The following table outlines the schedule of lectures and assignments for the course. It should give you a good idea on the load expected in this class on a week by week basis. However, we reserve the right to change the order of lectures and/or assignments with an advanced week’s notice.
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| Week | Session | Reading | Topics | Material |
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1
Thu, Jun 05 2025 |
C Review (Part 1) | ||
| WSL2 Install DUE Thu, Jun 05 2025 23:59 No submission needed | ||||
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2
Fri, Jun 06 2025 |
C Review (Part 2) | |||
| C Assessment Quiz DUE Fri, Jun 06 2025 23:59 Moodle Quiz | ||||
| 1 |
3
Mon, Jun 09 2025 |
The Process Abstraction | ||
| Lab01: C Review & xv6 Introduction DUE Mon, Jun 09 2025 23:59 Submission box | ||||
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4
Tue, Jun 10 2025 |
Operations on Processes | |||
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5
Thu, Jun 12 2025 |
IPC: Signals | |||
| Lab02: Simple Shell DUE Thu, Jun 12 2025 23:59 Submission box | ||||
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6
Fri, Jun 13 2025 |
IPC: Pipes | |||
| 2 |
7
Mon, Jun 16 2025 |
C debugging | ||
| Lab03: Process Lab DUE Mon, Jun 16 2025 23:59 Submission box | ||||
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8
Tue, Jun 17 2025 |
Debugging in xv6 | |||
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9
Fri, Jun 20 2025 |
Heap Manager Lab Walkthrough | |||
| Lab04: Debugging Lab DUE Fri, Jun 20 2025 23:59 Submission box | ||||
| 3 |
10
Mon, Jun 23 2025 |
Interrupts and Traps | ||
| [Challenge] Lab05: Heap Manager I DUE Mon, Jun 23 2025 23:59 Submission box | ||||
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11
Tue, Jun 24 2025 |
Implementing system calls |
Activity
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12
Thu, Jun 26 2025 |
Exam 1 Review | |||
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13
Fri, Jun 27 2025 |
No class, Exam 1 | |||
| 4 |
14
Mon, Jun 30 2025 |
Introduction to Paging | ||
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15
Tue, Jul 01 2025 |
Paging | |||
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16
Thu, Jul 03 2025 |
Lazy page allocation activity | |||
| 5 |
17
Mon, Jul 07 2025 |
Exam 1 Part 2 | ||
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18
Tue, Jul 08 2025 |
Multi-level Page Tables | |||
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19
Thu, Jul 10 2025 |
Threads: Lightweight Processes | |||
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20
Fri, Jul 11 2025 |
Concurrency: Mutex & Condition Variables | |||
| 6 |
21
Mon, Jul 21 2025 |
Locks and Condition Variables | ||
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22
Tue, Jul 22 2025 |
Concurrency: Producer-consumer Problem | |||
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23
Thu, Jul 24 2025 |
Concurrency: Readers/Writers Problem | |||
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24
Fri, Jul 25 2025 |
Concurrency: Condition Variables Practice | |||
| 7 |
25
Mon, Jul 28 2025 |
Concurrency: Condition Variables Practice |
Activity
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26
Tue, Jul 29 2025 |
Lab: Userspace Threads | |||
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27
Thu, Jul 31 2025 |
Milestone 1 Demo Day | |||
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28
Fri, Aug 01 2025 |
Exam 2 Review and Practice | |||
| 8 |
29
Mon, Aug 04 2025 |
Exam 2 Part 1 | ||
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30
Tue, Aug 05 2025 |
CPU Scheduling I | |||
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31
Thu, Aug 07 2025 |
The xv6 scheduler | |||
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32
Fri, Aug 08 2025 |
File Systems | |||
| 9 |
33
Mon, Aug 11 2025 |
Exam 2 Part 2 | ||
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34
Tue, Aug 12 2025 |
File Systems II | |||
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35
Thu, Aug 14 2025 |
Milestone 2 Demo Day | |||
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36
Fri, Aug 15 2025 |
Lab: ext2 file system | |||
| 10 |
37
Mon, Aug 18 2025 |
Special Topics in OS | ||
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38
Tue, Aug 19 2025 |
Special Topics in OS | |||
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39
Thu, Aug 21 2025 |
Milestone 3 Demo Day | |||
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40
Fri, Aug 22 2025 |
Project Work Time (Demo Continued) | |||