This course provides an introduction to the principles and practice of computer and network security. A focus on both fundamentals and practical information will be stressed. The three key topics of this course are cryptography, privacy, and network security. Subtopics include ciphers, hashes, key exchange, security services (integrity, availability, confidentiality, etc.), security attacks, vulnerabilities, anonymous communications, and countermeasures.

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Game Programming introduces students to concepts of computer game development, including scene modeling, physics engines, animation, character rigging, game AI, and the basics of game UI, audio effects and networking. The course will help students build the programming skills needed to turn ideas into games. Students will work on various game programming exercises with the Unity game engine and a final game development project.

Game Programming introduces students to concepts of computer game development, including scene modeling, physics engines, animation, character rigging, game AI, and the basics of game UI, audio effects and networking. The course will help students build the programming skills needed to turn ideas into games. Students will work on various game programming exercises with the Unity game engine and a final game development project.

In this course, we will explore ways we observe, understand, and use the law everyday. As a First Year Seminar, we will navigate together much of what UMass has to offer for your personal, professional, and academic development while interacting with topics of an interdisciplinary field of study. Students will be introduced to approach the study of the law in action (a product of social, cultural, economic, political, and economic forces) rather than by the books (a logical system of rules).

This course is designed for students who are interested in learning more about the connections between their personal experiences and the larger social forces (economic, political, social, global, etc.) that structure those experiences and the society in which we currently live. Students will draw from news media, movies, music, the internet, and university resources to explore their transition to college from a social and historical perspective, helping to connect them to the world (and the University!) in which they live.