CPSC 3230 Computer Systems
'No more magic' -- Your Instructor
Schedule/Road Map
The following is our tentative syllabus for the course, changes should be expected throughout the semester. I will announce in class, piazza, or through e-mail any major changes.
Week
Date
Lecture and Readings
Problem Sets
Note(s)
1
Monday, 2026-Jan-12
Welcome back to class!
Note: 1st PSET has extra time to accomodate students who add late. Students who add late still need to complete by the deadline shown.
1
Wednesday, 2026-Jan-14
2
Monday, 2026-Jan-19
PSET 02 Released - (Instruments) Released (Due Jan. 30 Anywhere on Earth)
(Late Deadline Feb. 6 for up to 90%)
(Late Deadline Feb. 6 for up to 90%)
No Class; Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2
Wednesday, 2026-Jan-21
2
Friday, 2026-Jan-23
Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead
3
Monday, 2026-Jan-26
3
Wednesday, 2026-Jan-28
PSET 03 Released - (Assembly and Binary tools) (Due Feb. 05 Anywhere on Earth)
(Late Deadline Feb. 12 for up to 90%)
(Late Deadline Feb. 12 for up to 90%)
4
Monday, 2026-Feb-02
4
Wednesday, 2026-Feb-04
PSET 04 Released - (Mini-Compiler, Linker Lottery, and Dynamic Libraries) (Due Feb. 15 Anywhere on Earth)
(Late Deadline Feb. 22 for up to 90%)'
(Late Deadline Feb. 22 for up to 90%)'
5
Monday, 2026-Feb-09
5
Wednesday, 2026-Feb-11
6
Monday, 2026-Feb-16
PSET 05 Released - (Mini Shell) (Due Feb. 28 Anywhere on Earth)
(Late Deadline Mar. 7 for up to 90%)'
(Late Deadline Mar. 7 for up to 90%)'
6
Wednesday, 2026-Feb-18
7
Monday, 2026-Feb-23
7
Wednesday, 2026-Feb-25
8
Monday, 2026-Mar-02
8
Wednesday, 2026-Mar-04
Exam otherwise includes any other materials from lecture, slides, and homeworks. You must finish the exam in one sitting (i.e. when you open the exam, your time starts)
Mid-semester date
9
Monday, 2026-Mar-09
Spring Recess
9
Wednesday, 2026-Mar-11
Spring Recess
10
Monday, 2026-Mar-16
Spring Recess
10
Wednesday, 2026-Mar-18
Spring Recess
11
Monday, 2026-Mar-23
PSET 07 Released - Memory Allocator and Performance Analysis (Due Apr. 03 Anywhere on Earth)
(Late Deadline Apr. 10 for up to 90%)
(Late Deadline Apr. 10 for up to 90%)
11
Wednesday, 2026-Mar-25
12
Monday, 2026-Mar-30
12
Wednesday, 2026-Apr-01
PSET 08 Released - Operating System - (Due Apr. 09 Anywhere on Earth)
(Late Deadline Apr. 16 for up to 90%)
(Late Deadline Apr. 16 for up to 90%)
13
Monday, 2026-Apr-06
13
Wednesday, 2026-Apr-08
PSET 09 Released - Concurrency/Parallelism - (Due Apr. 19 Anywhere on Earth)
(Late Deadline Apr. 26 for up to 90%)
(Late Deadline Apr. 26 for up to 90%)
D language 2026 Symposium!
April 10th Collquium
April 11th Talks
April 12th Hackathon
April 10th Collquium
April 11th Talks
April 12th Hackathon
14
Monday, 2026-Apr-13
14
Wednesday, 2026-Apr-15
15
Monday, 2026-Apr-20
15
Wednesday, 2026-Apr-22
Last official day of class :(
Note: Final Exam: TBD at TBD- TND AM in TBD, you will take your exam on Canvas in the 'quiz' section (come with your laptop charged). The access code for the exam will be written on the board before the quiz starts.