EECS 485

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.

This Week

Asynchronous Lectures

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

Slides Recordings

Synchronous Labs

Mon, Wed 3 - 4

Files Recordings

Due Tue 18 May

Spec Tutorials

FAQ Autograder

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DeOrio

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 1:30 - 3

Maryam and Justin

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Practice exams

Alternate exams

Email us if you need an alternate exam.

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

P3

curl, HTTPie

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	TBD Midterm exam review	Project 3 due Tue May 25, 11:59pm
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 Project 4 Intro	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	TBD TBD	Project 4 due Sun Jun 13, 11:59pm
Week 7 June 14 - 18	L21 Recommender Systems L22 Ads and Auctions L23 Blockchain L24 Dark Web	Project 5 Intro TBD	Project 5 due Sun Jun 20, 11:59pm
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

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

TBD

Midterm exam review

Project 3 due Tue May 25, 11:59pm

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

Project 4 Intro

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

TBD

Project 4 due Sun Jun 13, 11:59pm

Week 7
June 14 - 18

L21 Recommender Systems

L22 Ads and Auctions

L23 Blockchain

L24 Dark Web

Project 5 Intro

TBD

Project 5 due Sun Jun 20, 11:59pm

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

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