Schedule

The following is a tentative listing of the schedule of the course. Each day of the week will be filled in as topics are covered. The slides used in each class will be made available for download here.

Week	Starting	Topics	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
1	01/13/25	Introduction	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)
2	01/20/25	Kernel and System Calls	MLK Day	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX) Assignment 1 Due
3	01/27/25	Processes, Files, and Signals	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX) Assignment 2 Due
4	02/03/25	Interprocess Communication	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)
5	02/10/25	Shared Memory	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX) Project 1 Due	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)
6	02/17/25	Networking	Exam 1 Assignment 3 Due	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)
7	02/24/25	More Networking	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX) Assignment 4 Due	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)
8	03/03/25	Internet	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX) Project 2 Due
	03/10/25	Spring Break
9	03/17/25	Threading	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX) Assignment 5 Due
10	03/24/25	Synchronization Primitives	Exam 2	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX) Assignment 6 Due
11	03/31/25	More on Synchronization Primitives	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)
12	04/07/25	Synchronization Problems	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX) Project 3 Due
13	04/14/25	Parallel and Distributed Systems	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Good Friday Assignment 7 Due (Due Thursday)
14	04/21/25	Review	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Slides (PDF) Slides (PPTX)	Assignment 8 Due

Exam Schedule

Here is the tentative exam schedule listed separately.

• Exam 1: Monday, 02/17/2025, in class
• Exam 2: Monday, 03/24/2025, in class


• Final: Wednesday, 04/30/2025, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Assignment Schedule

Here is the tentative schedule of assignment due dates listed separately.

• Assignment 1: Friday, 01/24/2025
• Assignment 2: Friday, 01/31/2025
• Assignment 3: Monday, 02/17/2025
• Assignment 4: Monday, 02/24/2025
• Assignment 5: Friday, 03/21/2025
• Assignment 6: Friday, 03/28/2025
• Assignment 7: Thursday, 04/17/2025
• Assignment 8: Friday, 04/25/2025

Project Schedule

Here is the tentative schedule of project due dates listed separately.

• Project 1: Monday, 02/10/2025
• Project 2: Friday, 03/07/2025
• Project 3: Friday, 04/11/2025