Date

CMSC 104

Sections 0101

Instructor:

William Kafig - correspondence: bill_kafig@yahoo.com

home phone: 410 997 2232 – option 1, (before 10 o’clock please!)

TA’s:

Not Yet Assigned

Required Reading Material:

C How to Program, 2^nd Edition, Deitel & Deitel

Suggested Reading Material:

Instant Experience in C, 1^st Edition, Phoenix Innovations (*)

Computer Science An Overview, 5^th Edition, Brookshear

C Programming Language, 2^nd Edition, Kernighan and Richie

Computer System Architecture, 2^nd Edition, Mano

Understanding UNIX: A Conceptual Guide, Groff and Weinberg

Class Objectives:

To develop a basic understanding of computer architecture.
To develop a functional understanding of C and be able to develop simple programs in C.
To develop a conceptual and practical understanding of operating systems.
To develop a functional ability to design and develop algorithms and implement them in a structured fashion.

Class Policies:

No make up quizzes will be given.
Lowest quiz score will be dropped.
No late homework. Homework is due at the beginning of class.
Lowest homework score will be dropped.
Homework may be E-mailed. If E-mailed, the homework must be sent to both the TA and me.

Grading:

Schedule

Date	Lecture Name	Pre-Lecture Reading	Due
1/31/00	Welcome & Introduction to Computer Architecture		--
2/2/00	Introduction to Computer Architecture (con't)	1.1-1.3	--
2/7/00	Data Representation and Memory Usage & Project #1	Appendix	HW #1
2/9/00	Self-Study and Lab time - no lecture
2/14/00	Basics of UNIX
2/16/00	Q/A session
2/21/00	Introduction to Operating Systems	14.1-14.4	HW #2 Quiz #1
2/23/00	Intro to Problem Solving and Algorithm Development	3.1-3.7	Project #1
2/28/00	Problem Solving (con't)	3.8-3.12	HW #3
3/1/00	Software Development	1.10	Quiz #2
3/6/00	Software Development (con't)
3/8/00	Introduction to C	1.7-1.12, 2.all	HW #4
3/13/00	C Control Structures	4.all	HW #5
3/15/00	Midterm
3/20/00	Spring Break		Mid-Term
3/22/00	Spring Break
3/27/00	Compilers, Linkers, Loaders and Librarians	5.1-5.6 13.all	HW #6 Project #2
3/29/00	The C Preprocessor and C Structures	5.7-5.15	Quiz #3
4/3/00	Introduction to Project #3, Examples and Mid-Term Questions	8.all, 9.all (skim)	HW #7
4/5/00	C Functions	6.all	HW #8
4/10/00	Standard Functions	7.all 12.4	HW #9
4/12/00	Arrays & Pointers & Data Structures & Other Things That Go Bump! In The Night		HW #10
4/17/00	Structured Programming		Quiz #4 Project #3
4/19/00	Structured Programming (con't)
4/24/00	Structured Programming (con't)
4/26/00	Introduction to Project #3 & Return of Problem Solving		HW #11
5/1/00	Return of Problem Solving (con't)		Quiz #5
5/3/00	Popular Algorithms		Project #4
5/8/00	Review for Final*
?	Final Exam	all if it!	all if it!