019\u2019, Princeton University Press, 2016.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\">Mung Chiang, \u2018\u2018<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/us\/academic\/subjects\/engineering\/communications-and-signal-processing\/networked-life-20-questions-and-answers\">Networked Life: 20 Questions and Answers<\/a><\/b>\u2019\u2019, Cambridge University Press, 2012.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\">James Kurose and Keith Ross, \u2018\u2018<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearson.com\/us\/higher-education\/program\/Kurose-Computer-Networking-A-Top-Down-Approach-7th-Edition\/PGM1101673.html\">Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition)<\/a><\/b>\u2019\u2019, 2016.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><b>Course Prerequisites:<\/b> No prerequisites except interest and desire to learn, and curiosity. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em>More details:<\/em><\/span> This course covers computer science topics, but all material will be presented in a way that is accessible with or without a strong technical background. Unlike other networking courses, the mathematics included here are no more complicated than adding and multiplying numbers. While mathematical details are necessary to fully specify the algorithms and systems we investigate, they are not required to understand the main ideas. We use illustrations, analogies, and anecdotes about networks as pedagogical tools in lieu of detailed equations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><strong>Grading and evaluation:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><strong>Midterm and final exams (40%)<\/strong>: There will be two midterm exams and one final exam. Each exam will cover two modules of the course.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><strong>Homework (written and hands-on) (35%)<\/strong>: There will be 4 homework. These will consist of a few problems that are generally more challenging than the examples covered in class.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><strong>Weekly Quizzes (20%):<\/strong> A quiz will be posted on Gradescope each Wednesday at noon, due Thursdays, 11:59pm (with three exceptions for the weeks of midterms exams). These are very short quizzes (~15-25 minutes) to make sure that you are following the material.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Class participation (5%): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We expect you to participate actively in class and online discussions. <\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;color: #000000\"><strong>Late submission policy:<\/strong> It is essential that the homework is completed on or before the deadline. No work will be accepted after the deadline unless you have a valid medical reason that is approved by the instructor before the deadline.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Disability Services<\/b>: UMass Amherst is committed to making reasonable, effective, and appropriate accommodations to meet the needs of students with disabilities and help create a barrier-free campus. If you have a documented disability on file with<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umass.edu\/disability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disability Services<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #000000\">you may be eligible for reasonable accommodations in this course. If your disability requires accommodation, please notify me within the first two weeks of the course so that we may make arrangements in a timely manner.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;color: #000000\"><b>Helpful UMass Resources<\/b>:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/honesty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Honesty Policy<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/esl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English as a Second Language (ESL) Program<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/counseling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Counseling and Psychological Health<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/header><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Course Description<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1372\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">There are nearly 7.5 billion people on earth, almost 8 billion mobile cellular telephone subscriptions, and nearly 4.5 billion internet users. The number of other devices being connected to the internet &#8211; cameras, sensors, appliances, control systems, cars, picture frames, and more &#8211; is also increasing rapidly. Our planet is already \u201c<strong>A Networked World<\/strong>.\u201d<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">In this course, we&#8217;ll cover the technical, social, policy, and economic for these networks. We&#8217;ll focus mostly on the internet and the popular services built on top of the internet but also cover telephone (mobile and landline) and critical infrastructure networks. A few sample questions that we will try to answer are as follows:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">What makes WiFi faster at home than at a coffee shop?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">How does Google order its search results from the trillions of webpages on the internet?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">Why doesn\u2019t the internet collapse under congestion?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">How information is routed among billions of Internet devices?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">How has the internet scaled from a network with less than a hundred devices 40 years ago to several billion devices today?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">How does Netflix recommend movies for me to watch?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">Is it really true that we are connected in six social steps or less?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\">More&#8230;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 11pt\"><b>Who is this course for?<\/b> This course is intended for students who want to learn about communication networks, particularly the internet and internet services, and how they work. The course will provide conceptual, technological, social, legal, policy, and economic foundations of the internet. The course is intended for Informatics majors.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Course Origins:\u00a0<\/strong>Most materials will be based on the course developed and taught by<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbrinton.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Brinton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ECE\/People\/ptPeopleListing?group_id=2571&amp;resource_id=171238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mung Chiang<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">at Purdue University and Princeton University.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Schedule and Topics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1373\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><h4>Module 0: Introduction and Overview<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Module 1: Sharing in Networks<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Module 2: Ranking in Networks<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Module 3: Networks of Networks<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Module 4: Data in Networks<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Module 5: Scaling up Networks<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Module 6: Reaching through Networks<\/h4><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Please refer to the Piazza page for a detailed schedule of the course.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1374\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Discussion and Grading<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1374\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1374\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">We will use Piazza for discussions and posting lecture notes. We will use piazza for communication and interaction outside of class hours. We will sign you up using your email address on SPIRE. Please let us know immediately if you are unable to access the piazza or if you need another email address included. We will use Piazza for discussions and other interactions outside of class hours. On Piazza, you can ask questions about the course material, discuss solutions to problems, etc. You can even ask questions anonymously if you wish to do so. Please make sure you monitor piazza regularly throughout the semester.<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/piazza.com\/umass\/fall2022\/info203\">piazza.com\/umass\/fall2022<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/piazza.com\/umass\/fall2022\/info203\">\/info203<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">We will use Gradescope for grading, uploading homework, etc.<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradescope.com\/courses\/433561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gradescope.com\/courses\/433561<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Information Course Description Schedule and Topics Discussion and Grading Course Information Instructor:\u00a0Mohammad Hajiesmaili, hajiesmaili+info203@cs.umass.eduTime:\u00a0Wed\/Fri 10:10 am-11:25 pmLocation: CS Building 142Office Hours: Monday 3-4 pmTA: Roozbeh Bostandoost, rbostandoost@umass.edu, Tue 2-3 pm, Fri 3-4 pm, zoomTextbook:\u00a0There is no official textbook for this class. We will use some material from the following textbooks: Christopher G. 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