Computer Science 301
C Programming in Unix
Fall A 2025, Siena University
"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.
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Date | Topic and/or Event | Readings |
| September 3 | Meeting 1: Introduction; Lab 1: Introduction to Unix and C | K&R Ch. 1 |
| September 8 | Lab 1: Introduction to Unix and C Due | |
| September 10 | Meeting 2: C Essentials; Mini Assessment 1; Lab 2: C Essentials; Assessment 1: [PDF] Out | K&R Ch. 2 and 3 |
| September 15 | Lab 2: C Essentials Due | |
| September 17 | Assessment 1 Due; Meeting 3: C Structures and More Pointers; Lab 3: More Pointers and Introduction to Structures in C; Assessment 2: [PDF] Out | |
| September 22 | Lab 3: More Pointers and Introduction to Structures in C Due | |
| September 24 | Assessment Program 2 Due; Meeting 4: Practice with Arrays, Strings, and Pointers; Mini Assessment 2; Lab 4: Practice with Arrays, Strings, Structures, and Pointers; Assessment 3: [PDF] Out | |
| September 29 | Lab 4 Due | |
| October 1 | Assessment Program 3 Due; Meeting 5: Data Structures in C; Mini Assessment 3; Lab 5: Data Structures in C; Assessment 4: [PDF] Out | |
| October 6 | Lab 5 Due | |
| October 8 | Assessment Program 4 Due; Meeting 6: More Data Structures; Function Pointers; Lab 6: A Priority Queue in C and Function Pointers | |
| October 13 | Lab 6 Due | |
| October 15 | Final Exam | |