cosc 4330/6310 fundamentals of operating systems jehan-françois pâris [email protected]
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Administrative details
Hours: MW 2:30-4:00 pm in SRC 117 Instructor: Jehan-François Pâris Email: jfparis AT uh DOT edu Office: 569 PGH Telephone: 713-743-3341 (office hours) Office hours: MW 4:30—5:00 and 7:10-
7:40pm Web page: www.cs.uh.edu/~paris Twitter: jehanfrancois
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Teaching Assistants
Ashik Khatriashikrk AT gmail DOT comTWTh 11 to 12 pm in 303 HBSC
(College of Optometry building) Carlos Rincon
carincon AT uh DOT eduTTh 11 am to 12 pm and 1 to 2 pm in PGH 313
Zeinab Kazemi Alamoutizkazemi90 AT gmail DOT com MW 4 to 5 pm in PGH 313
Course organization (I)
COSC 4330/6310 introduces the basic concepts of modern operating systems:Kernel organizationProcesses and process scheduling Inter process communication and
synchronizationDeadlocksMemory management and virtual memory File systems
Course organization (II)
Lectures based on PowerPoint slidesRequired
Students wanting a textbook should consultThomas Anderson and Michael Dhalin
Operating Systems: Principles & PracticeRecursive Books
Recent and recommended but not required
The class notes
It is important to have you class notes on hand when you come to class
You canPrint them outStore them on a laptop you will bring to classGet a 7" tablet
Grading policy
Grade will be based onThree quizzes (60% of your grade)Three programming assignments
(39% equally divided among the assignments)Class participation (1%)
People failing the assignments or the quizzes will fail the course
The quizzes (I)
Will take place:Monday, February 23Monday, April 6 Friday, May 8 at 2:00 PM
The quizzes (II)
Will cover the materials covered during the previous five weeksLast quiz will not be comprehensive
Will be closed-bookCan bring a single one-sided page of notes
All preceded by a review session TBAWill never cover any new topics
Hints for the quizzes
I like to askShort problemsQuestions on advantages and disadvantages
of specific solutions Objective is to test that you can put to work the
concepts you have learned
The assignments (I)
To be done in C/C++ under LinuxNew machine much faster than old Bayou
server
Will illustrate concepts discussed in class
Graded for correctness and respect of good programming practices such as modularity and documentation.
The assignments (II)
Late assignments will be assessed a penalty of5 points per day.
You will have a total of three grace days to be used at your discretion
You should drop the course if you cannot do the first assignmentYour program should at least compile
correctly and handle simpler cases
Behaving in the classroom (I)
Students are expected to attend all lecturesCould otherwise miss important
announcements
People obviously immersed in non course-related activities such as browsing the web or playing solitaire will be asked to leave the classroom
Behaving in the classroom (II)
XX X
Submitting your assignments
In the manner to be announced by the TA
A reminder
Assignmentstake time
Academic honesty
No cheating or plagiarism will be tolerated in any graded assignment
What you turn in must be your own work If you include code from any source, you
should mention it The minimum penalty for any transgression
will be an F grade for the course
You havebeen
warned!
Timetable
First Quiz Monday, February 23 First Program due in late February Second Quiz Monday, March 31 Second Program due in early April Third Program due in early May Final Quiz Friday, May 8 at 2:00 pm
A word for the new students
The American system of higher education favors those who work diligently through the semester
Final examinations tend to be much less critical than in many other countries
System offers no second chances
The hare and the turtle
My last word
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