The schedule will remain tentative all term.
Recommended readings are generally from the textbook, CS:APP3e. Problem set deadlines are for college; DCE students’ deadlines are 1 day later.
Weekly Schedule
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 9/3 | Unit 1: Data representation 9/4 Overview & Exploring memory |
9/5 | 9/6 Objects, memory, integer representation CS:APP3e §1, 2.1-2.2, 9.11 |
9/7 |
| Week 2 | 9/10 | 9/11 Layout CS:APP3e §3.7–3.9 |
9/12 | 9/13 Pointer arithmetic, undefined behavior CS:APP3e §2.2–2.3 |
Sunday 9/16-Monday 9/17 Problem set 1 intermediate checkin due |
| Week 3 | 9/17 | 9/18 Integer undefined behavior, bitwise | 9/19 | 9/20 Arena allocation CS:APP3e §9.9–9.11 |
Sunday 9/23 Problem set 1 due |
| Week 4 | 9/24 | Unit 2: Assembly & machine programming 9/26 Instructions, data movement CS:APP3e §3.2–3.6 |
9/26 | 9/27 Calling convention CS:APP3e §3.7, §7 (skim) |
9/28 |
| Week 5 | 10/1 | 10/2 Optimizations and assembly CS:APP3e §3.6, 3.8, 3.9; §8.1 (preview) |
10/3 | Unit 3: Storage hierarchy 10/4 Buffer overflows; Caches CS:APP3e §6.1-6.2, 10.1-10.4 |
10/5 Problem set 2 due |
| Week 6 | 10/8 | 10/9 Cache model CS:APP3e §10.5, 10.10–10.11 |
10/10 | 10/11 Cache costs and optimizations CS:APP3e §6.5-6.6 |
10/12 |
| Week 7 | 10/15 | 10/16 Dirty and clean slots CS:APP3e §9.8 |
10/17 Midterm | Unit 4: Kernel programming 10/18 Virtual Memory |
Sunday 10/21 Problem set 3 due |
| Week 8 | 10/22 | 10/23 Privilege and exceptional control flow CS:APP3e §8.1–8.3 |
10/24 | 10/25 Processes and protection CS:APP3e §8.4, 9.4–9.5, 9.8.2–9.8.3 |
10/26 |
| Week 9 | 10/29 | 10/30 Fork and process control CS:APP3e §8.4 |
10/31 | 11/1 Subprocesses and signals CS:APP3e §8.5–8.7 |
11/2 |
| Week 10 | 11/5 | Unit 5: Process management 11/6 Exec and Wait CS:APP3e §12.1 |
11/7 Problem set 4 due | 11/8 Pipes and redirection CS:APP3e §8.5, 10.9 |
11/9 |
| Week 11 | 11/12 | 11/13 Signals, race conditions, and blocking | 11/14 | Unit 6: Concurrency 11/15 Synchronization |
11/16 |
| Week 12 | 11/19 | 11/20 Networking | 11/21 Problem set 5 due | 11/22 | 11/23 Problem set 5 due for extension |
| Week 13 | 11/26 | 11/27 Building a robust server | 11/28 | 11/29 Implementing synchronization | 11/30 |
| Week 14 | 12/3 | 12/4 Last class | 12/5 | 12/6 | 12/7 |
| Reading period | 12/10 | 12/11 | 12/12 Assignment 6 due by extension | 12/13 | 12/14 |
| Finals week | 12/17 | 12/18 | 12/19 | 12/20 | 12/21 |
Google Calendar
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