CS 367 Planned Schedule, Spring 2021

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: Due: Feb 12th
• Project 2: Due: Mar 5th
• Project 3: Due: Mar 26th
• Project 4: TBD (Around Week 10)

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: The week of March 1
• Covers Chapters 2 and 3 (3.1 - 3.6 inclusive)
• Data Representation (Bits, Bytes, Integers, Floating Point)
• Assembly (Basic Expressions and Control Flow)
  
• Midterm 2: The week of April 5
• Covers Chapters 3, 7, and 8
• Assembly (All Topics)
• Linking
• Exceptional Control Flow and Processes
• Signals and Unix I/O
  
• More information will be provided as the date closes in.
• The exams will be online in Blackboard.
• Final Exam: See Exam Schedule for the Date and Times.
  • https://registrar.gmu.edu/calendars/spring_2021/final-exams/
    
  • The Final Exam is Comprehensive
    
  • The Final will be taken online in Blackboard.

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.
• Note: There are no holidays in this schedule.
  

Week	Topic	Lecture Topics	Recitation Topic	Quiz Topic	Text Readings
1	Ch2: Data Rep.	Course Intro	C Review and Bitwise	None	1 (Systems Overview)
(Jan 25-29)		Integers			2.1-2.3
2		(cont...)	Integer Exercises	Basic C	2.1-2.3
(Feb 1-5)		Floating Point			2.4
3		(cont...)	Floating Point	Integers	2.4
(Feb 8-12)	Ch 3: x86-64	x86-64 Expressions			3.1-3.5
4		(cont...)	x86-64 Expressions	Floating Point	3.1-3.5
(Feb 15-19)		x86-64 Control Flow			3.6
5		(cont...)	x86-64 Control Flow	x86-64 Expressions	3.6
(Feb 22-26)		x86-64 Procedures			3.7
6		Midterm 1 (Ch 2, 3.1-3.6)	x86-64 Procedures	x86-64 Control Flow	Ch 2, 3.1-1.6
(Mar 1-5)		x86-64 Procedures			3.7
7		x86-64 Data Structures	GDB and Stack Ops	x86-64 Procedures	3.8-3.9
(Mar 8-12)
8		x86-64 Adv Topics	x86-64 Data Structs	GDB and Stack Ops	3.9-3.11
(Mar 15-19)		ECF and Processes			8.1-8.4
9		Signals	ECF and Processes	x86-64 Data Structures	8.5-8.6
(Mar 22-26)		Unix I/O			10
10		Linking	Signals and Unix I/O	Processes	7
(Mar 29-Apr 2)		Architecture (Digital Logic)			4.2
11		Midterm 2 (Ch 3, 7, 8)		Signals and Unix I/O	Ch 3, 7, 8
(Apr 5-9)		Architecture (CPU Design)	Linking		4.2
12		(cont...)	Architecture	Linking	4.2
(Apr 12-16)		Caching			6.1-6.4
13		(cont...)	Caching	Architecture	6.1-6.4
(Apr 19-23)		Virtual Memory			9.1-9.6
14		(cont...)		Caching	9.1-9.6
(Apr 26-30)		Dynamic Memory	Virtual and Dynamic Memory		9.9
15		Final Exams*
(May 3-7)		*(No Office Hours/Class)