This schedule is tentative. It is likely to change as the weeks go on.
| Topics | Reading (to be completed before class) |
HW | Notes | |
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| Week 1 | ||||
| Wed 09/04 | Introduction (notes) | HW1, Soln | Lab 1 released | |
| Thu 09/05 | RS1 (lab 1) (logistics and registration) (notes) (whiteboard) | |||
| Week 2 | ||||
| Mon 09/09 | Processes I (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 2 4 | HW2, Soln | |
| Tue 09/10 | HW 1 DUE, 5:00 PM | |||
| Wed 09/11 | Processes II (notes) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 5 | Lab 2 released | |
| Thu 09/12 | RS2 (productivity) (logistics and registration) (notes) | |||
| Fri 09/13 | LAB 1 DUE, 7:00 PM |
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| Week 3 | ||||
| Mon 09/16 | Concurrency/synchronization I (notes) (handout) (handout) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 26 27 | HW3, Soln | |
| Tue 09/17 | HW 2 DUE, 5:00 PM | |||
| Wed 09/18 | Concurrency/synchronization II (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 28 29 30 | ||
| Thu 09/19 | RS3 (lab 2) (logistics and registration) (notes) | |||
| Week 4 | ||||
| Mon 09/23 | Concurrency/synchronization III (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 31, Appx D (reinforcement of monitors) | HW4, Soln | |
| Tue 09/24 | HW 3 DUE, 5:00 PM | |||
| Wed 09/25 | Concurrency/synchronization IV (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 32 | ||
| Fri 09/27 | LAB 2 DUE, 7:00 PM | Lab 3 released | ||
| Week 5 | ||||
| Mon 09/30 | Concurrency/synchronization V (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) | Read Coding Standards for Programming with Threads, by Mike Dahlin | HW5, Soln | |
| Tue 10/01 | HW 4 DUE, 5:00 PM | |||
| Wed 10/02 | Software safety I: Therac-25 (notes) (handout) | (1) Read the Therac-25 paper, following these tips. If you are off-campus, this link through the NYU libraries Web proxy may be useful. (2) Read this New York Times article and at least the first two pages of this one. |
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| Thu 10/03 | RS4 (lab 3) (logistics and registration) (notes) | |||
| Week 6 | ||||
| Mon 10/07 | Scheduling (notes) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 7 8 9 | HW6, Soln | |
| Tue 10/08 | HW 5 DUE, 11:59 PM | |||
| Wed 10/09 | Virtual Memory I (notes) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 13 15 18 19 (Some, not all, of this will be review, given CS201.) |
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| Fri 10/11 | LAB 3 DUE, 11:59 PM | Lab 4 released | ||
| Week 7 | ||||
| Mon 10/14 | No class | |||
| Tue 10/15 | Virtual Monday Virtual Memory II HW 6 DUE, 11:59 PM (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) |
OSTEP 20 (skip 20.2) | ||
| Wed 10/16 | Virtual Memory III (notes) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 21 22 Optional: 23 |
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| Week 8 | ||||
| Mon 10/21 | Midterm review (notes) | Bring questions; most of the class will be Q&A | HW7, Soln | |
| Wed 10/23 | Midterm exam | |||
| Week 9 | ||||
| Mon 10/28 | Virtual Memory IV, WeensyOS (notes) | None | HW8, Soln | |
| Tue 10/29 | HW 7 DUE, 11:59 PM | |||
| Wed 10/30 | I/O (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 36 | ||
| Thu 10/31 | RS5 (lab 4a) (logistics and registration) (notes) | |||
| Week 10 | ||||
| Mon 11/04 | No class (Mike traveling) | None | ||
| Tue 11/05 | HW 8 DUE, 11:59 PM | |||
| Wed 11/06 | No class (Mike traveling) | OSTEP 37 39 | ||
| Thu 11/07 | RS6 (lab 4b) (logistics and registration) (notes) | |||
| Week 11 | ||||
| Mon 11/11 | Context switches, user-level threading (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 40 | HW9, Soln | |
| Tue 11/12 | Disks (11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, signup) (notes) (whiteboard) | The lecture is required viewing, via Brightspace | ||
| Wed 11/13 | File systems I (notes) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 41 | Lab 5 released | |
| Thu 11/14 | File systems II (4:55 PM - 6:10 PM, signup) (notes) (whiteboard) | The lecture is required viewing, via Brightspace | ||
| Fri 11/15 | LAB 4 DUE, 11:59 PM | |||
| Week 12 | ||||
| Mon 11/18 | File systems III (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) | OSTEP 42 | HW10, Soln | |
| Tue 11/19 | HW 9 DUE, 11:59 PM | |||
| Wed 11/20 | How debuggers work (notes) (handout) | None | Demo of ptrace() functionality | |
| Thu 11/21 | RS7 (lab 5) (logistics and registration) (notes) (whiteboard) | |||
| Week 13 | ||||
| Mon 11/25 | Security I: Stack smashing (notes) (handout) (whiteboard) | OSM:SCI 11.5 Optional: Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit (errata) |
HW11, Soln | |
| Tue 11/26 | HW 10 DUE, 11:59 PM | |||
| Wed 11/27 | Security II: Unix (notes) (whiteboard) | None | ||
| Thu 11/28 | Thanksgiving | |||
| Week 14 | ||||
| Mon 12/02 | Security III: Trusting trust (notes) (whiteboard) | Read Reflections on trusting trust, by Ken Thompson. Note: this classic is only three pages, but the length is deceptive. It may take a few slow and careful readings to really see what Thompson did. Please read it several times before class; a skim will not be useful. | ||
| Tue 12/03 | HW 11 DUE, 11:59 PM | |||
| Wed 12/04 | Putting it all together (notes) (whiteboard) | None | ||
| Fri 12/06 | LAB 5 DUE, 11:59 PM | |||
| Week 15 | ||||
| Mon 12/09 | Final exam review (notes) (whiteboard) | Bring questions; most of the class will be Q&A | ||
| Exam period (12/16 – 12/20) | ||||
| Wed 12/18 | final exam, 12:00 – 1:50 PM | |||