Computer Science 410/611 - Operating Systems
Summer 2008
Announcement (Wed, 23 July 2008): Homework #12
WileyPlus homework #12 has been assigned. This homework covers Chapter 12 (Mass-Storage Structure) of the textbook and is due Wednesday, 30 July 2008 at 11pm. It is available online here.
Announcement (Fri, 11 July 2008): Homeworks #8 and #9
WileyPlus homeworks #8 and #9 have been assigned. These homeworks cover Chapter 8 (Main Memory) and Chapter 9 (Virtual Memory) of the textbook. They are due at 11pm on Friday, 18 July 2008 and Wednesday, 23 July 2008, respectively. Both homeworks are available online here.
All old announcements have been archived here.
Important Links
- Course Homepage: This is our primary page. You're currently here already.
- WileyPlus Homepage: Go here for online self-study and homework assignments.
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):
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 2:00pm-3:15pm in HRBB 113
Office Hours
- Scott Pike: Instructor
- Office: HRBB 325
- Email: pike[at]cs.tamu.edu
- Mon and Weds from 3:15pm-4:00pm
- Anonymous feedback welcomed here
- Baik Song An: Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Office: HRBB 336
- Email: baiksong[at]cs.tamu.edu
- Mon and Weds from 3:15pm-4:00pm
- Philip Ritchey: Undergraduate Peer Teacher
- Office: HRBB 214/219/209
- Email: philip.ritchey[at]gmail.com
- 1:00pm-3:30pm (Monday)
- 3:30pm-5:00pm (Tuesday)
- 1:00pm-5:00pm (Weds/Thurs/Fri)
Syllabus
The current syllabus can be found here: Syllabus