| Date | Topics | Reading | Due dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 27 (Th) | No class | ||
| September 2 (T) | About the course (Notes) | 1 | |
| September 4 (Th) | Introduction to Linux and C (Notes) | 2.1 through 2.3; UNIX/Linux hints and tips (skim), , Dr. Zhang's learn-by-doing tutorial | |
| September 9 (T) | More about Linux and C (Notes) | UNIX/Linux files, UNIX/Linux file security | |
| September 11 (Th) | Binary numbers (Notes) | D.1 | |
| September 16 (T) | Variables, types, and I/O (Notes) | 2.4 through 2.7 | |
| September 18 (Th) | Expressions and statements (Notes) | 3.1 through 3.11 | Homework 1: HTML, PDF |
| September 23 (T) | Machine arithmetic, floating-point numbers, and type conversions (Notes) | D.2, D.3 | Quiz 1 |
| September 25 (Th) | Boolean expressions and if (Notes) | 5.1, 5.2 | Homework 2: HTML, PDF |
| September 30 (T) | No class | ||
| October 2 (Th) | No class | ||
| October 7 (T) | More about conditional execution; functions (Notes) | 5.3 through 5.9, 4 | Quiz 2; Homework 3: HTML, PDF |
| October 9 (Th) | More about functions; review for midterm (Notes) | ||
| October 14 (T) | Midterm exam (Review in HTML, PDF) | ||
| October 16 (Th) | More about functions (Notes) | ||
| October 21 (T) | No class | ||
| October 23 (Th) | No class | ||
| October 28 (T) | Loops (Notes) | 6.1 through 6.8 | |
| October 30 (Th) | Repetition and recursion (Notes) | 6.9 through 6.14 | Quiz 3; Homework 4: HTML, PDF |
| November 4 (T) | Repetition and recursion, continued (Notes) | ||
| November 6 (Th) | Character I/O and files (Notes) | 7.1 through 7.9 | Quiz 4; Homework 5: HTML, PDF |
| November 11 (T) | Character I/O and files, continued; introduction to 1D arrays (Notes) | 8.1 through 8.4 | |
| November 13 (Th) | 1D arrays, continued (Notes) | 8.5, 8.6 | |
| November 18 (T) | Sorting and searching (Notes) | ||
| November 20 (Th) | No class | ||
| November 25 (T) | Multidimensional arrays; pointers and pass by reference; a little about strings (Notes) | 8.7 through 8.13 (skim); 9 | Quiz 5; Homework 6: HTML, PDF |
| November 27 (Th) | Holiday | ||
| December 2 (T) | More about pointers; strings (Notes) | 10, 11 | |
| December 4 (Th) | Dynamic memory; user-defined types (Notes) | 12 | Quiz 6 |
| December 9 (T) | Course wrap-up and evaluations (Notes) | Homework 7: HTML, PDF | |
| December 15 (M), 2pm | Final exam (Review in HTML, PDF) | ||
| December 17 (W), 5pm | Optional extra-credit problems: HTML, PDF |