CSCI 360
Computer Programming in the Assembler Language

Spring 2014


Section Meeting Date & Time Class Location Instructor (link if any) Teaching Assistant
1 TTh 8:00 - 9:15 PM 253 Amy Byrnes Stephen Thompson
2 TTh 3:30 - 4:45 PM 203 Jim Leon Jonathan Marcus

Announcements

Date  
01-14-14

Two programs that can be used to access Marist and write programs are:

  1. TN3270 can be downloaded from here. Information for registration can be found on your section's Blackboard page.

  2. QWS3270 can be downloaded from here.

01-14-14 The "yellow card" that is needed for this course can be downloaded from here. Print this out. It will be a useful tool during the semester.
01-21-14 The document that was used during the lab training in section 1 can be found here.
01-21-14 There was a typo on Homework 1 that is available on the website. Problem 3c should have the binary number 1011.
02-03-14 Documentation standards have been posted under the "Links" heading below.
02-03-14 Sample questions and a review sheet for the first exam have been posted under the "Links" heading below. Make sure to check with your Professor to see if there is anything else that will or will not be covered.
03-24-14 Sample questions and a review sheet for the second exam have been posted under the "Links" heading below. Make sure to check with your Professor to see if there is anything else that will or will not be covered.
05-01-14 A review sheet and sample questions for the final have been posted under the "Links" heading below.


Course Materials

Syllabus

Semester Schedule

Blackboard

Notes

Office Hours and Contact Information -- updated on 01-23-14


Assignments

Assignment Topic Covered
Homework 1 Decimal, Binary, and Hexadecimal Number Systems; Conversions; Unsigned/Signed Arithmetic
Program 1 Explicit Addressing
Homework 2 Reading storage/dump and Encoding/Decoding
Program 2 Loops and X-Instructions
Program 3 Loops and Decisions
Homework 3 Dump Reading
Program 4 Table Processing
Program 5 Sorting Tables and Internal Subroutines
Program 6 Packed Decimal Arithmetic and Edited Output
Program 7 External Subroutines and Updating a Table
Program 8 DSECTs and Binary Data
Program 9 Bit Manipulation; EX and TRT
Extra Credit Extra Credit
Program 9 part 2 Macros

Exam Schedule

Section 1 - Amy's section

Exam Date Time Location
Midterm 1 Thursday, February 20 8:00 - 9:15 PM 253
Midterm 2 Thursday, April 3 8:00 - 9:15 PM 253
Final Tuesday, May 6 8:00 - 9:50 PM 253

Section 2 - Dr Leon's section

Exam Date Time Location
Midterm 1 Tuesday, February 18 3:30 - 4:45 PM 203
Midterm 2 Tuesday, April 1 3:30 - 4:45 PM 203
Final Tuesday, May 6 4:00 - 5:50 PM 203

Links

Documentation Standards

 

Exam 1 study guide

Exam 1 Review Questions

More Exam 1 questions

 

Exam 2 Study Guide

Exam 2 Review Questions

Interactive Sample Questions for Exam 2

 

Review Sheet for the Final Exam

Sample Final Exam

Sample Final Exam Answer Key