15-213/15-503 Introduction to Computer Systems: Labs

The labs are the heart of this course. Much of what you learn in this course will be through completing these labs.

All labs are handed out and in using Autolab.

The lateness policy for labs is as follows:

  • All labs are due at 11:59 pm ET / 8:59 pm PT on the due date shown. Some labs are due on a Tuesday and others are due on a Thursday—pay attention to which is which.
  • You can submit labs at most 3 days late, except for L0, which may not be turned in late at all.
  • Each student has 5 grace days for the term which are automatically applied to late assignments. Use them wisely.
  • For each assignment, there is a limit on the number of grace days that can be applied, as is indicated in the table below.
  • If you go past the limit, or if you use up all your grace days, then a lateness penalty of 15% per day will be applied.
  • For example, if you turn in data lab three days late, you will use up one grace day and then be assessed a two-day (30%) lateness penalty.
  • You cannot decline to use grace days.
  • If you need more time to complete an assignment than this policy allows, follow the directions here. Do not email faculty to request extensions.

Schedule

Lab Name Weight Grace
Days
Out Due Code Review
Signup Due
Materials

L0 C Programming / Cord Lab 2% 0 Tue May 13 Tue May 20
L1 Data 7% 1 Wed May 14 Thu May 22
L2 Bomb 6% 1 Thu May 22 Mon Jun 02
L3 Attack 4% 1 Fri May 30 Tue Jun 10
L4 Cache 5% 2 Tue Jun 10 Mon Jun 23 TBD
L5a Malloc (checkpoint) 4% 2 Tue Jun 24 Thu Jul 03 TBD
L5b Malloc (final) 7% 2 Thu Jul 10 TBD
L6 Shell 7% 2 Wed Jul 09 Mon Jul 21 TBD
L7 Proxy 4% 2 Thu Jul 17 Tue Jul 29 TBD
L8 Shark File System 4% 0 Wed Jul 23 Thu Aug 01
Total 50%