CS 471 Planned Schedule, Spring 2025

*H3 - This homework is due on Saturday to allow me time to grade and return it by Sunday night.
I need to get it back with a few days before the Midterm to review from.

The Course Syllabus is available: https://cs.gmu.edu/~kandrea/S25/CS471_Syllabus_S25.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 : Tuesday, Jan 28 - Tuesday, Feb 11 (11:59pm deadline)
  
  
• PA 1 - Part 1: Monday, Feb 24 - Friday, Mar 7 (11:59pm deadline)
  
• PA 1 - Part 2: Monday, Feb 24 - Friday, Mar 28 (11:59pm deadline)
  


• PA 2 - Part 1: Tuesday, April 1 - Friday, April 11 (11:59pm deadline)
  
• PA 2 - Part 2: Tuesday, April 1 - Monday, May 5 (11:59pm deadline)
  
  • No submissions are allowed after 11:59pm on May 5th.
  • There are no late days allowed after 11:59pm on May 5th.

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 the day a Module Finishes and is due by 11:59pm on the specified Sunday.
  • These week-long homework assignments will be done on Gradescope.
  • There are no makeups for a missed or late homework assignments.
• Mid-Term Exams:
  
• Test 1: Wednesday, March 5th
  
• Covers Modules 1 - 4
• OS Structures and Interrupt Handling
• Processes, Signals, and IPC
• Threads and Synchronization
• Test 2: Wednesday, April 16th
  
• Covers Modules 5 - 6
• 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/Spring-2025-Final-Exam-Schedule.pdf
  • Section 005 with Prof. Andrea
  Monday, May 12th from 7:30am - 10:15am
  • Section 008 with Prof. Andrea
  Monday, May 12th from 10:30am - 1:15pm
  • 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:
• March 10 - March 14: Spring Break

Week	Lecture Topics	Text	Homework
January 20th, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday Holiday. (Tuesday - Friday Normal Classes)
1 Jan 22	Module 1: Course Intro Overview and Demos	Ch. 1-2 (Overview)	None
2 Jan 27-31	Module 2: OS Structures Syscalls and Interrupts	Ch. 1-2 (Overview)	H1: OS Structures and Interrupts Due: Feb 9th by 11:59pm
3 Feb 3-7	Module 3: Processes Process Communications	Ch. 4-6 (Processes)	H1: ... Continued Due: Feb 9th by 11:59pm
4 Feb 10-14	Signals and IPC Module 4: Threads	Ch. 4-6 (Processes) Ch. 26 (Threads)	H2: Processes Due: Feb 16th by 11:59pm
5 Feb 17-22	Synchronization Locks	Ch. 26-27 (Synchronization) Ch. 28-29 (Locks)	H3: Synchronization Due: Feb 28th by 11:59pm
6 Feb 24-28	Mutexes and Semaphores Module 5: Scheduling	Ch. 29-31 (Mutex and Semaphore) Ch. 7 (Scheduling)	H3: ... Continued Due: Feb 28th by 11:59pm
7 Mar 3-7	Non-Preemptive Scheduling (Wed.) MIDTERM - Test 1	Ch. 7 (Scheduling) Modules 1 - 4	None
Mar 10 - 14th, Spring Break
8 Mar 10-14	No Classes on Spring Break		None
9 Mar 17-22	Preemptive Scheduling Real-Time Scheduling	Ch. 7 (Scheduling) Ch. 9-10 (Realtime)	None
10 Mar 24-29	Multi-Core Scheduling Module 6: Memory Management	Slides Ch. 13-21 (Memory Management)	H4: Scheduling Due: Mar 30th by 11:59pm
11 Mar 31-Apr 4	Segmentation Paging	Ch. 13-21 (Memory Management)	H5: Memory Topics Due: Apr 12th by 11:59pm
12 Apr 7-11	Module 7: Virtual Memory Page Replacement	Ch. 13 - 21 (Paging)	H5: ... Continued Due: Apr 12th by 11:59pm
13 Apr 14-18	Page Replacement (Wed.) MIDTERM - Test 2	Ch. 13-21 (Paging) Modules 5 - 6	None
14 Apr 21-25	Working Sets Module 8: File Systems	Ch. 13-21 (Virtual Memory) Ch. 36-45 (File Systems)	H6: Virtual Memory Due: Apr 27th by 11:59pm
15 Apr 28-May 2	File Systems Module 9: Security	Ch. 36-45 (File Systems) Ch. 53-56 (Security)	H7: File Systems and Security Due: May 5th by 11:59pm
16 May 5	(Mon.) Security	Ch. 53-56 (Security)	H7: ... Continued Due: May 5th by 11:59pm
Finals - See the Final Exam information at the top for Details