Princeton University
Computer Science Department

Computer Science 217
Introduction to Programming Systems

Aarti Gupta

Spring 2017


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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, CS Building 104

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 preceptors, 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 MW 3:30PM-4:20PM CS Building 102 Dondero
3 TTh 12:30PM-1:20PM CS Building 102 Gunawardena
4 TTh 1:30PM-2:20PM CS Building 102 Gunawardena
6 TTh 7:30PM-8:20PM Friend Center 008 Qiu

Lead Instructor

Aarti Gupta, Ph.D. : CS Building 220 : aartig@cs.princeton.edu

Office Hours: Th 10:30AM and Th 1:30PM in CS Building 220

Lead Preceptors

Robert Dondero, Ph.D. : CS Building 206 : rdondero@cs.princeton.edu

Office Hours: M 2:30PM, M 4:30PM, W 2:30PM, and W 4:30PM in CS Building 206 or CS Building 102

Ananda (Guna) Gunawardena, Ph.D. : 221 Nassau Street, Room 103 : guna@cs.princeton.edu

Office Hours: T 2:30PM, T 3:30PM, Th 2:30PM, and Th 3:30PM in 221 Nassau Street, Room 103

Preceptors

Huilian (Sophie) Qiu : hqiu@princeton.edu

Office Hours: T 8:30PM and Th 8:30PM in Friend Center 008

Faculty Grader

Donna Gabai : dgabai@cs.princeton.edu

Undergraduate Graders

Tommy Lomont : tlomont@princeton.edu

Linhchi Nguyen : lbn@princeton.edu

Murilo Zanarella : muriloz@princeton.edu

Julie Zhu : juliez@princeton.edu

Undergraduate Coordinator

Colleen Kenny-McGinley : CS Building 210 : ckenny@cs.princeton.edu

Lab Teaching Assistants

Available in rooms Lewis Library 121 and Lewis Library 122. 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.

Recommended Textbook

Reference Manuals

The course uses these manuals, for reference only:


Academic Regulations

Please study the course Policies, especially those regarding collaboration on assignments.