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 |
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| Jan 14 | Syllabus, policies, business, goals, intro | Join Class Discord Server Complete availability survey Complete get-to-know-you survey |
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| Jan 16 | Command line basics | Finish through "Configuring a server" on Lab 1 | |
| Jan 21 | C: variables, literals, loops, makefiles | C tutorial (through Arrays)(online, not in book) | |
| Jan 23 | C: strings, I/O, functions, gdb | C tutorial (through Command Line Arguments) | Lab 1: EC2 Tutorial |
| Jan 28 | C: arrays, structs, headers, Lab 2 Specification | Lab 2 Specification Makefiles |
Get started on Lab 2 |
| Jan 30 | C: pointers, argument passing | Using gdb to debug C | |
| Feb 04 | Bits and Bytes | 2.0.0-2.1.3 | |
| Feb 06 | Strings, Code, and Booleans | 2.1.4-2.1.9 | Hwk 1 Lab 2: C Calculator |
| Feb 11 | Integer Representations | 2.2.0-2.2.4 | Hwk 2 Get started on Lab 3 |
| Feb 13 | More on Integer Representations, Lab 3 Specification | 2.2.5-2.2.8 Lab 3 Specification |
Hwk 3 |
| Feb 18 | Integer Addition and Negation | 2.3.0-2.3.3 | Hwk 4 |
| Feb 20 | Integer Multiplication and Division | 2.3.4-2.3.8 | Hwk 5 |
| Feb 25 | Floating Point | 2.4.0-2.4.6 | Hwk 6 Lab 3: C Bit Calculator |
| Feb 27 | Program Encodings | 3.0.0-3.1.0 (optional) 3.2.0-3.2.3 |
Hwk 7 |
| Mar 04 | Data Formats, Access, and Movement | 3.3.0-3.4.4 | |
| Mar 06 | Midterm Exam (on Moodle, closes midnight) | Study guide | |
| Mar 11 | Arithmetic and Logical Operations | 3.5.0-3.5.5 gdb cheat sheet |
Hwk 8 |
| Mar 13 | Control Flow | 3.6.0-3.6.5 | Hwk 9 |
| Mar 18 | Loops and Switches | 3.6.6-3.6.8 note error on p. 234 (see errata) | Hwk 10 |
| Mar 20 | Bomb Lab | Lab 4 Specification | |
| Mar 25 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar 27 | Spring Break | ||
| Apr 01 | Procedures | 3.7.0-3.7.6 | Hwk 11 |
| Apr 03 | Array Allocation and Access | 3.8.0-3.8.5 | Bomb Lab Phases 1&2 (expect an email soon about setting up VPN) |
| Apr 08 | Heterogenous Data Structures | 3.9.0-3.9.3 | Bomb Lab Phases 3&4 |
| Apr 10 | Bomb Lab Q&A | Lab 4: Bomb Lab | |
| Apr 15 | Combining Control and Data | 3.10.0-3.10.5 | |
| Apr 17 | Attack Lab | Lab 5 Specification Complete Section 2 "Getting setup" in Lab 5 |
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| Apr 22 | Attack Lab Q&A | Attack Lab Phases 1 | |
| Apr 24 | Locality and The Memory Hierarchy | 6.2.0-6.3.2 | Attack Lab Phases 2&3 |
| Apr 29 | Cache Memory | 6.4.0-6.4.7 | Lab 5: Attack Lab |
| May 01 | Final Review | Study guide | |
| May 08 | Final (on Moodle, closes midnight) | Study guide |
The schedule is subject to change.
For students interested in learning more, I highly recommend Chapter 5 from the textbook on "Optimizing Program Performance". It will pick up from where we have left off in this class and more specifically elaborate on how the information we have discussed is directly applicable as a programmer.
