News for UCLA Computer Science 131, Spring 2014

Here are news items that affect the core assignments and class material.

2014-05-27

• Homework 6 is available.
• The due date for the project has been extended to June 2, and for Homework 6 is extended to June 6. Please remember that June 6 is the drop-dead date for all submissions.

2014-05-22

• The project is available.

2014-05-15

• Homework 5 is available.

2014-05-09

• Typos in Homework 4's jar file have been corrected as follows:

  --- jmm1/UnsafeMemory.java	2014-05-01 21:49:52.204313333 -0700
  +++ jmm2/UnsafeMemory.java	2014-05-09 15:39:35.772566714 -0700
  @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   	    int nThreads = parseInt (args[1], 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
   	    int nTransitions = parseInt (args[2], 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
   	    byte maxval = (byte) parseInt (args[3], 0, 127);
  -	    byte[] value = new byte[args.length - 3];
  -	    for (int i = 3; i < args.length; i++)
  -		value[i - 3] = (byte) parseInt (args[i], 0, maxval);
  +	    byte[] value = new byte[args.length - 4];
  +	    for (int i = 4; i < args.length; i++)
  +		value[i - 4] = (byte) parseInt (args[i], 0, maxval);
   	    byte[] stateArg = value.clone();
   	    State s;
   	    if (args[0].equals("Null"))
  @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       }
  
       private static void error(String s, long i, long j) {
  -	System.err.format("%s (%ld != %ld)\n", s, i, j);
  +	System.err.format("%s (%d != %d)\n", s, i, j);
   	System.exit(1);
       }
   }
  

2014-05-01

• Homework 4 is available.

2014-04-22

• Homework 3 is available.

2014-04-10

• Homework 2 is available.

2014-04-01

• Homework 1 is available.
• Obtain or renew your SEASnet account right away, as there are occasionally delays before your account is activated.
• Here are some suggestions if you're interested in the course but are neither enrolled nor on the waiting list. Any PTEs are not typically given out until the end of the second week, to make sure that enough resources are available. You can try coming to classes before then. Sign up on any attendance sheet that is being passed around.