Schedule

MCS-284, Fall 2021

Date Reading TopicDue
9/7-Introduction and Set Ups -
9/9-CLI and Introduction to C -
9/10K&R ch 1Introduction to C -
9/13K&R ch 2-3C Types, Operators, Expressions, Control Flow -
9/14K&R ch 4C Functions & Program Structure-
9/16- Lab 1 walk through-
9/17K&R ch 5C Pointers & arrays-
9/20- Lab 1 -
9/21K&R ch 6C Structures-
9/23- Lab 1 -
9/24- Lab 1 Homework 1 due by the start of class
9/27- Lab 1 -
9/28BO ch 2.1 Information Storage -
9/30- Lab 1 -
10/1BO ch 2.2Integer Representation-
10/4BO ch 2.3Integer Arithmetic Lab 1 due by the start of class
10/5-No class (Nobel Conference)-
10/7BO ch 2.3Integer Arithmetic-
10/8-Catch up-
10/11-Introduction to Lab 2 (and handout files): Manipulating Bits-
10/12-Catch up-
10/14-Lab 2 (and handout files) walk through -
10/15-Lab 2 (and handout files)Homework 2 due by the start of class
10/18-BO ch 2.4Floating Points-
10/19-Catch up on Floating Points-
10/21-Lab 2 (and handout files)-
10/22-Lab 2 (and handout files)-
10/25-Fall break-
10/26-Fall break-
10/28-Lab 2 (and handout files)-
10/29-Lab 2 (and handout files)Homework 3 due by the start of class
11/1BO ch 3.1 - 3.5Machine Prog: Basics-
11/2BO ch 3.1 - 3.5Machine Prog: Basics -
11/4-Catch up Lab 2 due by the start of class
11/5-Midterm review
Midterm preparation sheet and other details are coming soon		-
11/8-Midterm-
11/9- Lab 3 walk through-
11/11BO ch 3.6Machine Prog: Control -
11/12- Lab 3 -
11/15BO ch 3.7Machine Prog: Procedures-
11/16BO ch 3.8 - 3.9Machine Prog: Data-
11/18- Lab 3 Homework 4 due at the start of class
11/19- Lab 3 -
11/22- Lab 3 -
11/23- Lab 3 -
11/25-No class (Thanksgiving break)-
11/26-No class (Thanksgiving break)-
11/29Bo ch 6.1-6.3The Memory Hierarchy-
11/30Bo ch 6.1-6.3The Memory Hierarchy-
12/2Bo ch 6.4-6.7Cache Memories-
12/3Bo ch 6.4-6.7Cache MemoriesLab 3 due at the start of class
12/6-Catch up-
12/7-Catch up-
12/9-Catch up-
12/10-Last chance for homework 5Homework 5 due at the end of the class
12/13-Homework rewrite-
12/14- Final exam review -