CS 4400: Computer Systems — Fall 2009


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Date Material Covered Reading Problem Set Out Due
WEEK 1
Mo 8/24 Administrative details, Course overview Chapter 1      
We 8/26 Information storage (code) 2.1 2.43, 2.44    
WEEK 2
Mo 8/31 Representing integers (code, notes) 2.2-2.3 2.46, 2.50, 2.54 Lab 1  
We 9/2 Representing floats (notes) 2.4-2.5 2.56, 2.59, 2.60    
WEEK 3
Mo 9/7 No class -- Labor Day
We 9/9 x86 machine model (code, notes) 3.1-3.5 3.31    
WEEK 4
Mo 9/14 Representing control flow (code, notes) 3.6, 3.12 3.32 Lab 2 Lab 1
We 9/16 More control flow, Representing procedures (code, notes) 3.7 3.34    
WEEK 5
Mo 9/21 Array allocation and access (notes) 3.8 none    
We 9/23 Structures, Buffer overflow (notes) 3.9-3.11, 3.13, 3.16 3.36    
WEEK 6
Mo 9/28 Review for midterm exam 1 (sample exam, solns)     Lab 3 Lab 2
We 9/30 Midterm exam 1 (sample solns)        
WEEK 7
Mo 10/5 Optimization 5.1-5.8 5.14    
We 10/7 More on optimization 5.9-5.16 5.15, 5.19    
WEEK 8
Mo 10/12 No class -- Fall Break
We 10/14 No class -- Fall Break
WEEK 9
Mo 10/19 Memory hierarchy, Locality, Caches (notes) 6.1-6.4 6.21, 6.23 Lab 4 Lab 3
We 10/21 Writing cache-friendly code (notes) 6.5-6.8 6.25-6.27    
WEEK 10
Mo 10/26 Linking (notes) 7.1-7.6 7.6, 7.8, 7.9    
We 10/28 More on linking (notes) 7.7-7.14 7.10    
WEEK 11
Mo 11/2 Exceptions, Process control (notes) 8.1-8.4 8.9, 8.10, 8.14 Lab 5 Lab 4
We 11/4 Signals 8.5-8.8 8.8, 8.18    
WEEK 12
Mo 11/9 Review for midterm exam 2 (sample exam, solns, notes)        
We 11/11 Midterm exam 2 (sample solns)        
WEEK 13
Mo 11/16 Virtual memory (notes) 10.1-10.7 10.11, 10.13 Lab 6  
We 11/18 Dynamic memory allocation (notes) 10.9 10.15    
WEEK 14
Mo 11/23 More on malloc   10.16   Lab 5
We 11/25 Garbage collection, Memory-related bugs 10.10-10.13 10.19    
WEEK 15
Mo 11/30 Network programming Chapter 12 (skim) none    
We 12/2 Concurrent programming 13.1-13.4 13.12, 13.13    
WEEK 16
Mo 12/7 Semaphores, Concurrency issues 13.5-13.8 13.17, 13.20    
We 12/9 Review for final exam       Lab 6

Final Exam: 1:00-3:00p Tuesday, December 15 in 101 WEB