CSE 320 System Fundamentals II

Spring 2025

Course Description (Syllabus)
This course will introduce programming and essential concepts of operating systems, compilers, concurrency, and performance analysis, focused around several cross‐cutting examples, such as memory management, error handling and threaded programming.

Instructor
YoungMin Kwon (youngmin.kwon at sunykorea dot ac dot kr)
Office: B420
Office hours: MW: 2:00pm ~ 3:00pm
TA:
MinSu Pak (email: chung-jee-sue.pak at stonybrook dot edu)
TA hours: Tu: 11:00am ~ 1:00pm, Th: 11:00am~2:00pm

Class hours: MW 10:30am ~ 11:50am
Class room: B204

Text books and References

Required: "Computer Systems, A Programmer's Perspective," by Bryant and O'Hallaron, 3rd Edition, Pearson, 2016, ISBN-10:0-13-409266-x.
Optional: "The C Programming language," by Kernighan and Ritchie, 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1988, ISBN-10:0-13-110370-9.
Optional: "C for Java Programmers: A Primer" by Charlie McDowell

Useful links

Grading

1st midterm exam: 15%
2nd midterm exam: 15%
Final exam 20%
Programming assignments: 45%
Attendance: 5% (missing more than 20% of the class will fail the course)

Major Topics Covered in the Course

C Programming
Memory Hierarchy, Caches, Virtual Memory
Operating System Processes and POSIX abstractions
Operating System Scheduling and I/O
Basic Networking and Socket Programming
Multi-threading and Parallel Programming

Course Learning Outcomes

Develop an understanding of the layers of software that lie between an application program and the underlying hardware and how they inter-operate.
Develop an ability to program with operating system APIs.
Develop an ability to write and analyze multi-threaded programs.

Lecture Slides

Academic Integrity
Students should pursue their academic goals in an honest way that does not put you at an unfair advantage over other students. You are responsible for all work you submitted and representing other's work as yours is always wrong. Faculty is required to report any suspected instance of academic dishonesty to the school. Regarding your homework, you are encouraged to discuss it with others, but you should write your own code. For more information please refer to Academic integrity

Students with Disabilities
If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact your course work, please let the instructor know. Reasonable accommodation will be provided if necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation are confidential.

Critical Incident Management
The University expects students to respect the rights, privileges, and property of other people. Faculty are required to report to the Office of Judicial Affairs any disruptive behavior that interrupts their ability to teach, compromises the safety of the learning environment, or inhibits students' ability to learn.

Covid-19: Classroom Mask Policy
Everyone participating in this class during in-person sessions must wear a mask or face covering at all times or have the appropriate documentation for medical exemption. Any student not in compliance with this policy will be asked to leave the classroom. If students need to drink or eat, they should step out of the classroom to do so.