This is a list of prerequisite concepts, i.e. concepts you should know prior to attending this class. It is by no means a complete list, but if you can't do these things, start studying them now before we get to them!

 1. Basic algebra. 
   a. If you can't solve equations for one variable (in equations that have more than one variable), you are in serious trouble.
   a. If you can't add, subtract, multiply, divide, and simplify mathematical expressions (of variables in fraction form), you are in serious trouble.
 1. Basic probability and statistics
   a. Basically up to and including an understanding of the Binomial Distribution.
 1. If you don't know basic conversions of units, you need to get to known them quickly:
   a. Mb = mb = 1,000 bytes (I know that in old long since, we used 1 Mb = 1024, but do not do that in this class. It will make your life easier and we don't need the distraction)
   a. 1 Km = 1,000 meters
   a. 1 sec = 1,000 ms = 1,000,000 $$\mu s$$
   a. NOTE: I will always use the scientific (non-base 2) version of units. 1 kb = 1000 bytes and 1 mb = 1,000,000 bytes etc.
 1. Also be able to manipulate units with algebraic expressions. $$\frac{10,000~meters}{100,000,0000~\frac{meters}{seconds}} = 0.0001 seconds$$
 1. Convert to and from decimal to binary and/or hexadecimal. General understanding of binary (e.g. multiplying or dividing by 2 in binary is similar to multiplying or dividing by 10 in decimal)
 1. Not to insult your intelligence, but you must be able to write (and type) concise, complete, coherent English-language sentences.