cs351
CS 351 - Systems Programming
Syllabus
Course Syllabus, last updated Sep 07 2023
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Logistics
This course is hosted online through BlackBoard Collaborate
My office hours are on-demand only. To schedule a meeting with me, please use calendy.
Our TA is Lang Liu, email
Office Hours: Saturday, 6:00 am - 7:00 am CST (Saturday 19:00 pm to 20:00 pm in China) and Friday, 6:45 am - 7:00 am (before class)
Lectures:
| Lecture | Date | Topic(s) | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 06 September 2023 | Syllabus, Course Overview | Slides-01.pdf |
| 02 | 08 September 2023 | C Primer part 1 | Slides-02.pdf |
| 03 | 13 September 2023 | C Primer part 2 | Slides-03.pdf |
| 04 | 15 September 2023 | C Primer part 3 | Slides-04.pdf |
| Quiz 1 - C Primer | Solutions: Quiz_01_C_Primer.pdf | ||
| 05 | 20 September 2023 | Processes and ECF | Slides-05.pdf |
| 06 | 22 September 2023 | Processes II | Slides-06.pdf |
| 07 | 27 September 2023 | Processes III | Slides-07.pdf |
| 08 | 11 October 2023 | I/O part 1 | Slides-08.pdf |
| 09 | 13 October 2023 | I/O part 2 | Slides-09.pdf |
| 10 | 18 October 2023 | Cache | Slides-10.pdf |
| 11 | 20 October 2023 | IPC | Slides-11.pdf |
| 12 | 25 October 2023 | Virtual Mem | Slides-12.pdf |
| 13 | 27 October 2023 | Dynamic Mem | Slides-13-1.pdf |
| Implementing malloc | Slides-13-2.pdf |
Assignments
| Topic | Assigned | Due | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions - Assignment 1 | 10 September 2023 | 15 September 2023 | |
| Lab 01: Preliminaries | 27 September 2023 | 08 October 2023, 23:59 AOE | Lab-01.pdf |
| Lab 02: Bomb! | 20 October 2023 | 29 October 2023, 23:59 AOE | Lab-02.pdf |
| Lab 03: Attack! | 26 October 2023 | 5 November 2023, 23:59 AOE | Lab-03.pdf |
Resources
Git
I always recommend Pro Git for intro-to-git. You should read every single word in Chapters 2 and 3.
C
For C, the K&R is the word on the language from some of its original designers. I wrote a short review as well with some very short notes.