CS 367 Planned Schedule, Fall 2024

The Course Syllabus is available: https://cs.gmu.edu/~kandrea/F24/CS367_Syllabus_F24.html

All projects will be posted and announced as early as we have them prepared, generally with at least two weeks to complete.
These dates are subject to change as needed during the semester.

• Project 1: Aug 29 - Sep 13 (11:59pm deadline)
  
• Project 2: Sep 19 - Oct 11 (11:59pm deadline)
  
• Project 3: Oct 17 - Nov 15 (11:59pm deadline)
  
• Project 4: Nov 19 - Dec 6 (11:59pm deadline)
  

Tests are bigger milestones, and their dates are announced ahead of time.
Only severe scheduling anomalies would force a delay in test dates.

• Quizzes:
  • Each Weely Quiz Releases at 6am on Tuesdays and must be started by 11:59pm on Thursdays.
  • If you begin on time, but finish after 11:59pm on Thursday, it will be marked late. This is a bug in Blackboard. As long as you started it on time, you will be good.
  • If this happens to you, send an email to your Professor directly, and we can verify and remove the late mark from your quiz.
  • These weekly quizzes will be done on Blackboard.
  • There may be additional quizzes beyond the topics listed on this schedule.
  • There are no makeups for a missed or late quiz.
• Mid-Term Exams:
  
• Test 1: Tuesday, October 8th
  
• Covers Chapters 2, 3.8-3.9 (No ASM), 9.9, 8.1-8.6, 10.9-10.10
• Data Rep. (Bits, Bytes, Integers, Floating Point)
• Aggregate Data (Arrays and Structs)
• Dynamic Memory
• Processes
• Signals
• Unix I/O
• Test 2: Tuesday, November 12th
  
• Covers Chapters 3.1-3.9 and 4.2-4.4
• ASM Expressions
• ASM - Aggregate Data
• ASM - Control Flow
• ASM - Procedures
• Architecture - CPU Design, Pipelining, and Digital Logic Basics
• More information will be provided as the date closes in.
• The exams will given in-person during your normal class session.
• Final Exam: See Exam Schedule for the Date and Times.
  • The Final Exam is Comprehensive
  • https://registrar.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fall-2024-Final-Exam-Schedule.pdf
  • Section 002 (T/Th 12:00pm Section) with Prof. Zhong
  Thursday, December 12th from 10:30am - 1:15pm
  • Section 003 (T/Th 1:30pm Section) with Prof. Andrea
  Tuesday, December 17th from 1:30pm - 4:15pm
  • Section 004 (T/Th 3:00pm Section) with Prof. Andrea
  Thursday, December 12th from 1:30pm - 4:15pm
  • Section 006 (T/Th 3:00pm Section) with Prof. Zhong
  Thursday, December 12th from 1:30pm - 4:15pm
  • Section 007 (T/Th 9:00am Section) with Prof. Kongmunvattana
  Thursday, December 12th from 7:30am - 10:15am
  • The Final will be taken during these University Scheduled Times in your normal classroom.

Below is a tentative schedule, which is subject to change as needed.

• This is the Planned Schedule of Topics.  Individual lectures may vary, but this this the plan.
• This means that the topics below are general indications of when they will be instructed.
  • Each lecture section may vary in timing on individual topics.
  • Due to the Holidays, some classes may be out of sync by one lecture for some of the semester.
• Holidays:
• Sep 2nd: Labor Day Holiday
• Monday is a Holiday. Tuesday - Friday normal classes.
• Oct 14th: Fall Break
• Monday is a Holiday. Tuesday - Friday normal classes.
• Nov 5th: Election Day Holiday
• Tuesday is a Holiday. Monday and Wednesday - Friday are normal classes.
• Nov 27 - Dec 1: Thanksgiving Break
• Wednesday - Friday are Holidays. Monday and Tuesday are normal classes.

