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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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| 2009-08-24 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) | ||||
| 2009-09-02 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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| 2009-09-15 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) | |||
| 2009-10-30 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) | |||
| 2009-11-12 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 | August 26 (Wednesday) | September 2 (Wednesday) |
| Project 1 | September 4 (Friday) | September 14 (Monday) |
| Book Report | September 10 (Monday) | December 5 (Friday) |
| Partner registration deadline | September 18 (Friday) | |
| Project 2 | September 16 (Wednesday) | October 2 (Friday) |
| Project 3 | October 2 (Friday) | November 13 (Friday) |
| Mid-term Exam | October 6 (Tuesday) | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 1 demo (in cluster) | October 12 (Monday) | |
| Fall Break | October 16 (Friday) | |
| Mid-term Grades | October 19 (Monday) | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 2 demo (in cluster) | October 21 (Wednesday) | |
| Project 3 due | November 13 (Friday) | |
| Project 3 overtime due date | November 23 (Monday) | |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 25 (Wednesday) | November 29 (Sunday) |
| Project 4 | November 16 (Monday) | December 2 (Wednesday) |
| Project 3 Interviews | November 30 (Monday) | December 2 (Wednesday) |
| Project 4 due | December 2 (Wednesday) | |
| Book Report due | December 4 (Friday) | |
| Last day of class | ||
[Last modified Friday September 18, 2009]