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14-513/18-613: Computer Systems
| Summer 2020 |
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Instructor:
Gregory Kesden
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Zoom Meetings: MTWTR 8:30PM-9:50PM ET
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| 6 or 12 units |
The ICS course provides a programmer's view of how computer systems
execute programs, store information, and communicate. It enables
students to become more effective programmers, especially in dealing
with issues of performance, portability and robustness. It also
serves as a foundation for courses on compilers, networks, operating
systems, and computer architecture, where a deeper understanding of
systems-level issues is required. Topics covered include:
machine-level code and its generation by optimizing compilers,
performance evaluation and optimization, computer arithmetic, memory
organization and management, networking technology and protocols,
and supporting concurrent computation.
Course Syllabus
Prerequisites: 15-122 or equivalent education and/or experience
What's New?
- 15 July 2020
- To help you keep up with the class and prepare for the final exam we're releasing pratice
problems each class. We promise that they are not only helpful to understanding the course
material but 100% relevant to prepare for the midterm exam. Use your AndrewID to access them.
(Google Drive)
- 2 June 2020
- To help you keep up with the class and prepare for the exam we're releasing pratice
problems each class. We promise that they are not only helpful to understanding the course
material but 100% relevant to prepare for the midterm exam. Use your AndrewID to access them.
(Google Drive)
- 21 May 2020
- We've put together this quick little guide to getting help when you need it. Take a look:
(pdf) /
(docx)
- 18 May 2020
- Welcome! Today is the first day! We're so glad you are here!
Getting Help
Course Materials
| Schedule |
Lecture schedule, slides, recitation notes, readings, and code |
| Assignments |
Details of assignments, due dates, and policies |
| Exams |
Information about quizzes, exams, and final |
| Lab Machines |
Instructions for using the lab machines |
| Resources |
Additional course resources |
Course Information
| Textbooks |
Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron,
Computer Systems: A
Programmer's Perspective, Third Edition, Pearson, 2016
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Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie,
The C Programming Language, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1988
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| Credit |
12 units |
| Grading |
Composed from total lab performance (50%) and total exam performance (50%).
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| Labs |
There are 8 labs (L0-L7), not evenly weighted. See
the assignments page for
the breakdown. |
| Exams |
There is one midterm exam, in class, closed book (20%).
There is a final exam, in class, closed book (30%). |
| Home |
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/18-613/ |
| Questions |
Piazza, office hours |
| Canvas |
We are using Canvas for this course to conduct ungraded, in-class quizzes. Your grading information will be kept up to date in Autolab, not in Canvas.
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Instructors
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