Labs 

Tentative Lab (and Exam) Schedule

	Prelab Due (in class)	Lab session	Lab reports due (in class)	Additional Reading for Labs (optional):
Lab 1	Feb 1	Jan 31-Feb 4	Group 1-8: Feb 8 Group 9-20: Feb 10	Liebeherr/El Zarki: Chapter 1
Lab 2	Feb 8	Feb 7-Feb 11	Group 1-8: Feb 15 Group 9-20: Feb Feb 17	Liebeherr/El Zarki: Chapter 2
Lab 3	Feb 15	Feb 14-Feb 18	Group 1-8: Mar 1 Group 9-20: Mar 3	Liebeherr/El Zarki: Chapter 3
no lab
Lab 4	Mar 1	Feb 28-Mar 3	Group 1-8:  Mar 15 Group 9-20: Mar 17	IBM Redbook, Chapter 4.1-4.4, GNU Zebra Manual
Exam 1 (Mar 3)
Spring Break (Mar 7-Mar 11)
Lab 5	Mar 15	Mar 13 - Mar 18	Groupp 1-8: Mar 22 Group 9-20: Mar 24	IBM Redbook, Chapter 5
Lab 6	Mar 22	Mar 21- Mar 25	Group 1-8: Apr 5 Group 9-20: Apr 7
no lab		Mar 28- Apr 1
Lab 7	Apr 7	Apr 4- Apr 8	Group 1-8: Apr 12 Group 9-20: Apr 14	BM Redbook, Chapter 21.4, Chapter 3.5-3.7
Lab 8	Apr 14	Apr 11- Apr 15	Group 1-8: April 19 Group 9-20: April 21	BM Redbook,Chapter 8.1,
Lab 9	Apr 21	Apr 18- Apr 22	Group 1-8: April 26 Group 9-20: April 28	IBM Redbook, Chapter 15
Lab10	Apr 28	Apr 25- Apr  29	Group 1-8: May 3 Group 9-20: May 5	Liebeherr/El Zarki: Chapter 10
Exam 2 (May 3)

Time Slots 

(2 groups per time slot, 2 students per group)

Important Information

What you need to do for a Lab?

Before you go to the Internet Lab

• Read book chapter and do related reading (a few hours)
• Complete prelab (<1 hour, if you have done the reading)

In the Internet lab:

• Show up for your time slot
• Bring formatted floppy disk and textbook and solutions to prelab
• Complete exercises (1 hour to several hours, Average: 3 hours)
• Take measurements
• Save data to floppy disk

After the lab:

• Use data on save data to floppy
• Write lab report
• Submit lab report by due date

Rules for using the Lab

• Sign up for a time slot in class. Your time slot is allocated for the entire semester.
• You are guaranteed access to the lab during your time slot.
• If you are more than 15 minutes late you loose your time slot (i.e., anyone can use it)
• Outside your assigned lab section, you  may use the lab anytime you want  (but may get preempted by instructor and lab assistant).
• The Lab report is due 1 week after your assigned lab slot 
• Note: Do not skip the prelabs. You will not be able to complete the labs in a reasonable time, otherwise.
• There is no TA available while you are doing lab exercises. If you have questions and problem, try to work around the problem. 
• Send a report of the problem to cs458@cs.virginia.edu or contact the TA.

 What to submit with your lab report?

• Prelabl and lab report have separate due dates.
  
• Prelab answers can be handwritten.
• Lab reports must be typed.
  
• Feedback sheet included in the book.
• Cover page of lab has Lab title, names and emails 
• Submit only hardcopies.
• Submit lab report and prelab solutions in class.

  How is the report graded?

• Prelab: 10%
• Completeness and correctness: 60%
• Quality of Presentation: 30%