Princeton University Computer Science Department

Computer Science 217 Introduction to Programming Systems Andrew W. Appel

Fall 2003

Course Summary

The purpose of this course is to provide the fundamental background necessary to understand, design and implement the components of programming systems. Examples of such components include text editors, assemblers, compilers, loaders, interpreters, and portions of operating systems. The course is divided into three major parts, machine organization and assembly language programming, program design and development, and software tools.

Administrative Information

Lectures: 

TTh 10:00-10:50, Computer Science Building 105

Precepts:

1. TTh 1:30-2:20, Friend Center 109 (Robert Dondero)
2. MW 1:30-2:20, Friend Center 111 (Robert Dondero)
3. MW 10:00-10:50, Computer Science Building 102 (Benedict Brown)

Professor:

Andrew Appel : Computer Science Building 409 : 609-258-4627 : appel@cs.princeton.edu
Office Hours: send e-mail for appointment, or just stop by (I can often be found in my office).

Preceptors:

Robert Dondero : Computer Science Building 206 : 609-258-2211 : rdondero@cs.princeton.edu
Office Hours: MTWTh 12:00 - 1:00, or by appointment

Benedict Brown : Computer Science Building 215 : 609-258-1794 : bjbrown@cs.princeton.edu
Office Hours: WTh 11:00 - 12:00, or by appointment

Undergraduate Coordinator: 

Tina McCoy : Computer Science Building 410 : 609-258-1746 : tmmccoy@cs.princeton.edu

Prerequisites

COS 126. In particular, you should know the material in Chapters 1-9, 11-14, and 16.1-3 of the King textbook.

Textbooks and Other Reading

Required (available at the University Bookstore):

• C Programming: A Modern Approach, K. N. King, Norton & Co. 1996.
• SPARC Architecture, Assembly Language Programming, and C (2nd ed.), Richard P. Paul, Prentice Hall 2000.
• Programming with GNU Software, Michael K. Loukides & Andrew Oram, O'Reilly 1997.

Required (to be handed out in lecture):

• COS 217 Course Notes (copies of lecture slides).

Optional (available at the University Bookstore, and on reserve in the Engineering Library):

• The Practice of Programming, Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike, Addison-Wesley 1999.
• C: A Reference Manual (any recent edition), Samuel P. Harbison & Guy L. Steele, Prentice-Hall 1994.
• The Unix Programming Environment, Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike, Prentice-Hall 1984.

Other (on reserve in the Engineering Library):

• Artificial Intelligence. Elaine Rich, McGraw-Hill 1990.
• The C Programming Language (second edition). Brian W.Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, Prentice-Hall 1988.
• C Interfaces and Implementations. David R. Hanson, Addison-Wesley 1996.

Note: You may use different editions of the textbooks, but if so then you are responsible for figuring out any changes in section numbers for the readings.

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