Systems Programming and Software Tools

CSE 29 at UC San Diego (Spring 2025)

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CSE 29 introduces you to an exciting range of materials from the broad field of systems programming, including 1) the basics of how a single program executes on a computer, 2) higher-level programming in C, 3) software tools to help you interact with a computer using the command line interface, and 4) understand the basics of what happens when multiple programs run on a computer at the same time. All very cool stuff that every programmer should know!

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Week 4 Announcements

PA 2 is now released! It is due on May 6. Start early, start often!

Skill Demo 1 is taking place this week. To give you time to prepare, no Review Quiz is due this week.

Lab 3 is due on Thursday, April 24.

We have released a practice midterm question bank on Piazza.

Need Help?

You can get help by submitting a help ticket on Autograder or by attending office hours. You can also post on the Discord or Piazza for help from your peers and TAs/Tutors.

Tutor Hours are held in CSE B240 on all days except Wednesdays. On Wednesdays, tutor hours are held in CSE B230 because CSE 110 labs take place in CSE B240.
Check the Tutor and Office Hours Calendar for the most up-to-date information on TA Office Hours and Tutor Hours. We expect that all students will need help at some point in the quarter, so please do not hesitate to reach out :)

Schedule Overview

Lectures

Lecture	Instructor	When?	Where?
A00	Edwin Solares	Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 8am - 9:20am	CENTER 115
B00	Gerald Soosairaj	Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 2pm - 3:20pm	CENTER 119

Discussions

Discussion	When?	Where?
A01	Wednesdays @ 5pm - 5:50pm	PCYNH 109
B01	Wednesdays @ 6pm - 6:50pm	PCYNH 109

Labs

Lab	When?	Where?
A50	Fridays @ 10 - 11:50am	CSE Lab B240
A51	Fridays @ 12 - 1:50pm	CSE Lab B240
A52	Fridays @ 2 - 3:50pm	CSE Lab B240
A53	Fridays @ 4 - 5:50pm	CSE Lab B240
B50	Fridays @ 10 - 11:50am	CSE Lab B250
B51	Fridays @ 12 - 1:50pm	CSE Lab B250
B52	Fridays @ 2 - 3:50pm	CSE Lab B250
B53	Fridays @ 4 - 5:50pm	CSE Lab B250