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Welcome to the CSIS Department

We offer many degree and certificate programs, as well as course work and preparation for transfer to a four-year program of study. Please take a few moments to look through our programs, course listings, and course descriptions. We hope you'll find something that will stimulate your interest.

If we can be of any assistance or guidance in planning your course of study or helping you choose a class, please feel free to contact us. Once again, welcome to Palomar College and we hope your course of study in CSIS will be a rewarding one.

Department Chair	Academic Department Assistant
Rand Green	Julie Thurston-Donaghy
rgreen@palomar.edu	jthurston-donaghy@palomar.edu
760-744-1150 x8170	760-744-1150 x2387
Office: MD-281	Office: MD-275

What Most Schools Don't Teach
Learn about a new "superpower" that isn't being taught in in 90% of US schools. Click for details.

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The Astounding Athletic Power of Quadcopters

In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that help them learn. Click for video.

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Personalization Is Future of Search

Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!, discusses the future of Internet search technology, data portability and partnerships. Click for video.

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Largest Prime Number Known Is 17-Million Digits Long
The largest prime number yet has been discovered and is 17,425,170 digits long. The new prime number crushes the last one discovered in 2008, which was a paltry 12,978,189 digits long. Click for details.

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iOS/Mobile Development Among The Most Sought After IT Skills

Fully half of the top ten jobs listed are for various kinds of developers with mobile app development ranking as the second most in-demand skill. Click for details.

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iPhone Coding Language Now World's Third Most Popular

Objective-C, the programming language used to build applications for the Apple iPhone and iPad, is now the third most popular language on Earth, according to a new study. Click for details.

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Photon Reaches from Beyond the Grave in Quantum Trick

Quantum particles found to influence each other regardless of how far apart they are or whether they ever coesisted. Experiment could improve long-distance cryptography. Click for article.

Researchers Discover Genetic Transistors That Turn Cells Into Computers
Researchers at Stanford University announced this week that they've created genetic receptors that can act as a sort of "biological computer," potentially revolutionizing how diseases are treated. Click for details.

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3D User Interface of the Future?

You don't use a keyboard and mouse; you don't even use a touch screen. You just move your fingers in the air, and, with zero latency and pinpoint accuracy, stuff happens on your screen. Click for details.

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Test Driving Google's New Glasses

Weighing a few ounces, the sleek electronic device has a tiny embedded camera. The glasses also deploy a "heads-up display," in which data are projected into the user's field of vision on a small screen above the right eye. Click for details.

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DNA-Based Data Storage

Storing digital data in DNA affirms its potential as a long-term storage medium. Click for details.

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Data Centers Waste Huge Amounts of Energy
Data centers are sharply at odds with their image of sleek efficiency and environmental friendliness. Click for details.

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Woman or Machine?

Ray Kurzweil on how long it will be before computers can do everything the brain can do. Click for details.

Summer/Fall Classes Announced

Click here for the Summer and Fall 2013 CSIS class schedules.

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Women in Science and Technology Conference
The WIST Conference is a great opportunity to network, develop new skills, and explore career opportunities. Click for details.

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National Computing Conference
The UCSD Supercomputer Center is inviting students to participate in one of the premier high performance computing conferences in the country. Click for details.

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Are You Ready to be an Online Student

Online classes can be an exciting way to learn. Their convenience and flexibility appeals to many students, but they are not for everyone. Click for details.

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Want a Job? Get a Computer Science Degree

Here's a tip for incoming and current college students: If you want to have a high-paying job on graduation day, study computer science. Click for details.

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Top 10 Reasons to Major in Computing
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ACM Computing Careers
Click here to learn about some really cool careers in computing!
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American Experience: Silicon Valley - PBS Video
This documentary tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural Santa Clara County into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as Silicon Valley. The film spotlights the creativity of the young men who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and in particular the brilliant, charismatic young physicist Robert Noyce. Click for details.