| 7/2 | Office hours today are 2-3 pm in 4154 UP.
The final exam is scheduled for this Wednesday, July the 3rd, 2.30-5.00 pm. There will be no class Wednesday morning. The exam is closed book. Syllabus: everything covered so far in class. |
| 6/30 | There will be office hours in the lab this afternoon (Sunday) from 2-3pm. The project will be due on Monday at 11:59pm. |
| 6/25 | There is a clarification to Homework 5: question 2 has been rephrased and the description expanded. |
| 6/24 | Homework 5 is now available. It
is due this Friday (June 28).
Some extra information about compiling Project 3 has been added. |
| 6/20 | Project 3 is now
available.
There will not be a section on project 3. Send mail to the instructors or come to office hours if you have questions. We will begin covering material you need to do the project today, and will be mostly finished by Tuesday next week, but you can make an early start over the weekend if you like. |
| 6/20 | Reading for today: Silberschatz 10.6,10.8 |
| 6/18 | Homework 4 has been posted, it will be due next Monday (i.e. June 24th). |
| 6/18 | Reading for today: Silberschatz 10.1-10.6
Midterms have been graded. Statistics (individual scores were out of 100 points each) are as follows. Mean: 70. Median: 67. Standard Deviation: 12.5. Highest Score: 97. Sample solutions are available. |
| 6/17 | The deadline for Project 2 has been extended by a day. It is now
due at 11.59 pm on Thursday, the 20th. No further extensions will be
granted.
The midterm was held today. |
| 6/16 | Office hours today are in 211 Upson, 2-3 pm.
Homework 3 has been graded. Come by office hours today to collect your graded sheets. A list of clarifications and common mistakes related to this homework has been posted here. The deadline for Project 2 has been extended by a day. It is now due at 12 midnight on Thursday, the 20th. No further extensions will be granted. |
| 6/15 | The solution to homework 3 has been posted. |
| 6/14 | The midterm will be held in class next Monday the 17th. Syllabus includes
everything we've covered until the end of Silberschatz Chapter 8 (Deadlocks).
Closed book. 75 minutes.
Memory Management/Virtual Memory are not included.
Ben will have extra office hours today. 2-3 pm, 5138 Upson. We will also have extra office hours on Sunday the 16th, 2-3 pm. Location 211 Upson. Solutions to Homework 3 should be up by tomorrow morning. |
| 6/13 | A set of Synchronization Practice Problems (from Spring 01) were handed out during section; the sheet also includes most of the solutions. We will not grade this exercise, but suggest you work on it before the midterm. You can discuss your solutions amongst yourselves as well as during office hours with us. |
| 6/12 | Comments on project 1 grading have been posted. |
| 6/12 | Project 2 is now available.
There was a section about project 2 today, from 2:30-3:30pm in Upson 211. The slides are available. |
| 6/11 | The homework 2 solution is available. If you have questions about the solutions or synchronisation, please come to office hours or mail the instructors to set up an appointment at a different time. |
| 6/10 | Homework 3 questions 1, 5, 7 have been amended since they were originally posted. |
| 6/10 | Homework 3 is now available, it is due on Friday, but should be easier than homework 2. |
| 6/7 | Reminder: homework 2 was due at the start of Friday's class. |
| 6/6 | Instructions for submitting your project 1 have been posted. |
| 6/5 | There has been a slight change to question 3 in homework 2: ignore the words "by the kernel" in the first sentence. |
| 6/4 | Homework 1 was handed back in class today, along with a sample solution. If you didn't attend class and want to pick up your homework, ask after class or come to office hours. |
| 6/3 | There was be a section about the project in Upson 211 at 2:30pm on Monday. The slides are available. |
| 5/31 | Reminder: homework 1 was due at the start of Friday's class. |
| 5/31 | Homework 2 is now available. |
| 5/29 | Final day for formation of project groups (3 students per group). Hang on after class if you don't have partners yet. If you've already formed your group, email the instructors asap. |
| 5/28 | Information about CSUGLAB accounts has been added to the project page. |
| 5/28 | Project 1 is now up on the web. |
| 5/28 | Tutorial on "C for Java Programmers". 2-3 pm. 211 Upson. Slides are available. |
| 5/27 | No class on Memorial Day. |
| 5/24 | Homework 1 is now available. |
| 5/23 | Assigned Readings: in class on Wednesday we covered Chapter 1. Today we'll cover material from Chapter 2; since it will be revision from CS314, skimming through it will be fine. |
| 5/22 | The course outline handed
out in class is available online.
Fill out the Student Information Sheet and return to one of the instructors. |