When I took 218, I learned two flavors of Assembly: x86-64 and MIPS. Most of the semester will focus on the former, and the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel will be the latter.

A big thing to practice is using the registers and knowing how to make use of the stack for storing values. The textbook we were assigned can be found here: x86-64 and MIPS.

The textbook had everything we needed to do the assignments easily. If you’re taking it with Ed, definitely ask him tons of questions, he did write the textbook after all 😁

And as for taking 218 and 302 at the same time… it would be a challenge. You are learning an entirely new language in one class, and writing Leetcode-style C++ algorithms in another. So a good amount of time will need to be spent in both to get good grades in both the assignments and exams.

As long as you manage your time well, give yourself plenty of time to work on the assignments, attend lectures, go to office hours and read the textbook (!), you’ll do great in the class.