| Mon | 01/12/2026 | Introduction
Slides:
Introduction - Hott (blank)
Introduction - Xinyao (blank) | |
| LAB 1 | 01/13/2026 | ssh, bash, and the command line | |
| Wed | 01/14/2026 | Boolean algebra
Readings & Resources: Booleans (first 2 sections)
Slides:
Boolean algebra - Hott (blank)
Boolean algebra - Hott (notes)
Boolean algebra - Xinyao (blank)
Boolean algebra - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Fri | 01/16/2026 | multi-bit values, binary arithmetic
Readings & Resources: Bits
Slides:
multi-bit values, binary arithmetic - Hott (blank)
multi-bit values, binary arithmetic - Hott (notes)
multi-bit values, binary arithmetic - Xinyao (blank)
multi-bit values, binary arithmetic - Xinyao (notes) | |
| | 01/19/2026 | MLK Holiday | |
| LAB 2 | 01/20/2026 | bits, entropy, command line | |
| Wed | 01/21/2026 | binary arithmetic
Readings & Resources: Bits
Slides:
binary arithmetic - Hott (blank)
binary arithmetic - Hott (notes)
binary arithmetic - Xinyao (blank)
binary arithmetic - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Fri | 01/23/2026 | bitwise
Readings & Resources: Booleans (Bit-wise)
Slides:
bitwise - Hott (blank)
bitwise - Hott (notes)
bitwise - Xinyao (blank)
bitwise - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Mon | 01/26/2026 | floating point
Readings & Resources: Booleans (Bit-wise) - Bits (on non-integral numbers)
Slides:
floating point - Hott (blank)
floating point - Hott (notes)
floating point - Xinyao (blank)
floating point - Xinyao (notes) | Add deadline
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| LAB 3 | 01/27/2026 | bits and bytes | |
| Wed | 01/28/2026 | floating point, adder
Readings & Resources: Booleans (Fancier Logic)
Slides:
floating point, adder - Hott (blank)
floating point, adder - Hott (notes)
floating point, adder - Xinyao (blank)
floating point, adder - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Fri | 01/30/2026 | adders, clocks, registers
Readings & Resources: Fancier Logic - Components
Slides:
adders, clocks, registers - Hott (blank)
adders, clocks, registers - Hott (notes)
adders, clocks, registers - Xinyao (blank)
adders, clocks, registers - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Mon | 02/02/2026 | code and circuits
Readings & Resources: Components
Slides:
code and circuits - Hott (blank)
code and circuits - Hott (notes)
code and circuits - Xinyao (blank)
code and circuits - Xinyao (notes) | Homework 1 due
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| LAB 4 | 02/03/2026 | circuits | |
| Wed | 02/04/2026 | building to a computer
Readings & Resources: Designing a Processor
Slides:
building to a computer - Hott (blank)
building to a computer - Hott (notes)
building to a computer - Xinyao (blank)
building to a computer - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Fri | 02/06/2026 | building to a computer, fetch-decode-execute
Readings & Resources: Designing a Processor
Slides:
building to a computer, fetch-decode-execute - Hott (blank)
building to a computer, fetch-decode-execute - Hott (notes)
building to a computer, fetch-decode-execute - Xinyao (blank)
building to a computer, fetch-decode-execute - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Mon | 02/09/2026 | ISA, writing machine code
Readings & Resources: Designing a Processor
Slides:
ISA, writing machine code - Hott (blank)
ISA, writing machine code - Hott (notes)
ISA, writing machine code - Xinyao (blank)
ISA, writing machine code - Xinyao (notes) | Homework 2 due
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| LAB 5 | 02/10/2026 | simulator | |
| Wed | 02/11/2026 | ISA, writing machine code, using jumps
Readings & Resources: Designing a Processor
Slides:
ISA, writing machine code, using jumps - Hott (blank)
ISA, writing machine code, using jumps - Hott (notes)
ISA, writing machine code, using jumps - Xinyao (blank)
