EECS 485

EECS 485: Web Systems

The University of Michigan

Fall 2021

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.

In-person Mon and Thu, first floor BBB
Virtual Tue, Wed, and Fri

This Week

In-person Lecture

Tue, Thu 10:30 in 1571 GGBL

Remote Lecture

Watch the videos any time, then discuss in office hours.

In-person Office Hours

Thu 1 - 2:30 in 2725 BBB

Remote Office Hours

Tue 1 - 2:30

In-person Lecture

Tue, Thu 4:30 in 1670 Beyster

Tue, Thu 6:00 in 1013 Dow

In-person Office Hours

Thu 3:30 - 4:30 in 2717 BBB

Remote Office Hours

Tue 7:30 - 8:30

Due Sun 26 Sep

Spec Tutorials

FAQ Autograder

Report a bug

See calendar below

Files

In-person Office Hours

Mon and Thu, see calendar

Virtual Office Hours

Tue, Wed, and Fri, see calendar

Alternate exams

Email us if you need one.

Practice Exams

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

P3

curl, HTTPie

Schedule

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

Day	Lecture	Lab	Deadline
Week 1 Aug 30 - Sep 3	L01 Introduction L02 Static Pages	Project 1 Intro
Week 2 Sep 6 - 10	L03 Server-side Dynamic Pages L04 Sessions	Python Debugging	Project 1 due Sun Sep 12 11:59pm Spec
Week 3 Sep 13 - 17	L05 Encryption L06 Web Security	Project 2 Intro
Week 4 Sep 20 - 24	L07 REST APIs L08 Client-side Dynamic Pages	Databases	Project 2 due Sun Sep 26 11:59pm Spec
Week 5 Sep 27 - Oct 1	L09 Client-side Applications L10 Asynchronous Programming	Project 3 Intro
Week 6 Oct 4 - 8	L11 MapReduce L12 Google File System	REST APIs
Week 7 Oct 11 - 15	L13 OS and Parallelism L14 Networking	Asynchronous Programming & React Debugging	Project 3 due Sun Oct 17 11:59pm
Week 8 Oct 18 - 22	No class - fall study break No class	No lab
Week 9 Oct 25 - 29	No class	No lab	Midterm Tue Oct 26 7pm
Week 10 Nov 1 - 5	L15 Text Analysis for Web Search L16 Link Analysis for Web Search	Project 4 Intro
Week 11 Nov 8 - 12	L17 Scaling Web Search L18 Scaling Static Pages	TBD	Project 4 due Sun Nov 14 11:59pm
Week 12 Nov 15 - 19	L19 Scaling Dynamic Pages L20 Scaling Storage	Project 5 Intro
Week 13 Nov 22 - 25	No class - Thanksgiving break	No lab
Week 14 Nov 29 - Dec 3	L21 Recommender Systems L22 Ads and Auctions	TBD	Project 5 due Sun Dec 5 11:59pm
Week 15 Dec 6 - 10	L23 Blockchain L24 Dark Web	Final exam review
Final Exam			Final Mon Dec 13 7pm

Day

Lecture

Lab

Deadline

Week 1
Aug 30 - Sep 3

L01 Introduction

L02 Static Pages

Project 1 Intro

Week 2
Sep 6 - 10

L03 Server-side Dynamic Pages

L04 Sessions

Python Debugging

Project 1 due Sun Sep 12 11:59pm Spec

Week 3
Sep 13 - 17

L05 Encryption

L06 Web Security

Project 2 Intro

Week 4
Sep 20 - 24

L07 REST APIs

L08 Client-side Dynamic Pages

Databases

Project 2 due Sun Sep 26 11:59pm Spec

Week 5
Sep 27 - Oct 1

L09 Client-side Applications

L10 Asynchronous Programming

Project 3 Intro

Week 6
Oct 4 - 8

L11 MapReduce

L12 Google File System

REST APIs

Week 7
Oct 11 - 15

L13 OS and Parallelism

L14 Networking

Asynchronous Programming & React Debugging

Project 3 due Sun Oct 17 11:59pm

Week 8
Oct 18 - 22

No class - fall study break

No class

No lab

Week 9
Oct 25 - 29

No class

No lab

Midterm Tue Oct 26 7pm

Week 10
Nov 1 - 5

L15 Text Analysis for Web Search

L16 Link Analysis for Web Search

Project 4 Intro

Week 11
Nov 8 - 12

L17 Scaling Web Search

L18 Scaling Static Pages

TBD

Project 4 due Sun Nov 14 11:59pm

Week 12
Nov 15 - 19

L19 Scaling Dynamic Pages

L20 Scaling Storage

Project 5 Intro

Week 13
Nov 22 - 25

No class - Thanksgiving break

No lab

Week 14
Nov 29 - Dec 3

L21 Recommender Systems

L22 Ads and Auctions

TBD

Project 5 due Sun Dec 5 11:59pm

Week 15
Dec 6 - 10

L23 Blockchain

L24 Dark Web

Final exam review

Final Exam

Final Mon
Dec 13 7pm

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