Credits: 3 ROOM: W260 TIME: 08:30 - 10:20, TR Instructor: Tommy Lu OFFICE: W254 TEL: (302) 573-5475 e-mail address: lu@hopi.dtcc.edu home page: http://www.dtcc.edu/~lu TEXT: "Modern Operating Systems", by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is designed to introduce design and implementation criteria of operating system principles. EVALUATIONS: based upon the following: tests , homework assignments, and projects 1. Tests: There will be four written tests including final. The highest three test scores will be used to calculate your final grade. 2. Homework assignments: 100 points each. 3. Projects: All projects are programming projects. 100 points each. Grade: average 92 or above ---> A average 83 or above but less than 92 ---> B average 75 or above but less than 83 ---> C average less than 75 but still attending classes---> R average less than 75 but stop attending classes ---> U
Class attendance is very important. If you missed a class, for any reason, please contact me as soon as possible for any in-class exercise, homework assignment and material covered. No make-up test will be given and any missing test will be assigned zero.
If you have a question, please feel free to ask. Please do not let it skip. Everything you learn is building block for the next topic. Should you find yourself behind the class, please discuss it with me after the class and make an arrangement to catch up. Please don't wait until the last minute for it would be very difficult for both of us to work out plans.
Plagiarism is prohibited. All class exercises, homework assignments, and tests are individual work. Do your best but don't copy someone else's. Anyone found cheating would receive zero on that exercise, homework, or test.
All late assignments will be accepted with penalty: within 1 day ---> 5 points within 1 week ----> 10 points within 2 weeks ---> 20 points within 3 weeks ---> 30 points No late assignments will be accepted after 3 weeks.
Please save all your graded tests, homework assignments, and projects. Should there is any arguments about your final grade, this is your only proof.
Please refer to the campus Student Handbook for further information regarding grading policies, student policies, academic dishonesty policy, and student support services available
Course Syllabus (Spring 1998) Week TOPICS (Tuesday) ========== ========================================== 1. 01/20 Class policies, syllabus, e-mail Chapter 1. Introduction 2. 01/27 Chapter 2. Processes 3. 02/03 Chapter 2. Processes 4. 02/10 Chapter 2. Processes Test 1 (02/12) 5. 02/17 Chapter 3. Memory Management 6. 02/24 Chapter 3. Memory Management 7. 03/03 Chapter 4. File Systems 8. 03/10 Chapter 4. File Systems Test 2 (03/12) 9. 03/17 Chapter 5. Input/Output 10. 03/24 Chapter 5. Input/Output 11. 03/31 Chapter 6. Deadlocks 12. 04/07 Chapter 6. Deadlocks Test 3 (04/09) 13. 04/14 (Spring Break) 14. 04/21 Chapter 7. Case Study 1: UNIX 15. 04/28 Chapter 8. Case Study 2: MS-DOS 16. 05/05 Chapter 9. Introduction to Distributed Systems 17. 05/12 Chapter 9. Introduction to Distributed Systems Final exam (05/14)