Progress

This page lists the material and assignments for each week in the semester. We update the contents on at least a weekly basis. For the past weeks, it is a record of what we have done. For the current week, watch out for updates and changes.

Finals Week : Dec. 15 – Dec. 19
Exams	Final Exam – Section 001 - Tue. Dec. 15 – 4:10pm to 6:10pm
	Final Exam – Section 002 - Wed. Dec. 16 – 9:40am to 11:40am
	Previous Final Exam here
	Previous Final Solution here
Week 15 : Dec. 7 – Dec. 11
Lectures	Lecture 27: C Versus C++
	Lecture 28: Final Exam Review
Assignments	No programming assignment this week.
Recitations	Q1: C Programming Quiz (Q1 Solution)
	UTA Evaluations
iClicker	Survey Quiz: Course Questionnaire (in-class Dec. 10/11)
Reading	No reading assignment this week.
Week 14 : Nov. 30 – Dec. 4
Lectures	Lecture 25: Computer Architecture – Memory Hierarchy
	Lecture 26: Computer Architecture – Performance Considerations
Recitations	R14: P10 Help Session (Part 2)
iClicker	Peer Instruction 12: More C Programming (in-class Dec. 3-4)
Assignments	P10: LC-3 Assembler in C (Part A - Dec.6; Part B – Dec. 11)
Reading	No reading assignment this week.
Week 13 : Nov. 16 – Nov. 20
Lectures	Lecture 23: Chapter 18 – C Input/Output
	Lecture 24: Computer Architecture – Technology Trends
Recitations	R13: P9 Help Session
iClicker	Peer Instruction 11: C Input/Output/Structs (in-class Nov. 19/20)
Assignments	P9: C Symbol Table (due Nov. 30)
Reading	Chapter 18 (pp. 481-493); Chapter 19 (pp. 497-507)
Week 12 : Nov. 9 – Nov. 13
Lectures	Lecture 21: Chapter 16 – C Pointers and Arrays
	Lecture 22: Chapter 19 – Data Structures
Recitations	R12: C Pointer Exercise
iClicker	Peer Instruction 10: C Programming Errors (in-class Nov. 12/13)
Assignments	P8B: LC-3 Recursion (due Nov. 15)
Reading	Chapter 16 (pp. 427-445)
Week 11 : Nov. 2 – Nov. 6
Lectures	Lecture 18: Chapter 14 – C Functions
	Lecture 19: Chapter 15 – C Debugging
	Lecture 20: Chapter 17 – C Recursion
Recitations	R11: LC-3 Stack Exercise
iClicker	Peer Instruction 9: C Programming (in-class Nov. 5/6)
Assignments	P8A: C Recursion (due Nov. 8)
Reading	Chapter 14 (pp. 379-385); Chapter 15 (browse); Chapter 17 (pp. 457-473)
Week 10 : Oct. 26 – Oct. 30
Lectures	Lecture 16: Chapter 10 – Finally the stack!
	Lecture 17: The Memory Model
Recitations	R10: Help Session for PA7
iClicker	Peer Instruction 8: Stack Protocol (in-class Oct. 29/30)
Assignments	P7B: C String library (second part due Nov. 1)
Reading	Chapter 10 (pp. 251-258)
Week 9 : Oct. 19 – Oct. 23
Lectures	Lecture 13: Chapter 6 – LC-3 Programming
	Lecture 14: Chapter 8 – LC-3 Input/Output
	Lecture 15: Chapter 9 – LC-3 Traps/Functions
Recitations	R9: LC-3 Input and Output
iClicker	Peer Instruction 7: More LC-3 Programming (in-class Oct. 22/23)
Assignments	P7A: C String library (first part due Oct. 25)
Reading	Chapter 8 (pp. 199-217); Chapter 9 (pp. 219-235)
Week 8 : Oct. 12 – Oct. 16
Lectures	Midterm Review: Everything you need to know!
	Example Midterm: For your studying pleasure (Answer Key)
Recitations	R8: LC-3 More Programming
iClicker	No peer instruction this week
Assignments	P6: Some Assembly Required (due Oct. 18)
Reading	No reading assignment this week.
Exams	Midterm – Oct. 15 and 16 (during class)
Week 7 : Oct. 5 – Oct. 9
Lectures	Lecture 11: Chapter 5 – The LC-3 Computer
	Lecture 12: Chapter 7 – LC-3 Assembly Code
Recitations	R7: LC-3 Programming Introduction
iClicker	Peer Instruction 6: LC-3 Programming (in-class Oct. 8/9)
Assignments	H3: Logisim State Machine (Oct. 11)
Reading	Chapter 5 (pp 123-145); Chapter 7 (pp 177-190)
Week 6 : Sep. 28 – Oct. 2
Lectures	Lecture 10: Chapter 4 – Von Neumann Architecture
	Lecture 11: Chapter 5 – The LC-3 Computer
Recitations	R6: Makefiles; C Data Structures
iClicker	Peer Instruction 5: LC-3 Architecture (in-class Oct. 1 and 2)
Assignments	P5: Simulating Digital Logic (due Oct. 4)
Reading	Chapter 4 (pp 97-111); Chapter 5 (pp 115-122)
Week 5 : Sep. 21 – Sep. 25
Lectures	Lecture 8: Chapter 3 – Sequential Logic
	Lecture 9: Chapter 3 – State Machines
Recitations	R5: More Logisim
iClicker	Peer Instruction 4: Logic and State Machines (in-class Sep. 24/25)
Assignments	H2: Combinational Circuits (due Sep. 27)
Reading	Chapter 3 (pp 64-82)
Week 4 : Sep. 14 – Sep. 18
Lectures	Lecture 6: Chapter 3 – Transistors
	Lecture 7: Chapter 3 – Combinational Logic
Recitations	R4: Introduction to Logisim
iClicker	Peer Instruction 3: C Programming and Transistors (in-class Sep. 17/18)
Assignments	P4: Floating Point Math (due Sep. 20)
Reading	Chapter 3 (pp 51-64)
Week 3 : Sep. 7 – Sep. 11
Lectures	Lecture 4: Chapter 12 – Variables and Operators
	Lecture 5: Chapter 13 – Control Structures
Recitations	R3: C Debugging Exercise
iClicker	Peer Instruction 2: More Number Representation (in-class Sep. 10/11)
Assignments	P3: Bit Fields in C (due Sep. 13)
Reading	Chapter 12 (pp. 307-324); Chapter 13 (pp. 344-359)
Week 2 : Aug. 31 – Sep. 4
Lectures	Lecture 3: Chapter 2 – Numerical Representation
Recitations	R2: Numerical Representation Lab (Answer Key)
iClicker	Peer Instruction 1: Numerical Representation (in-class Sep. 3/4)
Assignments	H1: Number Crunching (due Sep. 6)
	P2: Number Conversion (due Sep. 6)
Reading	Chapter 2 (pp 21-42); Chapter 12 (pp. 307-337)
	Number Systems and Radix Conversion
Week 1 : Aug. 24 – Aug. 28
Lectures	Lecture 1: Chapter 1 – Welcome Aboard
	Lecture 2: Chapter 11 – Programming in C
Recitations	R1: C Programming Tutorial
iClicker	Practice Quiz: Not Graded (in-class Aug. 28)
Assignments	P1: Introduction to C (due Aug. 30)
Reading	Chapter 1 (pp 1-16); Chapter 11 (pp. 289-304)