CCR

Search

Find a course or a school.

CSCI-2434 creditsPrereq: CSCI-142 with minimum grade of C-

CSCI-243: The Mechanics of Programming

1 review from 1 semester · last one Feb 9

Planning Spring 2027? Save classes to your plan.

Not enough reviews yet

Only 1 student has reviewed CSCI-243. Read it as one opinion, not a verdict.

4 more reviews unlock a summary

Took CSCI-243? How hard was it?

1 is easy, 5 is hard. Anonymous, no account.

Difficulty

What we know

From the catalog
Systems-level programming in C covering memory management, pointers, file I/O, process management, and debugging techniques.
Early ratings
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0from 1
Ratings across the web
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3from 89 ratings
Taught by
Prof. Kaminski
Department
Computer Science

What students say

5.0 out of 5 starsSpring 2025Prof. KaminskiWould take again

Mechanics of Programming is the class that separates the kids from the adults in CS. You learn C, makefiles, memory management, pointers, all the stuff that actually matters in systems. Its hard but Professor Kaminski is excellent and genuinely cares. This class prepared me more for my co-op than any other.

Tip: Learn to use gdb and valgrind. Read the man pages. Seriously read them.

Every review is free to read. Took CSCI-243? Adding one takes about two minutes.

Questions students ask

Classes next to CSCI-243

CSCI- courses at RIT with the closest numbers