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Princeton
University
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Computer Science 318
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Fall 2012 |
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Course Summary
An introduction to
operating systems.
Emphasis is on the fundamentals of how to design and implement an operating
system. Topics include operating system structure, processes, threads,
synchronizations, concurrent programming, interprocess
communications, virtual memory, I/O device management, and file systems.
Administrative Information
Lectures: Tue & Thu 13:30-14:50, Bowen Hall 222 (except 9/18 and 9/20 in McCosh
room 10)
Precepts: Tue 19:30-20:20, Computer Science Building 104
Professor: Kai Li, Computer Science Building 321, Phone:
8-4637, Email: li at cs
Office
Hours: Tue 15:00-17:00 or by appointment, in Computer Science Building 321
Undergraduate Coordinator:
Colleen Kenny-McGuinley,
Computer Science Building 210, Phone: 8-1746, Email: ckenny@cs.princeton.edu
Teaching Assistants:
|
Name |
Email |
Phone |
Office |
Office hours |
|
Aaron Blankstein |
ablankst@cs.princeton.edu |
8-1796 |
CS building 317 |
Friday 1:30-3:30pm
(Friend 010) |
|
Scott Erickson |
scottme@cs.princeton.edu |
3-1686 |
CS building 003 |
Thursday 3-5pm
(Friend 010) |
|
Yida Wang |
yidawang@cs.princeton.edu |
8-1759 |
CS building 318 |
Friday 3-5pm (Friend
010) |
Lab Teaching Assistants: Michael Franklin, Ilias Glechaskiel, Amy Ousterhout, and
Leonardo Stedile. Their hours are specified on the project page.
Prerequisites
COS 217 and 226 or instructor's permission.
Textbook
Main: Andrew S. Tanenbaum,
Modern
Operating Systems, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall.,
2008.
Additional: Thomas Anderson and Michael
Dahlin, Operating Systems: Principles and Practice, Beta
Edition. Recursive
Books, Ltd. 2012.
Announcements
To help all students deal with the impact of the storm, project 3
due will be extended by one day.
See more details on Piazza.
The main venue for course announcements and
questions will be Piazza: [Enroll in Piazza forum
here]
As a backup, some course announcements
may be distributed through the course's listserv: COS318-F2012@princeton.edu
[subscribe here].
All students need to enable UNIX
account. The instructions can be
found here.
Lectures on 9/18 and 9/20 will be in McCosh room 10 (due to NSF site visit meetings in Bowen
Hall).
COS 318: Operating Systems
Princeton University
Department of Computer Science