Computer Science 301
C Programming in Unix

Fall A 2023, Siena College

Course Schedule

"K&R" indicates readings from The C Programming Language, 2nd Edition, by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie. Links will be added here with additional information about labs. All assignment dates are subject to change, and are provided only as a general guideline until the actual assignment is handed out in class.

Date

Topic and/or Event Readings
September 7 Meeting 1: Introduction; Lab 1: Introduction to Unix and C K&R Ch. 1
September 12 Lab 1 Due
September 14 Meeting 2: C Essentials; Lab 2: C Essentials K&R Ch. 2 and 3
September 19 Lab 2 Due
September 21 Meeting 3: C Structures and More Pointers; Lab 3: More Pointers and Introduction to Structures in C
September 26 Lab 3, Parts 1-4 Due
September 28 Meeting 4: Practice with Arrays, Strings, Structures, and Pointers; Assessment 1; Lab 4: Practice with Arrays, Strings, Structures, and Pointers
September 30 Lab 3, Part 5 Due
October 3 Lab 4 Due
October 5 Meeting 5: Data Structures in C; Assessment 2; Lab 5: Data Structures in C
October 12 Meeting 6: More Data Structures; Assessment 3; Lab 5 Due; Lab 6: A Priority Queue in C
October 19 Lab 6 Due; Meeting 7: Function Pointers and Callbacks; Wrapup; Lab 7: Function Pointers and Callbacks (all in class); Final Exam Out
October 24 Final Exam Submission