Most readings are from "Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, 3rd Edition" (CS:APP3e). Lecture slides/notes will be updated after class, when available.
The lecture calendar is tentative and may be updated.
| Dates | Topic | Notes | Reading(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17 | Syllabus and Course overview | 01-prelim | Syllabus |
| May 17 - May 24 | C Primer | 02-c, x86-64-guide | K&R, Pro Git chapters 1, 2 |
| May 26 | The Process | 03-theprocess | CS:APP 8.1-8.2 |
| May 26 - May 31 | Process Management: fork/exit | 04-procmgmt-1 | CS:APP 8.3-8.4.2, Video (to 1:08) |
| May 31 | Process Management: wait/exec | 05-procmgmt-2 | CS:APP 8.4.3-8.4.6 |
| Jun 2 - Jun 7 | Process Management / Unix Shell | 06-procmgmt-3 | CS:APP 8.5-8.6 |
| Jun 3 | Midterm Exam | ||
| Jun 9 | Memory Hierarchy and Caching | 07-caching | CS:APP 6.1-6.6 |
| Jun 14 | Cache Optimization | ||
| Jun 16 | Dynamic Memory Allocation | 08-dma | CS:APP 9.9.1-9.9.4 |
| Jun 16 | Implementing malloc | 09-malloc | CS:APP 9.9.5-9.9.14 |
| Jun 21 | Garbage collection | 10-gc | CS:APP 9.10 |
| Jun 21 | System-level I/O | 11-io | CS:APP 10.1-10.12 |
| Jun 23 | Interprocess Communication | 12-ipc | |
| Jun 24 | Final Exam | Study guide |
Note that invitation links are inactive until assignments are released.
| Released | Due | Writeup / Resources | Repo Invite | Max Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17 | May 22 | Preliminaries / Pro Git | mp-prelim | 5 |
| May 23 | Jun 1 | Attack Lab / Scoreboard | mp-attack | 70 |
| Jun 2 | Jun 12 | Shell Lab / Intro video / Debugging video | mp-shell | 80 |
| Jun 15 | Jun 22 | Cache Lab / Cache Viz / csim-hint.c | mp-cache | 53 |
| Jun 22 | Jun 28 | Malloc Lab / Intro video / Explicit list tutorial | mp-malloc | 80 |
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