Week	Lecture Topics	Text Foundationss	Weekly Quiz Topic	Fri. Recitation
1 Aug 26 - 30	Course Intro Data Types and Sizes	Ch. 1 (Overview) Ch. 2.1 (Data Storage)	No Quiz - First Week	R: C Review Overview of Project 1
September 2nd, Labor Day: Monday Holiday. (Tuesday - Friday Normal Classes)
2 Sep 3 - 6	Integer Rep.	Ch. 2.2 (Integer Rep.) Ch. 2.3 (Arithmetic)	Q: C Basics	R: Bitwise Ops. and Integer Rep.
3 Sep 9 - 13	Floating Point	Ch. 2.4 (Floating Point) Ch. 2.4 (Rounding)	Q: Bitwise Ops. and Integer Rep.	R: Floating Point Rep.
4 Sep 16 - 20	Aggregate Types Dynamic Memory	Ch. 3.8 - 3.9 (Arrays, Structs) Ch. 9.9 (Heap)	Q: Floating Point Rep.	R: Aggregate Types and Dynamic Mem
5 Sep 23 - 27	Processes	Ch. 8.1 - 8.4 (Processes)	Q: Aggregate Types and Dynamic Memory	R: Processes and Exceptions
6 Sep 30 - Oct 4	Signals Unix I/O	Ch. 8.5 (Signals) 10.9-10.10 (dup2)	Q: Processes and Exceptions	R: Signals and Unix I/O
*Weekend Quiz (Fri - Sun by 11:59pm): Signals and Unix I/O
7 Oct 7 - Oct 11	Test 1 CPU Architecture	Covers Through Unix I/O Ch. 4.3.2, 4.4 (CPU Design, Pipelining)	No Quiz - Test Week	R: CPU Design, Pipelining
October 14th, Fall Break: Monday Holiday. (Tuesday - Friday Normal Classes)
8 Oct 15 - 18	Assembly (ASM): Foundations	Ch 4.2 (Digital Logic) Ch. 3.1 - 3.5 (ASM Basics)	Q: CPU Design, Pipelining	R: Digital Logic and ASM - Basics
9 Oct 21 - 25	ASM: Aggregate Types ASM: Control Flow	Ch. 3.8 - 3.9 (ASM Agg. Types) Ch. 3.6 (ASM Control Flow)	Q: Digital Logic and ASM - Basics	R: ASM - Expressions
10 Oct 28 - Nov 1	ASM: Control Flow ASM: Procedures	Ch. 3.6 (ASM Control Flow) Ch. 3.7 (ASM Procedures)	Q: ASM - Expressions	R: ASM - Control Flow
November 5th, Election Day: Tuesday Holiday. (Monday and Wednesday - Friday Normal Classes)
11 Nov 4, 6 - 8	ASM: Procedures	Ch. 3.7 (ASM Procedures)	Q: ASM - Control Flow	R: ASM - Procedures
*Weekend Quiz (Fri - Sun by 11:59pm): ASM - Procedures
12 Nov 11 - 15	Test 2 Linking	Covers Assembly and Architecture Ch.7 (Linking)	No Quiz - Test Week	R: Linking
13 Nov 18 - 22	Caching	Ch. 6.2 - 6.4 (Caching)	Q: Linking	R: Caching
November 27 - December 1, Thanksgiving: Wednesday - Friday Holiday. (Monday and Tuesday Normal Classes)
14 Nov 25 - 26	Virtual Memory	Ch. 9.1 - 9.6 (Virtual Memory)	No Quiz: Thanksgiving	No Recitation: Thanksgiving
15 Dec 2 - 6	Virtual Memory Concurrency	Ch. 9.1 - 9.6 (Virtual Memory) Ch 12.3 - 12.5 (Threads, Synchronization)	Q: Caching	R: Virtual Memory
*Weekend Quiz (Fri - Sun at 11:59pm): Virtual Memory and Concurrency
16 Dec 9 - 10	Monday: Normal Monday Classes Tuesday: Reading Day
Finals - See the Final Exam information at the top for Details