Last Updated: 2023-05-01 Mon 17:10

CSCI 2021: Course Schedule and Materials

University of Minnesota
Spring 2023

Schedule and Course Materials

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

Week Dates Lecture / Projects Links Reading Lab Homework Solutions
  16-Jan MLK Jr Day - No Classes          
    Course Mechanics Slides Video Unix Environment      
1 18-Jan Introduction, C Basics Slides Code Videos BH 1.1-1.10 01. Setup 01. C Intro Lab01 HW01
2 23-Jan Pointers, Addresses, Allocation Slides Code Videos C Refs 02. C Basics 02. C memory Lab02 HW02
3 30-Jan Binary Data/Ints Slides Code Videos BH 2.1-3 03. File I/O 03. Binary Ints Lab03 HW03
    P1: C Coding, Due Wed 08-Feb          
4 06-Feb Review Videos   04. Review 04. Review HW04
    Exam 1, Fri 10-Feb-2023 Practice Solution        
5 13-Feb Bit Ops, GDB, Floats Slides Code Videos BH 2.4-5; GDB Guide 05. Bitwise 05. Floats/GDB Lab05 HW05
6 20-Feb Assembly Language Basics Slides Code Videos BH 3.1-3.5; AsmCheat 06. GDB 06. Asm Intro Lab06 HW06
    P2: Bits/GDB, Due Mon 27-Feb          
7 27-Feb Assembly Control Slides Code Videos BH 3.6-3.7 07. Asm Coding 07. Asm Debug Lab07 HW07
               
  06-Mar Spring Break - No Classes Meet          
               
8 13-Mar Data, Security, FP Ops Slides Code Videos BH 3.8-3.12 08. Asm Stack 08. Asm Stack Lab08 HW08
9 20-Mar Processor Arch, Pipelining Slides Code Videos BH 4.1-6 (skim) 09. Reflection 09. Asm Review HW09
    P3 Due Wed 22-Mar          
10 27-Mar Review Videos   10. Timing 10. Superscalar Procs Lab10 HW10
    Exam 2, Fri 31-Mar-2023 Practice Solution        
11 03-Apr Memory Hierarchy and Cache Slides Code Videos BH 6.1-6.7 11. clock() 11. Memory Optims Lab11 HW11
12 10-Apr Program Optimization Techniques Slides Code Videos BH 5.1-5.15 12. Macros 12. Micro Opt Lab12 HW12
13 17-Apr Virtual Memory, Paging Slides Code Videos BH 9.1-9.12 13. mmap() 13. Virtual Memory Lab13 HW13
14 24-Apr Object Code, Linking Slides Code Videos BH 7.1-7.11 14. Review    
    P4 Due Mon 01-May          
15 01-May Last Lecture Slides Videos        
    Review Practice Solution        
    Final Exams          
    Held in Normal Lecture Location          
  05-May Sec 001: 10:30am - 12:30pm Fri          
  06-May Sec 010: 10:30am - 12:30pm Sat          

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

C Refs: Optional Textbook The C Programming Language Second Edition by Brian Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, Prentice Hall 1988 OR other C programming references listed at the bottom of the Canvas homepage.

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Author: Chris Kauffman (kauffman@umn.edu)
Date: 2023-05-01 Mon 17:10