CMSC216: Course Schedule and Materials

Schedule and Course Materials

All materials are subject to change and are marked internally with their latest update time.

Week	Dates	Lecture / Projects	Links	Labs	HW	Solutions	Reading
		Course Mechanics / Code Environment	Slides Video				Code Environment

1	27-Jan	Introduction and C Basics	Slides Code Videos	Lab01	HW01	Lab HW	K&R C book OR
							C Refs on Canvas
2	03-Feb	Pointers and Addresses	Slides Code Videos	Lab02	HW02	Lab HW

3	10-Feb	Allocation and I/O	Slides Cont'd Videos	Lab03	HW03
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4	17-Feb	Binary Data/Ints	Slides Code Videos	Lab04	HW04		CSAPP: 2
		GDB (Quick Guide to GDB)					Quick Guide to GDB

		P1 Due Mon 24-Feb

5	24-Feb	Review
		Exam 1, Thu 27-Feb (Exam Rules)

6	03-Mar	Optional: Floats
	🎂	Assembly Basics					CSAPP: 3.1-3.5

7	10-Mar	Assembly Control					CSAPP: 3.6-3.7

		P2 Due Fri 14-Mar

	17-Mar	Spring Break No Classes
		Mon 17-Mar to Fri 21-Mar

8	24-Mar	Assembly Data					CSAPP: 3.8-3.10
		Security and Sundries

9	31-Mar	Processes in Unix					CSAPP: 8
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		P3 Due Mon 07-Apr

10	07-Apr	Review
		Exam 2, Thu 10-Apr

11	14-Apr	Unix Input / Output					CSAPP: 8,10

12	21-Apr	Memory Systems and Cache					CSAPP: 6,9

13	28-Apr	Virtual Memory					CSAPP: 9
		Threads and Concurrency

		P4 Due Wed 30-Apr

14	05-May	Threads and Concurrency					CSAPP: 12

15	12-May	Finale / Review
		Tue 13-May: Last Day of Classes

		P5 Due Mon 12-May
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	14-May	Wed 14-May: Reading Day
	16-May	Final Exam	Locations:
		Fri 16-May 6:30pm-8:30pm	TBD
		(Common Final Exam Time)

Required Textbook (CS:APP): Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, Third Edition by R. Bryant, D. O'Hallaron, Pearson, 2016

Optional (K&R C Book): The C Programming Language, Second Edition by Brian Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, Prentice Hall 1988

Other free C references are listed on the course Canvas Site