Reading assignments refer to sections in the CS: APP3e book. Unless otherwise specified, reading quizzes and homework assignments are due by the time class starts on the day on which they are listed and labs are due by 11:00 pm on the day on which they are listed. All quizzes, assignments, and labs are administered via Moodle. Note that all section and problem numbers listed are specific to the hardcopy version of the book with the ISBN number as listed in the syllabus. An errata for the textbook cataloging known errors in the current version can be found here.
| Date | Class Period & Lecture Topic | Reading | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 | Syllabus, policies, business, goals, intro | Join Class Discord Server | |
| Jan 11 | Command line basics | Finish through "Configuring a server" on Lab 1 | |
| Jan 16 | C: variables, literals, loops, makefiles | C tutorial (through Arrays)(online, not in book) | |
| Jan 18 | C: strings, I/O, functions, gdb | C tutorial (through Command Line Arguments) | Lab 1: EC2 Tutorial |
| Jan 23 | C: arrays, structs, headers, Lab 2 Specification | Lab 2 Specification Makefiles |
Get started on Lab 2 |
| Jan 25 | C: pointers, argument passing | Using gdb to debug C | |
| Jan 30 | Bits and Bytes | 2.0.0-2.1.3 | |
| Feb 1 | Strings, Code, and Booleans | 2.1.4-2.1.9 | Hwk 1 Lab 2: C Calculator (due Sat 1/3) |
| Feb 6 | Integer Representations | 2.2.0-2.2.4 | Hwk 2 Get started on Lab 3 |
| Feb 8 | More on Integer Representations, Lab 3 Specification | 2.2.5-2.2.8 Lab 3 Specification |
Hwk 3 |
| Feb 13 | Integer Addition and Negation | 2.3.0-2.3.3 | Hwk 4 |
| Feb 15 | Integer Multiplication and Division | 2.3.4-2.3.8 | Hwk 5 Examity Practice Quiz |
| Feb 20 | Floating Point | 2.4.0-2.4.6 | Hwk 6 Lab 3: C Bit Calculator |
| Feb 22 | Program Encodings | 3.0.0-3.1.0 (optional) 3.2.0-3.2.3 |
Hwk 7 |
| Feb 27 | Data Formats, Access, and Movement | 3.3.0-3.4.4 | |
| Feb 29 | Midterm Exam (on Moodle, closes midnight) | Study guide | |
| Mar 5 | Arithmetic and Logical Operations | 3.5.0-3.5.5 | Hwk 8 |
| Mar 7 | Control Flow | 3.6.0-3.6.5 | Hwk 9 |
| Mar 12 | Loops and Switches | 3.6.6-3.6.8 note error on p. 234 (see errata) | Hwk 10 |
| Mar 14 | Bomb Lab | Lab 4 Specification | |
| Mar 19 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar 21 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar 26 | Procedures | 3.7.0-3.7.6 | Hwk 11 |
| Mar 28 | Array Allocation and Access | 3.8.0-3.8.5 | Bomb Lab Phases 1&2 (expect an email soon about setting up VPN) |
| Apr 2 | Heterogenous Data Structures | 3.9.0-3.9.3 | Bomb Lab Phases 3&4 |
| Apr 4 | Bomb Lab Q&A | Lab 4: Bomb Lab | |
| Apr 9 | Combining Control and Data | 3.10.0-3.10.5 | |
| Apr 11 | Attack Lab | Lab 5 Specification Complete Section 2 "Getting setup" in Lab 5 |
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| Apr 16 | Attack Lab Q&A | Attack Lab Phases 1 | |
| Apr 18 | Locality and The Memory Hierarchy | 6.2.0-6.3.2 | Attack Lab Phases 2&3 |
| Apr 23 | Cache Memory | 6.4.0-6.4.7 | Lab 5: Attack Lab |
| Apr 25 | Final Review | Study guide | |
| Apr 30 | Final (on Moodle, closes midnight) | Study guide |
The schedule is subject to change.
