Foundations of Computer Systems

Calendar

Expect occasional adjustments. ⁺Optional extra items are marked with a prefix plus sign.

1. Data as Bits and Computation as Digital Logic
Date	Lab	Class	Project
Monday 15 Feb	Lab: topic The Plan Lab: lab Digital Logic Gates
Tuesday 16 Feb		Class: topic The Plan Class: topic Data as Bits	Assign: Zero
Wednesday 17 Feb		Class: topic Data as Bits Class: topic Integer Representation	code Assign: Bits
Thursday 18 Feb	Lab: lab Combinational Logic
Friday 19 Feb		Class: topic Integer Representation Class: topic +Floating Point Number Representation	Due: Zero paper Assign: People who Change Systems
2. Processor Building Blocks and the Memory Model
Date	Lab	Class	Project
Monday 22 Feb	Lab: lab Arithmetic Logic
Tuesday 23 Feb		Class: topic Integer Representation Class: topic Programming with Memory
Wednesday 24 Feb		Class: topic Programming with Memory Class: topic +Reasoning about Programs
Thursday 25 Feb	Lab: lab Sequential Logic
Friday 26 Feb		Class: topic Programming with Memory Class: topic x86 Basics	code Due: Bits paper Checkpoint: People who Change Systems code Assign: Pointers
3. The Instruction Set Architecture Model
Date	Lab	Class	Project
Monday 1 Mar	Lab: lab Processor Datapath
Tuesday 2 Mar		Class: topic x86 Basics
Wednesday 3 Mar		Class: topic x86 Control Flow
Thursday 4 Mar	Lab: lab x86 Basics and Tools Lab: lab x86 Launch
Friday 5 Mar		Class: topic x86 Control Flow Class: topic x86 Procedures, Call Stack	code Due: Pointers code Assign: x86
4. The Procedure Call Stack Model and Data Layout
Date	Lab	Class	Project
Monday 8 Mar	Lab: lab Procedures, Call Stack
Tuesday 9 Mar		Class: topic x86 Procedures, Call Stack
Wednesday 10 Mar		Class: topic Representing Data Structures Class: topic Buffer Overflows
Thursday 11 Mar	Lab: lab Buffer Launch
Friday 12 Mar		Class: topic Representing Data Structures Class: topic Buffer Overflows	code Due: x86 code Assign: Buffer
5. The Memory Hierarchy, Cache, and Memory Allocation
Date	Lab	Class	Project
Monday 15 Mar	Lab: lab x86 Programming
Tuesday 16 Mar		Class: topic Memory Allocation
Wednesday 17 Mar		Class: topic Memory Allocation
Thursday 18 Mar	Lab: lab Malloc Launch
Friday 19 Mar		Class: topic Memory Hierarchy, Cache	code Due: Buffer code Assign: Malloc
6. The Process Model and Virtual Memory
Date	Lab	Class	Project
Monday 22 Mar	Lab: lab Malloc Workshop		code Checkpoint: Malloc
Tuesday 23 Mar		Class: topic Memory Hierarchy, Cache
Wednesday 24 Mar		Class: topic Exceptional Control Flow Class: topic Process Model Class: topic +Shells, Signals Class: topic Virtual Memory
Thursday 25 Mar	Lab: lab Processes
Friday 26 Mar		Class: topic Virtual Memory Class: topic Compilers, Runtime Systems	paper Due: People who Change Systems code Checkpoint: Malloc
7. Beyond 240
Date	Lab	Class	Project
Monday 29 Mar	Lab: lab +Project Workshop
Tuesday 30 Mar		Class: topic Beyond 240	code Due: Malloc
Wednesday 31 Mar Reading Day			exam Final Exam: available
Thursday 1 Apr Reading Day
Friday 2 Apr Exam Day
Saturday 3 Apr Exam Day			exam Final Exam: due