Course Information

The purpose of this course is to provide a solid understanding of the fundamentals in programming systems. The course covers three basic aspects of programming systems: The machine view usually presented to the programmer and the language interface to this view, program design and implementation, and programming tools that abstract tedious processes. The course uses mainly the C programming language and the Unix environment.

Course type

• Core course, 6 ECTS
• Prerequisites: CS150 Programming

Please read carefully the policies section.

Textbook

• Required
  • In-class lecture notes.
  • C Programming: A Modern Approach. K. N. King. W. W. Norton & Company, Second Edition, 2008, ISBN ISBN-10: 0-393-97950-4 (Topics close to the language)
  • (online) Programming from the Ground Up, Jonathan Bartlett 2004 (Topics close to the system and architecture)
  • Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective. Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron. Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN 0-13-034074-X (Topics close to the OS)
  • (online) The C Book, Mike Banahan, Declan Brady and Mark Doran, Second Edition, 2003 (Reference for the C language)

• Optional
  
  • (online) C Language Reference Manual, SGI
    
  • (online) The C Library Reference Guide, Eric Huss, 1997
  • (online) C Elements of Style, Steve Oualline, 1992
  • Writing Solid Code, Steve Maguire, Microsoft Press, 1993
  • C Interfaces and Implementations, David R. Hanson, Addison-Wesley 1996
  • Programming with GNU Software, Michael K. Loukides & Andrew Oram, O'Reilly 1997

Schedule

Lecture 1	Lecture 2	Backup Lecture
Mon 10-12 (ΑΜΦ.Β)	Wed 10-12 (ΑΜΦ.Β)	Fri 10-12 (Α.113)

 

 

Instructors

Instructor	Office	Office Hours
Angelos Bilas	K325	Wed 12:00-13:00 (ping me at the end of class)
Teaching Assistants - logins	Office	Office Hours
Foivos Zakkak (zakkak)	K316	Upon request
Ioannis Sfakianakis (jsfakian)	K316	Tue 11:00-12:00
Nikos Papakonstantinou (nikpapac)	K316	Mon 12:00-13:00
Anastasios Papagiannis (apapag)	K316	Thu 11:00-12:00
Evangelia Papadogiannaki (papadogian)	B210	Wed 14:00-15:00
Spyros Papageorgiou (spapageo)	K316	Fri 12:00-13:00

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