Schedule

An approximate schedule appears in Figure 1. This schedule will be updated based on the specific topics and readings selected by the class after the first few class meetings. The notation Rn refers to the nth item in the reading list.

Please use the schedule only as a rough guide to plan your studies. Do not use it to schedule travel or other events. If you need a definite answer on when something will or will not occur, you should check with me.




January 13th     C1

Introduction; project guidelines; customization; sorting. R1.

15th     C2

Customization; sorting and SIMD. R2.



20th     C3

22nd     C4



27th     C5

29th     C6

Homework 1 due.



February 3rd     C7

5th     C8

Project Report 1 due.



10th     C9

12th     C10

 Midterm Exam 1, regular class time & place.



17th     C11

19th     C12



24th     C13

26th     C14

Homework 2 due.



March 3rd

 ×No class. Spring Break Mar. 1st–15th.

5th

 ×No class. 



10th

 ×No class. 

12th

 ×No class. 



17th     C15

19th     C16

Project Report 2 due.



24th     C17

26th     C18

 Midterm Exam 2, regular class time & place.



31st     C19

April 2nd     C20



7th     C21

9th     C22

Homework 3 due.



14th     C23

Student presentations and review.

16th     C24

Student presentations and review.



21st     C25

Student presentations and review.

23rd     C26

Student presentations and review.
Project Report 3 due.



28th     C27

Student presentations and review.

30th     C28

Student presentations and review.



May 5th

 ×No class. Finals week May 4th–8th.

7th     C29

 Final exam: May 7th 10:30am–12:30pm.
Location TBA.



Figure 1: Approximate schedule. Details reflecting this semester’s choices will appear after the first few class meetings. All dates, including exam dates, are tentative!