Lectures

Date	Lecture	Topic(s)	Homework (for next class)
2025-04-17	24	Poster Design for Festival of Science Project Work Time	Readings: None
2025-04-15	23	Poster Design for Festival of Science	Readings: None
2025-04-10	22	Abstract for Festival Day Project Time	Readings: None Lab 04 report due 2024-04-10 at 11:59pm
2025-04-08	21	Abstract for Festival Day Project Time	Readings: None Lab 04 report due 2024-04-10 at 11:59pm
2025-04-03	20	Lab 4 — Computer Part 3	Readings: None Lab 04 report due 2024-04-10 at 11:59pm Sign up for an oral check-in before April 4 You may bring notes with you, but you'll be expected to explain concepts without needing to look everything up in your notes. All material covered in the course is fair game. Bring questions that you might have about course material, too.
2025-04-01	19	Lab 4 — Computer Part 3	Readings: None Sign up for an oral check-in before April 4 You may bring notes with you, but you'll be expected to explain concepts without needing to look everything up in your notes. All material covered in the course is fair game. Bring questions that you might have about course material, too.
2025-03-27	18	File Systems Review	Readings: File System on Wikipedia Lab 03 report due 2024-03-25 at 11:59pm Sign up for an oral check-in before April 4 You may bring notes with you, but you'll be expected to explain concepts without needing to look everything up in your notes. All material covered in the course is fair game. Bring questions that you might have about course material, too.
2025-03-25	17	Deadlocks Shared Memory vs Message Passing Mass Storage File Systems	Readings: Deadlocks by Panagiotis Cheilaris (Panos Hilaris), CUNY Brookyln File System on Wikipedia Lab 03 report due 2024-03-25 at 11:59pm Sign up for an oral check-in before April 4 You may bring notes with you, but you'll be expected to explain concepts without needing to look everything up in your notes. All material covered in the course is fair game. Bring questions that you might have about course material, too.
2025-03-13	16	Processes Scheduling Shared Memory vs Message Passing Race Conditions Interrupts and System Calls	Readings: CPU Scheduling by Panagiotis Cheilaris (Panos Hilaris), CUNY Brookyln Message Passing vs Shared Memory by Jerrold Siegel (UMSL) Deadlocks by Panagiotis Cheilaris (Panos Hilaris), CUNY Brookyln Lab 03 report due 2024-03-25 at 11:59pm
2025-03-11	15	Lab 3 — Computer Part 2 Lab debrief Processes	Readings: Process (computing) on Wikipedia Lab 03 report due 2024-03-25 at 11:59pm
2025-03-06	14	Lab 3 — Computer Part 2	Readings: None Lab 02 report due 2024-03-06 at 11:59pm Lab 03 report due 2024-03-25 at 11:59pm
2025-03-04	13	Lab 3 — Computer Part 2	Readings: None Lab 02 report due 2024-03-06 at 11:59pm
2025-02-27	12	Lab 2 — Computer Part 1	Readings: None Lab 02 report due 2024-03-06 at 11:59pm
2025-02-25	11	Lab 2 — Computer Part 1	Readings: None
2025-02-20	10	x86 Assembly Boot kernel in assembly	Readings: NASM Manual
2025-02-18	9	Stored-Program Computers Introduction to the x86 Architecture x86 Registers CISC vs RISC x86 Assembly	Readings: risc vs. cisc by Eric Roberts NASM Manual
2025-02-11	8	Using Electronics to Build a Computer Processor and support chips Memory vs IO Decoding Logic	Readings: How to Use a Breadboard by Sparkfun Complete Lab 01: Hello World Kernel Due: 2025-02-12 at 11:59pm Submit Lab Report as PDF (see spec) and `kernel.c` to Gradescope
2025-02-06	7	Segmented Memory Lab 01: Hello World Kernel	Complete Lab 01: Hello World Kernel Due: 2025-02-12 at 11:59pm Submit Lab Report as PDF (see spec) and `kernel.c` to Gradescope
2025-02-04	6	Clock Signals and Terminology Serial and Parallel Data Intel 80c88 and 82c84A integrated circuits	Readings: IBM PC Architecture - Intel 8088 "base" architecture by Ian! D. Allen
2025-01-30	5	Relays and Transistors Logic Gates and Latches Logisim Evolution Clock Signals and Terminology	Readings: 15. Clock Singals by Padraic Edgington Sections 3-3.2 of Patt and Patel's Introduction to Computer Systems (Canvas Files)
2025-01-28	4	Encoding Data in Electricity Logic Levels Square Waves and Terminology Combinatorial Logic Relays and Transistors Logisim Evolution	Readings: Making Intelligence with Basic Switch by ElectroBoom Sections 3-3.2 of Patt and Patel's Introduction to Computer Systems (Canvas Files)
2025-01-23	3	Converting AC to DC Diodes, Capacitors, Resistors Rectification and Regulation Encoding Data in Electricity	Readings: Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Diodes, and Transistors – What is their purpose? by Steve Morrison Logic level on Wikipedia
2025-01-21	2	Components in a Computer System Power Supplies Electricity Basics Definition of Voltage and Current (ElectroBOOM101-002)	Readings: What’s AC and DC (ElectroBOOM101-003)
2025-01-16	1	First Class What is this class about? Observing a Computer Boot Origins of Modern Operating Systems	Readings: Sections 1.4-1.6 of Patt and Patel's Introduction to Computer Systems (Canvas Files)