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+# Getting prepared
+
+*Deadline:* Friday, 1/20/2023. 
+
+We will keep the submission open until Wed, 2/1/2023, for students who enroll
+into the course late. 
+
+Check 
+
+*If you work on a lab computer or UConn AnyWare Desktop, save your files to
+cloud storage like OneDrive. Otherwise, you may lose your files.*
+
+## Learning Objectives
+
+*   Run a RISC-V programs in RARS. 
+
+*   Submit code in Gradescope.
+
+*   Conversion of non-negative numbers to a different radix.
+
+*   Take a quiz in HuskyCT.
+
+## Description
+
+### Task 1
+
+Follow the instructions on [this page](https://github.com/zhijieshi/cse3666/blob/master/misc/rars.md) 
+to install RARS and run RISC-V programs in RARS. 
+
+Copy code in `01-hello.s` to a new file `lab0.s`. Modify the `msg` string so
+the program prints the following. There is no space after the ending dot. 
+
+    Hello, welcome to CSE 3666. Spring is coming.
+
+Submit `lab0.s` in Gradescope. There is a link in HuskyCT.
+
+### Task 2
+
+Study the slides in `lab0-numbers.pdf` to learn/review converson of numbers of 
+different radices. 
+
+*   Binary to decimal.
+*   Decimal to binary.
+*   Hexadecimal to decimal.
+*   Decimal to hexadecimal.
+
+Practice on [this page](https://zhijieshi.github.io/cse3666/binarynumbers/).
+For now, you can click the Config button and uncheck "Bits are signed".
+
+## Deliverables
+
+Submit `lab0.s` in Gradescope and complete quiz lab0 in HuskyCT. 
+