CS 367 Planned Schedule, Fall 2019
1 Projects
All projects will be posted and announced as early as we
have them prepared, generally with two weeks to complete the
assignment.
These dates are subject to change as needed during the
semester.
- Project 0: Tuesday, Sep 3 - Monday, Sep 16 (11:59pm)
- Project 1: Wednesday, Sep 18 - Wednesday, Oct 2 (11:59pm)
- Project 2: Monday, Oct 21 - Monday, Nov 4 (11:59pm)
- Project 3: Monday, Nov 18 - Monday, Dec 2 (11:59pm)
2 Test Schedule
Tests are bigger milestones, and their dates are announced
ahead of time.
Only severe scheduling anomalies would force a delay in test
dates.
- Test 1: Oct 9 (W) or Oct 10 (Th), in class.
- Test 2: Nov 11 (M) or Nov 12 (T), in class.
- Final Exam: See Exam Schedule. Any weather or closures during the semester may affect your entire exam schedule in all courses.
3 Topics and Readings
Note, you can access our textbook in the Gateway Library (JC), call #QA76.5.B795 2016
Below is a tentative schedule, which is subject to change as needed.
| Week of | Topic | Lecture Topics | Recitation | Text Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | (For this Week) |
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| 8/26 |
Ch2: Data Rep. | Course Intro, C Review |
C Review |
1 (Systems Overview) |
| Review C (K&R ch. 5, 6, 7) |
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| 9/2 |
No Monday Class This Week |
C Linked Lists |
2.1-2.3 (Data Rep.) | |
| Bitwise and Integer Operations |
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| 9/9 |
Integers Floating Point Encoding |
Bit Puzzles |
2.4-2.5 (Floating Point) | |
| 9/16 |
Floating Point Operations |
Floating Point |
2.4-2.5 (Floating Point) | |
| Ch3: Program Rep | Introduction to x86-64 Assembly |
3.1 (Intro to Assembly) |
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| 9/23 | Operations, Condition Codes |
x86-64 Assembly Basics |
3.1-3.4 (Assembly Basics) |
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| Control Flow |
3.6 (Control Flow) |
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| 9/30 |
Control Flow and Procedures |
x86-64 Control Flow |
3.6-3.7 (Control and Procs) |
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| Procedures | 3.7 (Procedures) | |||
| 10/7 |
Procedures |
GDB | Covers Chapter 2 and 3.1-3.5 | |
| TEST 1, Wed/Thurs | 3.7 (Procedures) | |||
| 10/14 | Mon Class on Tues, Tues Cancelled |
x86-64 Procedures |
3.8 (Data Structures) | |
| Data Structures |
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| 10/21 | Adv. Topics in Assembly | x86-64 Data Structures |
3.9-3.11 (Adv Topics) | |
| Ch8: Processes | Exceptional Control Flow / Processes |
8.1-8.3 (Exceptions) | ||
| 10/28 | Exceptional Control Flow / Processes | Stack Representation |
8.1-8.3 (Exceptions) | |
| Signals |
8.5-8.6 (Signals and NLJ) | |||
| 11/4 |
Ch7: Linking | Linking | Processes and Signals |
7 (Linking) |
| Ch4: Architecture | Y86 and Machine Code |
4.1 (Y86) |
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| 11/11 |
TEST 2, Mon/Tues | Linking | Covers Chapters 3 and 8 | |
| Digital Logic and Circuits |
4.2 (Digital Logic) |
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| 11/18 |
CPU Design and Pipelining |
Architecture |
4.3 (CPU Design) | |
| 11/25 |
Ch6: Caching | Caching |
N/A |
6.1-6.4 (Caching) |
| Thanksgiving Break |
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| 12/2 |
Ch9: Memory | Virtual Memory |
Virtual and Dynamic Memory |
9.1-9.6 (Virtual Memory) |
| Dynamic Memory |
9.9 (Dynamic Memory) |