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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 | 8th edition | 7th edition | 6th edition | |
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| 2012-01-16 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) | ||||
| 2012-01-25 Second wave |
Chapter 3 (Process) Skip 3.4 (IPC), 3.5 (Client-Server) |
Chapter 4 (Process) Skip 4.5 (IPC), 4.6 (Client-Server) |
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| Chapter 4 (Threads) | Chapter 5 (Threads) | |||
| Chapter 6 (Synchronization) Skip 6.9 (Transactions) |
Chapter 7 (Synchronization) Skip 7.9 (Transactions) |
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| 2012-02-01 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 (Main Memory) | Chapter 9 (Memory Management) | |||
| Chapter 9 (Virtual Memory) | Chapter 10 (Virtual Memory) | |||
| 2012-03-02 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) | |||
| 2012-03-21 Fifth wave |
Section 3.4 (IPC), 3.5 (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 | January 18 (Wednesday) | January 25 (Wednesday) |
| Project 1 | January 27 (Friday) | February 6 (Monday) |
| Book Report | January 30 (Monday) | May 4 (Friday) |
| Partner registration deadline | February 3 (Friday) | |
| Project 2 | February 8 (Wednesday) | February 24 (Friday) |
| Project 3 | February 27 (Monday) | April 16 (Monday) |
| Mid-term Exam (evening) | February 29 (Wednesday) - evening | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 1 demo (in cluster) | March 7 (Wednesday) | |
| Spring Break | March 9 (Friday) | March 16 (Friday) |
| Mid-term Grades | March 12 (Monday) | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 2 demo (in cluster) | March 23 (Friday) | |
| Project 3 due | April 16 (Monday) | |
| Project 3 overtime due date | April 27 (Friday) | |
| Project 4 | April 23 (Monday) | May 2 (Wednesday) |
| Project 3 Interviews | April 30 (Monday) | May 2 (Wednesday) |
| Project 4 due | May 2 (Wednesday) | |
| Book Report due | May 4 (Friday) | |
| Homework 2 due | ||
| Last day of class | ||
[Last modified Tuesday August 28, 2012]