Princeton University
Computer Science Department

Computer Science 217
Introduction to Programming Systems

Larry Peterson

Spring 2013


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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

MW 10:00AM-10:50AM, Friend Center 101

Precepts

Please direct questions concerning your precept assignment to Colleen Kenny-McGinley, the CS Department's Undergraduate Coordinator. Colleen's contact information is provided later on this page. The course's professor, lead preceptor, and graduate student preceptors do not manage precept assignments.

Number Meeting Time Meeting Place Preceptor
1 MW 1:30PM-2:20PM CS Building 102 Dondero
2 TTh 1:30PM-2:20PM CS Building 102 Jayakumar
3 TTh 7:30PM-8:20PM Friend Center 111 Mittal
3a TTh 7:30PM-8:20PM CS Building 102 Nwanna
4 MW 3:30PM-4:20PM CS Building 102 Dondero
5 TTh 3:30PM-4:20PM CS Building 102 Koruga
6 TTh 12:30PM-1:20PM CS Building 102 Flynn

Professor

Larry Peterson : CS Building 208 : 609-258-6077 : llp@cs.princeton.edu

Office Hours: MW 11:00AM-11:50AM in CS Building 208

Lead Preceptor

Robert Dondero : CS Building 206 : 609-258-2211 : rdondero@cs.princeton.edu

Office Hours: MW 2:30PM-3:20PM and MW 4:30PM-5:20PM in CS Building 206. I might be late if students have questions after precept. In that case feel free to see me in the precept classroom, CS Building 102.

Preceptors

Margo Flynn : CS Building 003 : 609-258-2072 : margof@princeton.edu

Office Hours: TTh 1:30PM-2:20PM in CS Building 003.

Madhuvanthi (Madhu) Jayakumar : CS Building 001A : 609-258-6862 : mj5@princeton.edu

Office Hours: F 12:00noon-12:50PM and F 4:30PM-5:20PM in CS Building 001A.

Sasha Koruga : CS Building 004 : 609-258-1785 : skoruga@princeton.edu

Office Hours: T 4:30PM-5:20PM and T 5:30PM-6:20PM in CS Building 004.

Akshay Mittal : CS Building 001A : 609-258-6862 : akshay@princeton.edu

Office Hours: TTh 8:30PM-9:20PM in CS Building 001A.

Tobechukwu (Tobe) Nwanna : CS Building 003 : 609-258-2072 : tnwanna@princeton.edu

Office Hours: TTh 2:30PM-3:20PM in CS Building 003.

Undergraduate Graders

Matthew Colen : mcolen@princeton.edu

Bryan Richter : bwrichte@princeton.edu

Undergraduate Coordinator

Colleen Kenny-McGinley : Computer Science Building 210 : 609-258-1746 : ckenny@cs.princeton.edu

Lab Teaching Assistants

Available in the Friend Center 016 and 017 computer labs. A lab teaching assistant schedule provides details.


Prerequisites

COS 126. More specifically, you should have substantial programming experience using some high-level programming language such as Java. Prior experience with the C programming language is helpful but not essential.


Textbooks and Other Reading

The course uses these textbooks and manuals:

Required Textbook

That book is available in the University bookstore and is on reserve in the Engineering Library.

Highly Recommended Textbooks

Those books are available in the University bookstore and are on reserve in the Engineering Library.

Reference Manuals

The course uses these manuals, for reference only:

All are freely available through the Web.


Academic Regulations

The Policies regarding collaboration and plagiarism are similar to those in COS 126. Please read them.