ISA, writing machine code, using jumps - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Fri | 02/13/2026 | writing machine code
Readings & Resources: Designing a Processor
Slides:
writing machine code - Hott (blank)
writing machine code - Hott (notes)
writing machine code - Xinyao (blank)
writing machine code - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Mon | 02/16/2026 | functions, variables, arrays, ISAs
Slides:
functions, variables, arrays, ISAs - Hott (blank)
functions, variables, arrays, ISAs - Hott (notes)
functions, variables, arrays, ISAs - Xinyao (blank)
functions, variables, arrays, ISAs - Xinyao (notes) | |
| LAB 6 | 02/17/2026 | programming in binary | |
| Wed | 02/18/2026 | review (midterm 1)
Slides:
review (midterm 1) - Xinyao (blank) | |
| Fri | 02/20/2026 | Midterm 1 | |
| Mon | 02/23/2026 | ISAs, stack pointer, backdoors, adjacency and pointers
Readings & Resources: Storing Data
Slides:
ISAs, stack pointer, backdoors, adjacency and pointers - Hott (blank)
ISAs, stack pointer, backdoors, adjacency and pointers - Hott (notes)
ISAs, stack pointer, backdoors, adjacency and pointers - Xinyao (blank)
ISAs, stack pointer, backdoors, adjacency and pointers - Xinyao (notes) | Drop deadline
Homework 3 due
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| LAB 7 | 02/24/2026 | git, programming in assembly | |
| Wed | 02/25/2026 | addressing modes, backdoors
Readings & Resources: Storing Data
Slides:
addressing modes, backdoors - Hott (blank)
addressing modes, backdoors - Hott (notes)
addressing modes, backdoors - Xinyao (blank)
addressing modes, backdoors - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Fri | 02/27/2026 | endianness, x86-64 assembly
Readings & Resources: x86-64 Summary - AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual (for reference only)
Slides:
endianness, x86-64 assembly - Hott (blank)
endianness, x86-64 assembly - Hott (notes)
endianness, x86-64 assembly - Xinyao (blank)
endianness, x86-64 assembly - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Mon | 03/02/2026 | Spring Break | |
| Wed | 03/04/2026 | Spring Break | |
| Fri | 03/06/2026 | Spring Break | |
| Mon | 03/09/2026 | x86-64 assembly, functions, compilation
Readings & Resources: x86-64 Summary
Slides:
x86-64 assembly, functions, compilation - Hott (blank)
x86-64 assembly, functions, compilation - Hott (notes)
x86-64 assembly, functions, compilation - Xinyao (blank)
x86-64 assembly, functions, compilation - Xinyao (notes) | Homework 4 due
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| LAB 8 | 03/10/2026 | debugger | |
| Wed | 03/11/2026 | the stack, x86-64 examples, lea
Readings & Resources: x86-64 Summary
Slides:
the stack, x86-64 examples, lea - Hott (blank)
the stack, x86-64 examples, lea - Hott (notes)
the stack, x86-64 examples, lea - Xinyao (blank)
the stack, x86-64 examples, lea - Xinyao (notes) | Withdraw deadline
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| Fri | 03/13/2026 | assembly examples, stack, debugger overview
Readings & Resources: Complation
Slides:
assembly examples, stack, debugger overview - Hott (blank)
assembly examples, stack, debugger overview - Hott (notes)
assembly examples, stack, debugger overview - Xinyao (blank)
assembly examples, stack, debugger overview - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Mon | 03/16/2026 | stack, debugger, compilation
Readings & Resources: Complation - C Reference
Slides:
stack, debugger, compilation - Hott (blank)
stack, debugger, compilation - Hott (notes)
stack, debugger, compilation - Xinyao (blank) | Homework 5 due
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| LAB 9 | 03/17/2026 | assembly/C puzzle | |
| Wed | 03/18/2026 | patents, compilation, C introduction
Readings & Resources: Wikipedia - C Reference
Slides:
patents, compilation, C introduction - Hott (blank)
patents, compilation, C introduction - Hott (notes)
