Computer Science 410/611 - Operating Systems
Spring 2008

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Lecture Slides and Handouts

• My slides on the Experience Economy and Stabilization
• Original slides for all chapters (from the textbook author)
• My lecture slides (derived from the author's slides above):
• Chapter 1 Slides
• Chapter 2 Slides
• Chapter 3 Slides
• Chapter 4 Slides
• Chapter 5 Slides
• Chapter 6 Slides
• Chapter 7 Slides
• Chapter 8 Slides
• Chapter 9 Slides

Course Catalog Description

Hardware/software evolution leading to contemporary operating systems; basic operating systems concepts; methods of operating systems design and construction; algorithms for CPU scheduling, memory management, and general resource allocation; process coordination and management; case studies of several operating systems.

This is a stacked course consisting of two sections which meet concurrently. CPSC 410 is the undergraduate section intended for computer science majors. CPSC 611 is a graduate section intended only for graduate students outside of computer science. Please note that graduate students in Computer Science or Computer Engineering cannot get credit for CPSC 611; such students should enroll for CPSC 613, if available.

Textbook

Operating Systems Concepts, 7th Edition, by Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne, 2005. The textbook should be available at the bookstore in the Memorial Student Center (MSC).

Schedule

• Lectures: MWF from 3:00pm-3:50pm in HRBB 124

Office Hours:

• Scott Pike: Instructor
• HRBB 325
• pike[at]cs.tamu.edu
• Mon and Weds from 3:50pm-4:30pm
• Anonymous feedback welcomed here
• Yixin Cao: Homework Assignments
• 229D Reed-McDonald
• yixin[at]cs.tamu.edu
• Office Hours: MW 2:00pm-3:00pm
• Nikhil Gupta: Programming Projects
• HRBB 219
• ngupta[at]cs.tamu.edu
• Hours TBA
• Daniel Miller: Peer Teacher
• dmiller[at]tamu.edu
• By appointment: 847-7488

Tentative Syllabus and Course Schedule

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