CPSC 331 Schedule

Readings are listed on the schedule page on the day when they will be discussed in class. "OSTEP" refers to the textbook (Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces). Readings are the first introduction for most material — it often takes more than one encounter to fully absorb something, and class time is more effective if it can be used to fill in the gaps and answer questions about things you have already started to think about. You are encouraged to complete the assigned reading before class to identify the main ideas and note questions, and then revisit the reading after class to more fully understand the material.

Dates for things in light gray are for planning purposes and are subject to change.

		Assignments
Week 1: 1/21-1/23 Topics: course introduction; introduction to OS; introduction to C

Wed	Materials from class: slides: course introduction	introductory survey (on Canvas)

Fri	Reading: OSTEP 1 (Dialogue) OSTEP 2 (Introduction) Materials from class: slides: introduction to OS slides: introduction to C and the command line Reference: Dive into Systems, in particular Appendix 1: Chapter 1 for Java Programmers Chapter 2: A Deeper Dive Into C Appendix 2: Using Unix (largely sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.5, but feel free to explore more) C for Java Programmers		project 1 Unix Utilities due Wed Feb 4
Week 2: 1/26-1/30 Topics: processes

Mon	Reading: OSTEP 3 (Dialogue) OSTEP 4 (Processes) OSTEP 5 (Process API) Materials from class: slides: processes

Wed	Reading: OSTEP 6 (Direct Execution) Materials from class: slides: Unix process API (`fork()`, `exec()`, `wait()`)

Fri	Materials from class: slides: Unix process API (`exec()`, `kill()`) examples `p3.c` (`fork()`, `exec()`) `p3_no_fork.c` (`exec()` without `fork()`) `signals.c` (`kill()`)	homework
Week 3: 2/2-2/6 Topics: processes, scheduling

Mon

Wed	Reading: OSTEP 7 (CPU Scheduling)		project

Fri	Reading: OSTEP 8 (Multi-level Feedback)	homework
Week 4: 2/9-2/13 Topics:

Mon

Wed

Fri		homework
Week 5: 2/16-2/20 Topics:

Mon

Wed			project

Fri		homework
Week 6: 2/23-2/27 Topics:

Mon	exam

Wed

Fri		homework	project
Week 7: 3/2-3/6 Topics:

Mon

Wed

Fri		homework
Week 8: 3/9-3/13 Topics:

Mon

Wed

Fri
Spring Break: 3/14-3/22
Week 9: 3/23-3/27 Topics:

Mon		homework	project

Wed

Fri		homework
Week 10: 3/30-4/3 Topics:

Mon	exam

Wed

Fri		homework
Week 11: 4/6-4/10 Topics:

Mon			project

Wed

Fri		homework
Week 12: 4/13-4/17 Topics:

Mon

Wed

Fri		homework	project
Week 13: 4/20-4/24 Topics:

Mon	exam

Wed	HWS Day (no class)

Fri		homework
Week 14: 4/27-5/1 Topics:

Mon

Wed

Fri
Week 15: 5/4 Topics:

Mon
Reading Period: 5/5-5/7

Tue

Wed

Thu
Exams: 5/8-5/11

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon	exam 7-10pm	end of semester deadline no work accepted after 10pm

CPSC 331 Schedule

Week 1: 1/21-1/23

Week 2: 1/26-1/30

Week 3: 2/2-2/6

Week 4: 2/9-2/13

Week 5: 2/16-2/20

Week 6: 2/23-2/27

Week 7: 3/2-3/6

Week 8: 3/9-3/13

Spring Break: 3/14-3/22

Week 9: 3/23-3/27

Week 10: 3/30-4/3

Week 11: 4/6-4/10

Week 12: 4/13-4/17

Week 13: 4/20-4/24

Week 14: 4/27-5/1

Week 15: 5/4

Reading Period: 5/5-5/7

Exams: 5/8-5/11