CS 367 Planned Schedule, Fall 2021

1 Projects

All projects will be posted and announced as early as we have them prepared, generally with at least two weeks to complete.
These dates are subject to change as needed during the semester.

  • Project 1: Aug 27 - Sep 10
  • Project 2: Sep 16 - Oct 1
  • Project 3: Oct 9 - Oct 22
  • Project 4: Nov 4 - Dec 1

2 Test and Quiz Schedule

Tests are bigger milestones, and their dates are announced ahead of time.
Only severe scheduling anomalies would force a delay in test dates.

  • Quizzes: There will be weekly quizzes, which will be done on Blackboard
    • There may be additional quizzes beyond the topics listed on this schedule.
  • Midterms:
    • Midterm 1: September 28th (T/R Section) or 29th (M/W Sections)
      • Covers Chapters 2, 7, and 3 (3.1 - 3.5 inclusive)
        • Data Representation (Bits, Bytes, Integers, Floating Point)
        • Linking (Symbol Resolution and Relocation)
        • Assembly (Basic Expressions and Control Flow)
    • Midterm 2: The week of November 5
      • Covers Chapters 3 (all) and 8
        • Assembly (All Topics)
        • Exceptional Control Flow and Processes
        • Signals and Unix I/O
    • More information will be provided as the date closes in.
    • The exams will given in your normal class session.
      • If your class is online, your exam will be on Blackboard.
      • If your class is in-person, your exam will be done in-person during the lecture.
  • Final Exam: See Exam Schedule for the Date and Times.

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.

  • This is the Planned Schedule of Topics.  Individual lectures may vary, but this this the plan.
    • Since we have two sections of the class that are Monday/Wednesday, those sections will be out of sync with our sections that are Tuesday/Thursday meeting after Labor Day.
    • This means that the topics below are general indications of when they will be instructed, but each lecture section may vary in timing on individual topics.
  • Holidays:
    • Labor Day is Monday, September 6. 
    • Fall Break is Monday, October 11
      • Monday Classes will meet Tuesday, October 12th
      • Tuesday Classes will not meet this week.
    • Thanksgiving Break is Wednesday November 24 - Friday November 26
Week                 
Topic Lecture Topics Recitation Topic Weekly Quiz Topic Text Readings
1 Ch2: Data Rep. Course Intro C Review and Bitwise
Operations
 None 1 (Systems Overview)
(Aug 23-27)
   Integers

2.1-2.3
2
(cont...) Integer Exercises
 Basic C 2.1-2.3
(Aug 30-Sep 3)
Floating Point

2.4
3
(cont...) Floating Point Integers 2.4
Sep 6 Holiday
(Sep 7-10)
 Ch 7: Linking
 Linking

7
4 Ch 3: x86-64 x86-64 Expressions
 Linking Floating Point 3.1-3.5
(Sep 13-17)




5
x86-64 Control Flow x86-64 Expressions Linking 3.6
(Sep 20-24)


*x86-64 Expressions
6
Midterm 1 (Sep 28/29 By Section)
 GDB and Stack Ops
 None
 M1:Ch 2, 7, 3.1-3.5
(Sep 27-Oct 1)
x86-64 Procedures

3.7
7
(cont..)
 x86-64 Control Flow
 GDB and Stack
3.7
(Oct 4-8)
x86-64 Data Structures

3.8-3.9
8
(cont..)
 x86-64 Procedures
 x86-64 Ctrl Flow
 3.8-3.9
Oct 11 Holiday*
(Oct 12-15)
 *(Mon Class
meets Tues)



9
x86-64 Adv Topics x86-64 Data Structures
 x86-64 Procedures
 3.10
(Oct 18-22) Ch 8: Process
 Exception/Processes

8.1-8.4
10
(cont..)
 Exceptions/Processes x86-64 Data Struct
 8.1-8.4
(Oct 25-29)
Signals and Unix I/O
*ECF/Processes
 8.5-8.6, 10.1-10.4
11
Midterm 2 (M2)
None
 M2:Ch 3, 8.1-8.4
(Nov 1-5) Ch 4: Arch
 CPU Design
 Signals
4.3-4.4
12
(cont...)
 Architecture
 Signals and
4.3-4.4
(Nov 8-12)
Digital Logic
Unix I/O
 		4.2
13 Ch 6: Cache
 Caching
 Caching
 Architecture
 6.1-6.4
(Nov 15-19)




14 Ch 9: Memory
 Virtual Memory
 None
 None
 9.1-9.6
(Nov 22-23)
Nov 24-26 Holiday




15
(cont...)
 Virtual and Dynamic
 Caching
 9.1-9.6
(Nov 29-Dec3)
Dynamic Memory
 Memory
 *Memory
 9.9