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15-410 Schedule
Reading Assignments
This table is a guide to the expected reading sequence and approximate dates. You can use it to read ahead, which is an excellent idea.
| Assignment | 7th edition | 6th edition |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-28 First wave |
Chapter 1 (Intro) | Chapter 1 (Intro) |
| Chapter 2 (Computer-System Structures) | ||
| Chapter 2 (OS Structures) | Chapter 3 (OS Structures) | |
| Chapter 13.1 (I/O Overview) | ||
| Chapter 13.2 (I/O Hardware) | ||
| Chapter 13.3 (I/O Interface) | ||
| 2006-09-06 Second wave |
Chapter 3 (Process) Skip 3.5 (IPC), 3.6 (Client-Server) |
Chapter 4 (Process) Skip 4.5 (IPC), 4.6 (Client-Server) |
| Chapter 4 (Thread) | Chapter 5 (Thread) | |
| Chapter 6 (Synchronization) Skip 6.9 (Transactions) |
Chapter 7 (Synchronization) Skip 7.9 (Transactions) |
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| 2006-09-18 Third wave |
Chapter 6.5.3, 6.6.3 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2) | Chapter 7.4.3, 7.5.3 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2) |
| Chapter 5 (Scheduling) | Chapter 6 (Scheduling) | |
| Chapter 7 (Deadlock) | Chapter 8 (Deadlock) | |
| Chapter 8 (Memory Management) | Chapter 9 (Memory Management) | |
| Chapter 9 (Virtual Memory) | Chapter 10 (Virtual Memory) | |
| 2006-11-01 Fourth wave |
Chapter 12 (Mass-Storage Structure) | Chapter 14 (Mass-Storage Structure) |
| Chapter 10 (File-System Interface) | Chapter 11 (File-System Interface) | |
| Chapter 11 (File-System Implementation) | Chapter 12 (File-System Implementation) | |
| 2006-11-15 Fifth wave |
Section 3.5 (IPC), 3.6 (Client-Server) | Section 4.5 (IPC), 4.6 (Client-Server) |
| Chapter 14 (Protection) | Chapter 18 (Protection) | |
| Chapter 15 (Security) | Chapter 19 (Security) | |
| Chapter 17 (Distributed File Systems) | Chapter 16 (Distributed File Systems) | |
| Designing an Authentication System (optional, but fun) | ||
Important Dates
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| Item | Out | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Project 0 | August 30 (Wednesday) | September 6 (Wednesday) |
| Project 1 | September 8 (Friday) | September 18 (Monday) |
| Book Report | September 13 (Wednesday) | December 8 (Friday) |
| Partner registration deadline | September 22 (Friday) | |
| Project 2 | September 20 (Wednesday) | October 6 (Friday) |
| Project 3 | October 6 (Friday) | November 17 (Friday) |
| Mid-term Exam | October 10 (Tuesday) | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 1 demo (in cluster) | October 16 (Monday) | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 2 demo (in cluster) | October 23 (Monday) | |
| Mid-term Grades | October 23 (Monday) | |
| Project 3 due | November 17 (Friday) | |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 22 (Wednesday) | November 26 (Sunday) |
| Project 3 overtime due date | December 1 (Friday) | |
| Project 4 | November 27 (Monday) | December 6 (Wednesday) |
| Project 3 Interviews | December 4 (Monday) | December 6 (Wednesday) |
| Project 4 due | December 6 (Wednesday) | |
| Book Report due | December 8 (Friday) | |
| Last day of class | ||
Changes
P2 out 9/20, not 9/18
Mid-term exam October 10th, not October 17th.
Checkpoint 1 October 16th, not October 13th.
Last day of class is December 8th, not December 9th.
[Last modified Monday October 30, 2006]