CS23 W'09 - class schedule, readings, and handouts

Week 1 - from Mon 5th Jan

Mon 5th - Introduction to the course.

Wed 7th - Introduction to the Linux operating system.
Please read the following articles before our class on Wednesday 7th:

The Tale of J. Random Newbie (2 pages), chapter 16, section 1 of The Art of Unix Programming, by Eric S. Raymond.
Biculturalism, (3 pages), by Joel Spolsky, December 14, 2003, an extract from Joel on Software.
Philosophy (15 pages), chapter 1 of The Art of Unix Programming, by Eric S. Raymond.

Fri 9th - Class hour spent in Sudikoff 001 undertaking Linux exercises.

Week 2 - from Mon 12th Jan

Mon 12th - Some advanced features of the Linux shell Homework exercise 1
(not graded) to be completed by Fri 16th Jan.

Wed 14th - Introduction to the ISO-C99 programming language.
Please read the following articles before our class on Wed 14th:

The Perils of JavaSchools, (3 pages), by Joel Spolsky, December 29, 2005, an extract from Joel on Software.
This quite recent article prompted much discussion on the sorts of things that CS graduates should know.

Fri 16th - Control flow and data structures in the ISO-C99 programming language.

Week 3 - from Mon 19th Jan

Mon 19th - Martin Luther King Jr holiday - no class. Homework exercise 2
(contributing 10%) to be completed by Fri 23rd Jan,
and some sample solutions.

Wed 21st - Developing C projects in multiple files, using make, linking with and developing libraries.

Fri 23rd - Memory management and pointer arithmetic in C.

Week 4 - from Mon 26th Jan

Mon 26th - Conclusion of discussion about memory management, pointers, and C. Homework exercise 3
(contributing 10%) to be completed by Fri 30th Jan,
and some sample solutions.

Tue 27th (during X-hour) - On project design.
Please read the following article before our class on Tue 27th:

Modularity (15 pages), chapter 4 of The Art of Unix Programming, by Eric S. Raymond.

Wed 28th - On programming practices for team projects.
Please read the following articles before our class on Wed 28th:

The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code (6 pages), by Joel Spolsky, August 9th 2000, an extract from Joel on Software.

Fri 30th - On designing application programming interfaces (APIs).

Week 5 - from Mon 2nd Feb

Mon 2nd - On program debugging. Homework exercise 4
(contributing 10%) to be completed by Fri 6th Feb,
and some sample solutions.

Wed 4th - On program testing.

Fri 6th - On program testing, continued.

Week 6 - from Mon 9th Feb

Mon 9th - On program performance. Homework exercise 5
(contributing 10%) to be completed by Fri 13th Feb,
and some sample solutions.

Wed 11th - General class discussion about team projects.
Assignment of team members to projects.

Fri 13th - Friday Carnival holiday - no class.

Week 7 - from Mon 16th Feb

Wed 18th - Tutorial describing the Garcia robots and clarifying anything unclear about the project. Project

Week 8 - from Mon 23rd Feb

Project

Week 9 - from Mon 2nd Mar

Project

Week 10 - from Mon 9th Mar

Public demonstrations of CS23 team projects.
Days and times TBA.

Week 1 - from Mon 5th Jan
Mon 5th -	Introduction to the course.
Wed 7th -	Introduction to the Linux operating system. Please read the following articles before our class on Wednesday 7th: The Tale of J. Random Newbie (2 pages), chapter 16, section 1 of The Art of Unix Programming, by Eric S. Raymond. Biculturalism, (3 pages), by Joel Spolsky, December 14, 2003, an extract from Joel on Software. Philosophy (15 pages), chapter 1 of The Art of Unix Programming, by Eric S. Raymond.
Fri 9th -	Class hour spent in Sudikoff 001 undertaking Linux exercises.
Week 2 - from Mon 12th Jan
Mon 12th -	Some advanced features of the Linux shell	Homework exercise 1 (not graded) to be completed by Fri 16th Jan.
Wed 14th -	Introduction to the ISO-C99 programming language. Please read the following articles before our class on Wed 14th: The Perils of JavaSchools, (3 pages), by Joel Spolsky, December 29, 2005, an extract from Joel on Software. This quite recent article prompted much discussion on the sorts of things that CS graduates should know.
Fri 16th -	Control flow and data structures in the ISO-C99 programming language.
Week 3 - from Mon 19th Jan
Mon 19th -	Martin Luther King Jr holiday - no class.	Homework exercise 2 (contributing 10%) to be completed by Fri 23rd Jan, and some sample solutions.
Wed 21st -	Developing C projects in multiple files, using make, linking with and developing libraries.
Fri 23rd -	Memory management and pointer arithmetic in C.
Week 4 - from Mon 26th Jan
Mon 26th -	Conclusion of discussion about memory management, pointers, and C.	Homework exercise 3 (contributing 10%) to be completed by Fri 30th Jan, and some sample solutions.
Tue 27th (during X-hour) -	On project design. Please read the following article before our class on Tue 27th: Modularity (15 pages), chapter 4 of The Art of Unix Programming, by Eric S. Raymond.
Wed 28th -	On programming practices for team projects. Please read the following articles before our class on Wed 28th: The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code (6 pages), by Joel Spolsky, August 9th 2000, an extract from Joel on Software.
Fri 30th -	On designing application programming interfaces (APIs).
Week 5 - from Mon 2nd Feb
Mon 2nd -	On program debugging.	Homework exercise 4 (contributing 10%) to be completed by Fri 6th Feb, and some sample solutions.
Wed 4th -	On program testing.
Fri 6th -	On program testing, continued.
Week 6 - from Mon 9th Feb
Mon 9th -	On program performance.	Homework exercise 5 (contributing 10%) to be completed by Fri 13th Feb, and some sample solutions.
Wed 11th -	General class discussion about team projects. Assignment of team members to projects.
Fri 13th -	Friday Carnival holiday - no class.
Week 7 - from Mon 16th Feb
Wed 18th -	Tutorial describing the Garcia robots and clarifying anything unclear about the project.	Project
Week 8 - from Mon 23rd Feb
		Project
Week 9 - from Mon 2nd Mar
		Project
Week 10 - from Mon 9th Mar
	Public demonstrations of CS23 team projects. Days and times TBA.