CSC 373 Computer Systems I
Summary
Basic concepts in computer systems and their effect on program performance. Information representations, assembly language and debuggers, memory hierarchy, virtual memory, basic system-level I/O, networking and network programming.
Texts
Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, by Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron. Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN 0-13-034074-X. (http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu)
Grading
The grade breakdown will be as follows:
| 5 Homeworks |
10% each |
| Midterm |
25% |
| Final Exam |
25% |
The grading scale will be determined by a curve. The cutoffs will be no higher than the following: 90-100, A; 80-89.99, B; 70-79.99, C; 60-69.99, D; 0-59.99, F. Plusses and minuses will be given at the high/low ends of each grade range (no A+'s or D-'s).
Prerequisites
CSC211 or CSC224 or CSC 309 or CSC261 or CSC241
Late policy
Assignments must be turned in by the start of class on the day they are due to be considered on time. Late assignments will be penalized as follows:
| If a late assignment is turned in... |
Penalty will be... |
| within 1 week of due date |
1 point for each day it is late |
| more than 1 week after due date |
20 points + 1 point for each day past a week that it is late |
Policy on working together
You may feel free to discuss assignments with other students or with a tutor at a general level. However, when it comes to actually writing answers to written problems, or writing code, you may not work with others, with the exception of asking the tutors (or me) for debugging help. It has been my experience that if you write code or homework solutions together with another student, or copy from a friend's old assignment, or if a tutor writes your homework for you, you will be caught. Any violations of this policy will be dealt with very seriously.
This syllabus is subject to change as necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it will be thoroughly addressed during class, posted under Announcements in D2L and sent via email.
Evaluations are a way for students to provide valuable feedback regarding their instructor and the course. Detailed feedback will enable the instructor to continuously tailor teaching methods and course
content to meet the learning goals of the course and the academic needs of the students. They are a requirement of the course and are key to continue to provide you with the highest quality of teaching. The
evaluations are anonymous; the instructor and administration do not track who entered what responses. A program is used to check if the student completed the evaluations, but the evaluation is completely
separate from the student’s identity. Since 100% participation is our goal, students are sent periodic reminders over three weeks. Students do not receive reminders once they complete the evaluation.
Students complete the evaluation online in CampusConnect.
This course will be subject to the university's academic integrity policy. More information can be found at http://academicintegrity.depaul.edu/ If you
have any questions be sure to consult with your professor.
All students are expected to abide by the University's Academic Integrity Policy which prohibits cheating and other misconduct in student coursework. Publicly sharing or posting online any prior or current materials from this course (including exam questions or answers), is considered to be providing unauthorized assistance prohibited by the policy. Both students who share/post and students who access or use such materials are considered to be cheating under the Policy and will be subject to sanctions for violations of Academic Integrity.
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Students who feel they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the instructor privately to discuss their specific needs. All discussions will remain confidential.
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