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EECS 485: Web Systems

The University of Michigan
Spring 2021
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A holistic course of modern web systems and technologies, covering front end and back end. Build an Instagram clone in the first half of the semester, and a Google clone in the second.

Syllabus

This Week

Lecture
Asynchronous Lectures
Watch the videos any time, then discuss in DeOrio's office hours.
Slides Recordings
Lab
Synchronous Labs
Mon, Wed 3 - 4
Files Recordings
Project 5

Search Engine

Due Sun 20 Jun
Spec Tutorials
FAQ Autograder
Report a bug
Prof Office Hours
DeOrio
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 1:30 - 3
Staff Office Hours
Maryam and Justin
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Exam
Final Exam Review
June 22, 11am-12pm with Justin:
P4-related Free Response Prep
June 22, 5-6pm with Maryam:
P5-related Free Response Prep
Group Office Hours
June 21-24, various times
(see calendar below)
Practice Exams
Alternate exams
Email us if you need one.

All times are listed as Ann Arbor local time (ET)

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Tutorials

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Operating System

Install web dev tools on your operating system
Version Control

git and GitLab
Browser Tools

Web dev features in popular web browsers
Python virtual environment

python3 -m venv
Python debugger

pdb and pdb++
Python testing

pytest
Shell scripting

Command line automation
P2, P3, P5
SQLite

SQLite Tutorial
P2, P3, P5
Python/Flask

Dynamic pages
P2, P3
Amazon Web Services

P3
REST API in Flask

P3
REST API Tools

curl, HTTPie
P3
React/JS

Toolchain, demo
P3
End-to-end testing

Headless Chrome
P4
Threads and sockets in python

Schedule

All times are listed as Ann Arbor local time (ET)

Week Lecture Lab Deadline
Week 1
May 4 - 7

L01 Introduction

L02 Static Pages

L03 Server-side Dynamic Pages

Project 1 Intro
Week 2
May 10 - 14

L04 Sessions

L05 Encryption

L06 Web Security

L07 REST APIs

Static/Dynamic Pages and Python Debugging

Project 2 Intro
Project 1 due Tue May 11, 11:59pm Spec
Week 3
May 17 - 21

L08 Client-side Dynamic Pages

L09 Client-side Applications

L10 Asynchronous Programming

L11 MapReduce

Web Security & Rest APIs

Project 3 Intro
Project 2 due Tue May 18, 11:59pm Spec
Week 4
May 24 - 28

L12 Google File System

L13 OS and Parallelism

L14 Networking

No lecture - study for midterm

Asynchronous Programming and React Debugging

Midterm exam review
Project 3 due Tue May 25, 11:59pm Spec
Week 5
May 31 - June 4

No lecture - Memorial Day

No lecture - midterm exam

L15 Text Analysis for Web Search

L16 Link Analysis for Web Search

No lab

No lab
Midterm Exam
Tue June 1, 1:30pm

Alternate Exam
Tue June 1, 9:00am
Week 6
June 7 - 11

L17 Scaling Web Search

L18 Scaling Static Pages

L19 Scaling Dynamic Pages

L20 Scaling Storage

Project 4 Intro

Project 4 Tips and Debugging
Project 4 due Sun Jun 13, 11:59pm Spec
Week 7
June 14 - 18

L21 Recommender Systems

L22 Ads and Auctions

L23 Blockchain

L24 Dark Web

Project 5 Intro

Project 5 Tips and Debugging
Project 5 due Sun Jun 20, 11:59pm Spec
Week 8
June 21 - 25

No lecture - study for final

Final Exam

 Final exam review
Final Exam
Fri June 25, 8am

Alternate Exam
Fri June 25, 11am

People

Reach us at eecs485staff@umich.edu

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Andrew DeOrio

awdeorio@umich.edu

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Maryam Younus

myounus@umich.edu

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Justin Applefield

jmapple@umich.edu