CSc 3320, System Level Programming
Dr. Michael Weeks

Syllabus

1. See the class specific information.
2. See the class policies.
3. See the specific dates of importance.
4. Topics

Homeworks, Exams, and other assignments

• Lab instructions
• Homeworks
  
  1. Homework #1 assignment, due September 29.
  2. Homework #2 assignment, due October 16 20.
  3. Homework #3 assignment, due November 3.
  4. Homework #4 assignment, due November 17.
  5. Homework #5 assignment, due December 8.
• Quiz schedule
  Dates may change as needed.
  1. Quiz 1, Sept 16
  2. Quiz 2, October 21
  3. Quiz 3, November 4
  4. Quiz 4, November 18
• Mid-term Exam schedule
  The Mid-term Exam will be given in the classroom, Monday October 7, 2024
• Final Exam schedule
  The Final Exam will be given in the classroom, Monday, December 16, 2024 10:45-13:15

Class Materials

• Always put your name in the comments in your code.
• You should not be using other people's code in your programs. If you do, you must indicate what it is (including which lines), who wrote it, and where it comes from.
• common unix commands
• External page about vi
• External page about unix commands
• C Programming - A Modern Approach (website)
• Need a C program? Here is hello.c
  More hello examples are here.
• Need another C program? Here is io_example.c

Log Files and other resources

• Link to the tutoring center
• National Society of Black Engineers poster (posted is from a previous semester; let me know if the link does not work)
• Undefined reference to sqrt
• Log from Aug26_2024.
• Log from Aug28_2024.
• note about why using : as comment is not a good idea.
• Log from Sept4_2024.
• Log from Sept9_2024.
• Log from Sept11_2024.
• Log from Sept16_2024.
• Log from Sept18_2024.
• Log from Sept23_2024.
• Log from Sept25_2024.
• Log from Sept30_2024.
• Log from Oct2_2024.
• Log from Oct9_2024.
• Log from Oct14_2024.
• Log from Oct16_2024.
• Log from Oct21_2024.
• Log from Oct23_2024.
• Log from Oct28_2024.
• Log from Oct30_2024.
• Log from Nov4_2024.
• Log from Nov6_2024.
• Log from Nov11_2024.
• Log from Nov13_2024.
• Log from Nov18_2024.
• Log from Nov20_2024.
• Log from Dec2_2024.
• Log from Dec4_2024.
• Log from Dec9_2024.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate knowledge of ssh and sftp to connect and transfer files
• use a Unix/Linux computer, especially shell commands
• apply C programming to solve problems
• demonstrate knowledge about pipe, fork, exec, and other process mechanisms such as wait and exit
• apply structs to access directory contents and/or process data, especially "struct dirent", "struct stat", and "struct task_struct" (Linux) / "struct proc" (BSD, Linux)