CS 571 Planned Schedule, Fall 2024

The Course Syllabus is available: https://cs.gmu.edu/~kandrea/F24/CS571_Syllabus_F24.html

All projects will be posted and announced as early as we have them prepared, generally with at least two weeks to complete.
These dates are subject to change as needed during the semester.

• PA 0 : Sep 2 - Sep 17 (11:59pm deadline)
  
• PA 1 - Part 1: Oct 1 - Oct 15 (11:59pm deadline)
  
• PA 1 - Part 2: Oct 1 - Nov 1 (11:59pm deadline)
  
• PA 2 - Part 1: Nov 5 - Nov 15 (11:59pm deadline)
  
• PA 2 - Part 2: Nov 5 - Dec 9 (11:59pm deadline)
  

Tests are bigger milestones, and their dates are announced ahead of time.
Only severe scheduling anomalies would force a delay in test dates.

• Homeworks:
  • Each Homework Releases on Monday and is due by 11:59pm on the Friday of the same week.
  • These week-long homework assignments will be done on Gradescope.
  • There are no makeups for a missed or late homework assignment.
• Mid-Term Exams:
  
• Test 1: Monday, October 21st
  
• Covers Weeks 1 - 8
• OS Structures and Interrupt Handling
• Processes, Signals, and IPC
• Threads and Synchronization
• Test 2: Monday, November 18th
  
• Covers Weeks 9 - 12
• CPU Scheduling
• Memory Management
• More information will be provided as the date closes in.
• The exams will given in-person during your normal class session.
• Final Exam: See Exam Schedule for the Date and Times.
  • The Final Exam is Comprehensive
  • https://registrar.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fall-2024-Final-Exam-Schedule.pdf
  • Section 002 with Prof. Andrea
  Monday, December 16th from 4:30pm - 7:15pm
  • The Final will be taken during these University Scheduled Times in your normal classroom.

Below is a tentative schedule, which is subject to change as needed.

• This is the Planned Schedule of Topics.  Individual lectures may vary, but this this the plan.
• This means that the topics below are general indications of when they will be instructed.
  • Each lecture section may vary in timing on individual topics.
  • Due to the Holidays, some classes may be out of sync by one lecture for some of the semester.
• Holidays:
• Sep 2nd: Labor Day Holiday
• Monday is a Holiday. Tuesday - Friday normal classes.
• Oct 14th: Fall Break
• Monday is a Holiday. Tuesday - Friday normal classes.
• Nov 5th: Election Day Holiday
• Tuesday is a Holiday. Monday and Wednesday - Friday are normal classes.
• Nov 27 - Dec 1: Thanksgiving Break
• Wednesday - Friday are Holidays. Monday and Tuesday are normal classes.

Week	Lecture Topics	Text	Homework
1 Aug 26	Course Intro OS Structures and Interrupts	Ch. 1-2 (Overview)	None
September 2nd, Labor Day: Monday Holiday. (Tuesday - Friday Normal Classes)
2 Sep 2	No Class on Labor Day		None
3 Sep 9	Processes Process Communications	Ch. 4-6 (Processes)	H1: OS Structures and Interrupts Due: Sep 13th by 11:59pm
4 Sep 16	Process Graphs Signals and IPC	Ch. 4-6 (Processes)	None
5 Sep 23	Threads Synchronization	Ch. 26 (Threads) Ch. 26-27 (Synchronization)	H2: Processes Due: Sep 27th by 11:59pm
6 Sep 30	Locks and Primitives Mutexes and Semaphores	Ch. 28-29 (Locks) 29-31 (Mutex and Semaphore)	None
7 Oct 7	Classic Problems and MCS Scheduling Metrics	Ch. 30-32 (Problems) Ch. 7 (Scheduling)	H3: Synchronization Due: Oct 11th by 11:59pm
October 14th, Fall Break: Monday Holiday. (Tuesday - Friday Normal Classes)
8 Oct 14	No Class on Fall Break		None
9 Oct 21	Midterm I Non-Preemptive Scheduling	Covers Weeks 1 - 8 Ch. 7 (Scheduling)	None
10 Oct 28	Preemptive Scheduling Real-Time and Multi-Core Scheduling	Ch. 7-8 (Scheduling) Ch. 9-10 (Realtime)	H4: Scheduling Due: Nov 8th by 11:59pm
November 5th, Election Day: Tuesday Holiday. (Monday and Wednesday - Friday Normal Classes)
11 Nov 4	Memory Overview Segmentation	Ch. 13-21 (Memory Management)	HW4 Continued... Due: Nov 8th by 11:59pm
12 Nov 11	Paging and Page Tables Virtual Memory	Ch. 13-21 (Memory Management) Slides	H5: Memory Topics Due: Nov 15th by 11:59pm
13 Nov 18	Midterm II Page Replacement	Covers Weeks 9 - 12 Ch. 13-21 (Memory Management)	None
November 27 - December 1, Thanksgiving: Wednesday - Friday Holiday. (Monday and Tuesday Normal Classes)
14 Nov 25	Working Sets File Systems	Ch. 13-21 (Memory Management) Ch. 36-45 (File Systems)	H6: Virtual Memory Due: Dec 6th by 11:59pm
15 Dec 2	File Systems Distributed Systems	Ch. 36-45 (File Systems) Ch. 48 (Distributed)	H6 Continued... Due: Dec 6th by 11:59pm
16 Dec 9	Distributed Coordination Security	Slides Ch. 53-56 (Security)	*H7: File Systems, Distributed Systems, and Security (Not Graded. Solution Video will be Provided.)
Finals - See the Final Exam information at the top for Details