The following schedule is tentative; the dates and topics are subject to change.
| Week | Date | Topic | Assignment Due | ||
| 1 | 1/23 | Intro to class | |||
| 2 | 1/28 | Boot loaders | |||
| 1/30 | Interrupts & PIC | ||||
| 3 | 2/4 | Timers & timing | |||
| 2/6 | PC speaker | ||||
| 4 | 2/11 | Input devices | |||
| 2/13 | PCI devices | Project 1 due | |||
| 5 | 2/18 | Presidents' Day (no class) | |||
| 2/20 | FAT file system | ||||
| 6 | 2/25 | Midterm Review | |||
| 2/27 | Midterm I | ||||
| 7 | 3/4 | Real vs Protected mode | |||
| 3/6 | Multiprogramming | ||||
| 8 | 3/11 | Intro to Linux development | |||
| 3/13 | Linux system calls | Project 2 due | |||
| 9 | 3/18 | Linux device drivers | |||
| 3/20 | MSRs and Performance Counters | ||||
| 10 | 3/25 | Spring Break | |||
| 3/27 | Spring Break | ||||
| 11 | 4/1 | Serial port | |||
| 4/3 | Linking C & Assembly | ||||
| 12 | 4/8 | Parallel port | |||
| 4/10 | Parallel port | Project 3 due | |||
| 13 | 4/15 | Midterm Review | |||
| 4/17 | Midterm II | ||||
| 14 | 4/22 | CALL | |||
| 4/24 | ELF file format | ||||
| 15 | 4/29 | Advanced Topics (TBA) | |||
| 5/1 | Advanced Topics (TBA) | ||||
| 16 | 5/6 | Advanced Topics (TBA) | |||
| 5/8 | Final Exam Review | Project 4 due | |||
| 5/15 | Final Exam at 3:30 pm |