Date
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignment
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8/31 | Chapter 1 -- Introduction to class | xix-xxv (skim), 2-10 (read), 11-26 (skim) | |
9/2 | Begin Chapter 2 | pp. 30-47 | |
9/5 | Algebras, Bytes, and C pointers | pp. 48-79 | Lab 0: Intro to command line and C |
9/7 | (Un)Signed Numbers and Casting | N/A | |
9/9 | Addition and Multiplication | pp. 79-98 | |
9/12 | Intro to Floating Point | pp. 99-112 | |
9/14 | More Floating Point Explinations | N/A | Lab 1: Manipulating Bits |
9/16 | Floating Point Pratice | pp. 113-118. As part of your response, include a solution to at least one of the problems at the end of the chapter. | |
9/19 | Guest Lecture! | pp. 154-176 | |
9/21 | Floating Point Operations and Puzzles | N/A | Lab 2: Timing |
9/23 | Assembly: your new favorite language | N/A | |
9/26 | Memory Addressing and leal | Please email answers to: 2.84(b), 2.88(a-e) | |
9/28 | Conditional Codes | pp. 177-182, 185-219 | Lab 3: Conditionals and Loops |
9/30 | Case Statements and Stack Management | N/A | |
10/3 | Frames and Stack Management | pp. 219-232 | |
10/5 | Stack Management | N/A | Lab 4: Exploring Executable Code |
10/7 | 16 | pp. 232-248 | |
10/12 | 17 | None (Suggested: Look over problems 2.67, 2.83, 2.84, 2.88) | |
10/14 | 18 | pp. 248-261 (pp. 261-266 is optional, but fun) | |
10/17 | 19 | None (Suggested: Look over problems 3.56, 3.58, 3.59, 3.62) | Lab 5: Function Calls and the Stack |
10/19 | MIDTERM (during lab) | ||
10/21 | Review Midterm (during lab), Quick logic review | ||
10/24 | Logic Gates! | ||
10/26 | Logical Simplifications | ||
10/28 | Pratice with logic (we'll cover some problems from the reading), 21 | Logic reading on Moodle ("Boolean Algebra") | |
10/31 | Intro to Y86 | ||
11/2 | 23 | ||
11/4 | Data path | pp. 334-364 | |
11/7 | 25 | pp 365-379 | |
11/9 | 26 | pp 379-391 | Lab 6: injecting assembly. (4.6, 4,7: Instructions in lab.) Reading Link This may also be helpful. |
11/11 | 27 | ||
11/14 | 28 | pp. 391-412 | Project 1 Due Monday, 11:59pm |
11/16 | 29 | Read pp. 412-423. Skim pp. 423-444. | |
11/18 | 30 | pp. 560-586 is optional, but interesting. Read 586-596. | |
11/21 | 31 | Lab 7 due (Project 2 Files) | |
11/28 | 32 | ||
11/30 | 33 | Read and respond to SHARK: Architectural Support for Autonomic Protection Against Stealth by Rootkit Exploits (will also discuss in class) | Lab 8 due (Project 2) |
12/2 | Pratice Cache Problems | pp. 596-615. Review 615-629. | |
12/5 | 34 | ||
12/7 | 35 | ||
12/9 | 36 | Project 2 due by 11:59pm | |
12/16 | Final (4-7pm)
| Optional papers: 1 2 |