COP 3402 (Systems Programming)
Fall 2006
General Information
    

Instructor: Dr. Ali Orooji
Office: Computer Science Bldg - Room 261
Phone:  407-823-5660
        407-823-2341 (CS main office)

Office Hours:
     Mon: 2:00-3:00
     Tue: 2:00-3:30
     Wed: 2:00-3:00
     Thu: 2:00-3:30

Course Prerequisite: Computer Science I

Course Web Site: http://www.cs.ucf.edu/courses/cop3402
     All course material (except exams) will be on the web site.  You
     need to print class notes before lectures.

Texts:
     1. System Software: An Introduction to Systems Programming,
        3rd Edition
        (by Leland L. Beck)
     2. lex & yacc
        (by Levine, Mason & Brown)

Schedule:
     Quick Review of the C Language
          Identifier, Types, Operators, Statements, Input and
          Output, Memory Management, Subprogram, String Routines,
          Character Routines
     Quick Review of Searching
          Linear Search, Binary Search, Hashing
     System Software
          Chapter 1 - Background
          Chapter 2 - Assemblers
          Chapter 5 - Compilers
     lex & yacc
          Chapter 1 - Lex and Yacc
          Chapter 2 - Using Lex
          Chapter 3 - Using Yacc
     System Software
          Chapter 3 - Loaders and Linkers
          Chapter 4 - Macro Processors
          Chapter 7 - Other System Software




Grading:
     4 programming assignments (100 points total)
     3 exams (100 points each)
     All your scores (assignments and exams) will be added up and
     changed to scale of 100.  Then, the following grading standards
     will be used to determine your letter grade for the course:

               90-100  A  (4.00)

               88-89   A- (3.75)
               85-87   B+ (3.25)
               80-84   B  (3.00)

               78-79   B- (2.75)
               75-77   C+ (2.25)
               70-74   C  (2.00)

               68-69   C- (1.75)
               65-67   D+ (1.25)
               60-64   D  (1.00)

               58-59   D- (0.75)
                0-57   F  (0.00)

     There is one additional constraint on grading: in order to
     receive a particular letter grade, your average for the three
     exams cannot be more than five points below that letter grade.
     For example:
     to receive a D-, your average for the exams cannot be below 53; 
     to receive a D,  your average for the exams cannot be below 55; 
     to receive a D+, your average for the exams cannot be below 60; 
     to receive a C-, your average for the exams cannot be below 63; 
     etc.

Notes:
     - The programming assignments MUST be done in C (not C++,
       not Java, not ...).  More details will be provided in the
       assignment specifications.
     - The programming assignments MAY be done in groups of one or
       two students (details will be discussed in class).

Makeup Exam Policy:
     Makeup exam is given only if the reason for missing the exam
     was "out of" student's control.  For example, being hospitalized
     unexpectedly is out of student's control but going to happy hours
     with friends is not out of student's control.
     Since this class meets very early in the morning, let me put it
     in writing that over-sleeping is not an acceptable excuse (sorry).