Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 21:55:59 GMT Server: Apache/1.0.5 Content-type: text/html Content-length: 3448 Last-modified: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 17:13:17 GMT Dr. Ivie - CS 345 - Syllabus

CS 345 (CS 444) - Operating System Design

Fall Semester 1996

General Information




Instructor:

Dr. Evan L. Ivie
Office: 2232 TMCB
Phone: 378-7655
Hours: MWF 3 - 4 pm
e-mail: evan@cs.byu.edu

Teaching Assistants:

Brett Hill - bartman@cs.byu.edu
office hours: TTh 10 - 11 am & MWF 4 - 5 pm
<\t> other times by appointment
<\t> home phone 356-1594


Glenn Judd - glenn@cs.byu.edu
office hours: ????? other times by appointment
home phone 371-6984

Course Hours:

MWF 9:00 - 9:50 am 375 MARB
MWF 3:00 - 3:50 pm 2201 SFLC

Newsgroups:

CS 345 newgroup
Added due to student request

Texts:

Modern Operating Systems - Tanenbaum (Bookstore)

Course Objectives:

This course covers the principles and concepts of operating systems. Students will study the use and design of operating systems.

Prerequisites:

CS 380

Calendar:


Grading:

Value Description .
20% Midterm:take-home (18 - 25 October 1996) (Due at 5pm)
25% Final:in-class (Wed. 18 December 1996 7 -10 am & 3 - 6 pm)
10%Problem sets: Due on Tuesdays
10%Operating system labs: Due on Thursdays
30%Operating system understanding and effort: oral exam, etc.
5%Course enhancement project(s)


Submittal Policy:

Problem sets are due on Tuesdays at midnight in the lab box.
OS projects are discussed on each Friday and due the next Thursday.
The midterm is due on Octoaber 25th at 5pm under my door (2232 TMCB).
Late assignments (problems, projects, midterm) will receive at most 60% credit unless you submit in writing a reasonable explanation for the tardiness (sickness, plant trip, ...).

SOS Labs and projects

NT Labs and projects


Updated September 3, 1996
by Brett Hill (bartman@byu.edu)