patents, compilation, C introduction - Xinyao (blank)
patents, compilation, C introduction - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Fri | 03/20/2026 | C introduction, compilation pipeline
Readings & Resources: Wikipedia - C Reference
Slides:
C introduction, compilation pipeline - Hott (blank)
C introduction, compilation pipeline - Hott (notes)
C introduction, compilation pipeline - Xinyao (blank)
C introduction, compilation pipeline - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Mon | 03/23/2026 | C introduction, types, pointers
Slides:
C introduction, types, pointers - Hott (blank)
C introduction, types, pointers - Hott (notes)
C introduction, types, pointers - Xinyao (blank)
C introduction, types, pointers - Xinyao (notes) | Homework 6 due
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| LAB 10 | 03/24/2026 | programming in C | |
| Wed | 03/25/2026 | C introduction, pointers, arrays
Slides:
C introduction, pointers, arrays - Hott (blank)
C introduction, pointers, arrays - Hott (notes)
C introduction, pointers, arrays - Xinyao (blank)
C introduction, pointers, arrays - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Fri | 03/27/2026 | C Introduction, pointer examples
Slides:
C Introduction, pointer examples - Hott (blank)
C Introduction, pointer examples - Hott (notes)
C Introduction, pointer examples - Xinyao (blank)
C Introduction, pointer examples - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Mon | 03/30/2026 | C Introduction, structs, directives, switch
Slides:
C Introduction, structs, directives, switch - Hott (blank)
C Introduction, structs, directives, switch - Hott (notes)
C Introduction, structs, directives, switch - Xinyao (blank)
C Introduction, structs, directives, switch - Xinyao (notes) | Homework 7 due
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| LAB 11 | 03/31/2026 | args and inputs | |
| Wed | 04/01/2026 | review (midterm 2)
Slides:
review (midterm 2) - Xinyao (blank) | |
| Fri | 04/03/2026 | Midterm 2 | |
| Mon | 04/06/2026 | C Introduction, header files, directives, memory
Slides:
C Introduction, header files, directives, memory - Hott (blank)
C Introduction, header files, directives, memory - Hott (notes)
C Introduction, header files, directives, memory - Xinyao (blank)
C Introduction, header files, directives, memory - Xinyao (notes) | |
| LAB 12 | 04/07/2026 | working with files | |
| Wed | 04/08/2026 | Memory, malloc and free
Readings & Resources: Memory - Man and Library Conventions
Slides:
Memory, malloc and free - Hott (blank)
Memory, malloc and free - Hott (notes)
Memory, malloc and free - Xinyao (blank)
Memory, malloc and free - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Fri | 04/10/2026 | malloc examples, memory errors, man pages
Slides:
malloc examples, memory errors, man pages - Hott (blank)
malloc examples, memory errors, man pages - Hott (notes)
malloc examples, memory errors, man pages - Hott (list.c example)
malloc examples, memory errors, man pages - Xinyao (blank)
malloc examples, memory errors, man pages - Xinyao (notes) | |
| Mon | 04/13/2026 | memory, string.h
Slides:
memory, string.h - Hott (blank) | Homework 8 due
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| LAB 13 | 04/14/2026 | memory and memory errors | |
| Wed | 04/15/2026 | string.h, C std library conventions | |
| Fri | 04/17/2026 | string.h, printf, stdio.h and varargs | |
| Mon | 04/20/2026 | stdio.h, processes, unistd.h | Homework 9 due
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| LAB 14 | 04/21/2026 | sockets | |
| Wed | 04/22/2026 | system calls, unistd.h and so on | |
| Fri | 04/24/2026 | function pointers, buffer overrun, reporting exploits
Readings & Resources: Memory - CVE | |
| Mon | 04/27/2026 | reporting exploits, finale | Homework 10 due
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| LAB 15 | 04/28/2026 | review | |
| 4/30/2026 | 4/30/2026 | Final Exam | 7-10pm |