CS481: Operating Systems Principles

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CS481: Operating Systems Principles

Spring 2004 - Prof. Cris Pedregal

The table below answers the essential wh-questions for this class, except one (why?).

What	Where	When	Who	Email
Lecture	MH 111	Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-13:45	Cris Pedregal
Office Hours	FEC 340	Tuesday, Thursday 14:45-15:45	Cris Pedregal
Office Hours	TBA	TBA TBA	John Cochran

Also bear in mind the following requirements. You must:

register for CS481 and attend the lectures
subscribe to the class mailing list to receive announcements, assignments, etc.
Note: the listserv will not add you to the list until you reply to its confirmation email.

The above list is not exhaustive; it is just to ensure you are in this class. To do well you need to keep up with reading, assignments, exams, etc.

Textbook, Syllabus, Lectures

Textbook: Tanenbaum, Modern Operating Systems, 2nd Edition ISBN 0-13-031358-0

In this class we will cover material on chapters 1 through 6 of the textbook, and one or more other chapters out of 7, 9, and 12. We will also read original research/technical papers. This two-page brochure (PDF) contains guidelines to reading resarch papers. Although you generally will have access to overhead slides used in class, you are expected to keep up with the readings and all materials on your own.

Schedule, Lecture Slides, Deadlines: are on a separate syllabus page.

Exams, Assignments

There will be occasional quizzes in class. Assignments entail reading technical papers, solving problems of the type found at the end of each chapter in the textbook, and some programming and simulation. There will also be a couple of midterms (contributing 30% to the course grade) and a final exam (35%). Assignments (35%) round out the rest of the grade. A quiz and a couple extra assignments may be offered for extra credit.
Midterm 1: Tuesday 24 February, in class.
Midterm 2: Tuesday 13 April, in class.
Final: Thursday 13 May 2004 10:00-12:00 noon, per the UNM Registrar's Spring 2004 Final Exam Schedule.

Academic Honesty

We expect that you will discuss your doubts, findings, and work you do for this class with others, but you must be careful to maintain ethical standards. The guiding principles are:

any work you submit must be your own
if unsure of whether something is allowed, ask the TA or instructor ahead of time

You should be familiar with the university policies on academic honesty and the use of computers (for example, see the Pathfinder and http://www.unm.edu/cirt/policies.html).

We believe that you will learn a lot from your discussions with your fellow students, and encourage you to interact with them, within some limits. Examples of behavior that is not acceptable include: copying another person's assignment or program (with or without their knowledge); codeveloping an assignment or program; mailing your program to another person; making your files readable so another person can copy them; having another person write any portion of your assignment.

Cheating will result in an F for the entire course and turning over the case to the appropriate authorities for further disciplinary action. There will be no second chances.

Created 2004.01.20 11:00
Added textbook ISBN 2004.01.21 11:00
Added office hours 2004.01.25 11:00
Fixed broken links brochure, TA website 2004.02.05 18:00
Grade formula, minor nits 2004.04.27 22:00