The schedule is tentative. We will try to follow it, but allowances will be made if we progress too slow (or fast).
| Week | Topics | Readings / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1--3 | The C programming language |
Prof. Norm Matloff's Unix/C Tutorial Center Basic C Tutorial |
| 3--4 | Tour of computer systems | Book chapter 1 |
| 5--6 | Data representation: Integers | Book chapter 2 |
| 6--8 | Machine language | Book chapter 3 |
| 9--10 | Memory hierarchy | Book chapter 6 |
| 11--12 | Exceptional control flow | Book chapter 8 |
| 13 | Data representation: Floats | Book chapter 2 |
| 14 | Exam preparation | Book chapters 1,2,3,6,8 |