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+# CSE 3666 - Spring 2024
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+This repo is for CSE 3666 in Spring 2024. We will use multiple platforms in this course.
+
+*   HuskyCT. Most of the course materials, including syllabus, schedule,
+    lecture slides, and homework assignments, will be posted in HuskyCT.
+    Submission links and online quizzes will also be posted in HuskyCT.
+
+    Here is [the Blackboard help center for students](https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Ultra)
+
+*   Gradescope. We will use Gradescope to grade most of the lab assignments and
+    some homework questions.  The submission links will be created in HuskyCT. 
+
+    Here are the instructions for [submitting an assignment on
+    Gradescope](https://help.gradescope.com/article/ccbpppziu9-student-submit-work).
+
+*   This repo. Lab assignments will be posted here. For example, lab0 folder
+    has all the files for Lab 0 and the description is in `lab0.md`. The
+    submission portals/links are in HuskyCT.
+
+    It is a good idea to bookmark this page.
+
+*   iClicker. For lecture participations.
+
+    [iCliker student login page](https://student.iclicker.com/#/login)
+
+*   Discord server. For online discussions. 
+
+*   [CSE 3666 supplementary materials in a public repo](https://github.com/zhijieshi/cse3666/)
+
+Your submitted work in lab, homework, quiz, exam, etc. should be clean and
+tidy. Always write good, concise comments in code.  
+
+For all autograded assignments, including quizzes, you can see the results
+shortly after submission. You have chance to revise your submission for better
+grades. We do not manually adjust the grades for autograded assignments.
+
+When grading coding questions manually, we check the correctness but also the
+**quality**. For example, RISC-V idioms should be recognized and written
+properly. Some idioms are listed on [this
+page.](https://github.com/zhijieshi/cse3666/blob/master/rv-examples/risc-v-idioms.md)
+In addition, good code should be easy to read.
+
+## Textbook
+
+The textbook is  
+
+    David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy. Computer Organization and Design
+    RISC-V Edition: The Hardware Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in
+    Computer Architecture and Design) 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann. Dec 2020.
+    ISBN-13: 978-0128203316.
+
+Note that it is the second edition (NOT the first edition) of the RISC-V
+version. The UConn bookstore should have the correct edition. Here is the
+textbook on Amazon.com. 
+
+[Link to the textbook on Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0128203315/)
+
+The following is the page on the publisher's website that provides additional
+contents like online chapters. You can also download the reference card (in the
+textbook) from there. Search "RISC-V Reference Data" on the page.
+
+[Additional resources from the
+textbook](https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/book-companion/9780128203316)
+
+## File storage
+
+**Important:** Save your files to cloud storage like OneDrive. Local 
+storage on lab computers or UConn AnyWare Desktop may be purged. 
+
+As of January 2023, UITS has enabled OneDrive on UConn Anyware Desktop. The
+File Explorer has a link (OneDrive - University of Connecticut) to the user's
+OneDrive folder. In PowerShell, the folder "OneDrive - University of Connecticut" is
+in the user's home directory. The files can also be accessed with the Web interace
+through [email.uconn.edu](https://email.uconn.edu/).