Schedule / Notes

*** Schedule subject to changes announced in class. ***

Lecture notes are provided as Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) files.
Printing the slides before class as "Handouts", 3 per page, with "comment pages" makes it easy to follow along and take notes at the same time.

Readings: Read this material before class.
KR means The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritche
EC means Essential C by Nick Parlante from Stanford (used with permission)
BO means Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective by Bryant and O'Hallaron

Problems: These are suggested practice problems for you to try. They are not required and will not be graded. Some are "Practice Problems" in the text for which solutions are given. Some are "Homework Problems" for which no solution is given. Feel free to work on these together and ask your instructor or TA for assistance. Here again
KR means The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritche
BO means Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective by Bryant and O'Hallaron

In the BO text, "Homework Problems" are rated by difficulty.
= quick problem to try out an idea
= 5 - 15 minutes to complete and may involve writing/running a program
= substantial problems that may require hours to complete
= lab assignment that may take 1-2 weeks to complete

CMSC 313 Schedule of Classes (Subject to Change)
Class # Date Title Reading Problems Assign
1 W 1/27 Overview      
2 M 2/1 C Basics KR 1,2,3
or EC 1,2,4		 KR 1-11, 1-12, 1-15,
2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 3-5		  
3 W 2/3 Input/Output KR 7.1 - 7.7
App B1		 KR 7-1, 7-6,  
4 M 2/8 S-N-O-W !!     P1 out
5 W 2/10 More S-N-O-W !!      
6 M 2/15 Chars, String, Structs KR B2, B3, 6.1-6.3
EC3		 KR 1-13  
7 W 2/17 Pointer Basics KR 5.1, 5.2
or EC 3		 KR 5-3, 5-4  
8 M 2/22 Pointers and Arrays KR 5.3 - 5.4
or EC 6		 KR 5-9 P1 Due
P2 out
9 W 2/24 Advanced Pointers KR 5.6, 5.10    
10 M 3/1 Misc Topics KR A12, B6  


11 W 3/3 MIDTERM 1   Study Guide  
12 M 3/8 Bits and Bytes BO 2.1 BO 2.45, 2.46  
13 W 3/10 Integers BO 2.2 - 2.3 BO 2.51, 2,54 P2 Due
P3 out
-- M 3/15 Spring Break      
-- W 3/17 Spring Break      
14 M 3/22 Registers and Memory BO 3.1 - 3.5 BO 3.1 - 3.6  
15 W 3/24 Conditions and Loops BO 3.6 BO 3.32  
16 M 3/29 Switches BO 3.6 BO 3.33, 3.34 P3due
P4 out
17 W 3/31 Functions BO 3.7 BO 3.31  
18 M 4/5 Arrays BO 3.8    
19 W 4/7 Structs and Unions BO 3.9, 3.10 BO 3.36  
20 M 4/12 Buffer Overflow BO 3.13    
21 W 4/14 TBD     P4 due
P5 out
22 M 4/19 MIDTERM 2   Study Guide  
23 W 4/21 Memory Hierarchy BO 6.1 - 6.3 BO 6.2 - 6.5  
24 M 4/26 Intro to VM BO 10.1 - 10.5 BO 10.1, 10.2  
25 W 4/28 Dynamic Memory 1 BO 10.9 BO 10.6 - 10.7 P5 due
P6 out
26 M 5/3 Dynamic Memory 2 BO 10.10 - 10.13 BO 10.16  
27 W 5/5 Control Flow 1 BO 8.1 - 8.4 BO 8.1 - 8.3  
28 M 5/10 Control Flow 2 BO 8.5 - 8.8 BO 8.5 - 8.7  
29 W 5/12 Control Flow 3      
  Th 5/13       P6 Due
  M 5/17 FINAL EXAM LH 8, 8:00 - 10:00am Study Guide