CS 220 Course Materials
Fall 2025

General

• Syllabus.
• The Final Exam is Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 3:00 pm.
• Integrity in My Computer Science Courses.
• Nand2Tetris web site
• NoMachine Enterprise Client for remote desktop access to phoenix.
• Changing NoMachine Client's Desktop Resolution

Projects and Labs

• Introduction: Hello, World Below; Aug. 28, one day
  Read:
  • Introduction Questions.
  • Introduction: Hello, World Below (available from Canvas).
  • Introduction Slides.

• Boolean Logic; Sept. 2, two days
  Read:
  • Boolean Logic Questions.
  • Boolean Logic, Chapter 1 of the textbook and Appendices I and II of the textbook (1st ed., Appendix A, sections 1 through 6).
  • Boolean Logic Slides.
  Prepare for the project:
  • Project 1: Elementary Logic Gates.
  • Files for Project 1 in a ZIP archive.
  • Nand2Tetris Project 1 Setup
  • Creating a ZIP Archive the Easy Way Follow the instuctions in this video to create your ZIP archives for project submission.
  • HDL Survival Guide.
  • Hardware Simulator Tutorial. Read parts I through III.

• Boolean Arithmetic; Sept. 11, two days
  Read:
  • Boolean Arithmetic Questions.
  • Boolean Arithmetic, Chapter 2 of the textbook.
  • Watch these videos: Converting Decimal to Binary, Converting Binary to Decimal.
  • Boolean Arithmetic Slides.
  Prepare for the project:
  • Project 2: Combinational Gates.
  • Files for Project 2 in a ZIP archive.

• Lab 1: It All Depends Upon How You Look At It, Sept. 18, one day
  How are other types of data, such as strings and floating point numbers, represented? How does the CPU know how to interpret bits?
  • Lab handout and answers sheet.

• Sequential Logic; Sept. 23, two days
  Read:
  • Sequential Logic Questions.
  • Sequential Logic, Chapter 3 of the textbook and Appendix A, section 7.
  • Sequential Logic Slides.
  Prepare for the project:
  • Project 3: Sequential Chips.
  • Files for Project 3 in a ZIP archive.
  • Hardware Simulator Tutorial. Read part IV.

• Exam I; Sept. 30
  Covering previous material

• Machine Language Programming; Oct. 2, three days
  Read:
  • Machine Language Questions.
  • Machine Language, Chapter 4 of the textbook.
  • Machine Language Slides.
  • Hack "Compilation" Examples, accompanying the slides.
  • Find max example.
  Prepare for the project:
  • Project 4: Machine Language Programming.
  • Files for Project 4 in a ZIP archive.
  • Assembler Tutorial.
  • CPU Emulator Tutorial.
  • Sum Evens Example.

• Computer Architecture; Oct. 14, three days
  Read:
  • Computer Architecture Questions.
  • Computer Architecture, Chapter 5 of the textbook.
  • Computer Architecture Slides.
  • Decoding Practice, Decoding Practice Solution,
  Prepare for the project:
  • Project 5: Computer Architecture.
  • Files for Project 5 in a ZIP archive.

• Assembler; Oct. 28, three days
  Read:
  • Assembler Questions.
  • Assembler, Chapter 6 of the textbook.
  • Assembler Slides.
  Prepare for the project:
  • Project 6: Assembler.
  • assemblerStarter.zip, Eclipse Java project.
  • Files for Project 6 in a ZIP archive.
  • Relevant Java String Methods
  • Code.txt, mnemonic to binary translations for Code class.

• Exam II; Nov. 6
  Covering previous material since Exam I.

• Virtual Machine Translator I; Nov. 11, three days
  Read:
  • Virtual Machine Translator I Questions.
  • Virtual Machine Translator I, Chapter 7 of the textbook.
  • Virtual Machine Translator I Slides.
  Prepare for the project:
  • Project 7: Virtual Machine Translator I.
  • virtualMachineTranslatorStarter.zip, Eclipse Java project.
  • test.asm, a framework for testing a given sequence of Hack assembly instructions for their ability to execute a VM instruction.
  • Files for Project 7 in a ZIP archive.
  • VM Emulator Tutorial.
  • Notes.

• Virtual Machine Translator II; Nov. 20, four days
  Read:
  • Virtual Machine Translator II Questions.
  • Virtual Machine Translator II, Chapter 8 of the textbook.
  • Virtual Machine Translator II Slides.
  Prepare for the project:
  • Project 8: Virtual Machine Translator II.
  • Virtual Machine Instruction Exercises, for improving your understanding of how push and pop modify memory.
  • test.asm, a framework for testing a given sequence of Hack assembly instructions for their ability to execute a VM instruction.
  • Files for Project 8 in a ZIP archive.
  • Additional files for Project 8 in a ZIP archive. Run these tests before running the FunctionCalls tests in the previous archive. Carefully read README.txt in this archive.
  • NestedCall Test Guide, NestedCall Stack Frames.
  • VM Emulator Tutorial.

• Concurrency; Dec. 9, two days
  Read:
  • Synchronization, Locks, Conditional Variables in Java
  • boundedBuffer.zip, Eclipse Java project demonstrating the use of locks and condition variables to solve the Bounded Buffer problem.
  Prepare for the project:
  • Project 9: Concurrency and Synchroniation
  • mandelbrotStarter.zip, Eclipse Java project.
  • There is no starter code for the Pascal Pizza Party Protocol project. Write the Java program from scratch in Eclipse. See Creating a Java Project in Eclipse and Adding Classes if you don't remember how to start a Java project from scratch.