Instructor: Dr. Steven Robbins
Office: 4.01.23 SB
Phone: 458-5544
Address: srobbins@cs.utsa.edu (subject must contain CS 3733)
Course Homepage: /classes/cs3733f2008/
Office Hours: MF 10:00 - 10:50 am , W 11:00 - 11:50 am
Class Times: MWF 2:00 - 2:50 pm in room 3.02.10A SB
Recitation Time: Wednesdays at 3 pm
Recitations will not meet during the first week of class.
Texts:
Prerequisites: CS 2734, CS 2413, CS 3233 (old course numbering)
The emphasis of the course is on process management, but we will cover Parts 1 through 4 of Silberschatz along with the Linux and Windows case studies. Most of our specific examples will come from UNIX, and we will be covering most of chapters 1-8 and 18 of USP as well as some of the project chapters.
Notification of final grades:
Unless otherwise stated, all assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. There will be a 10 percent penalty for assignments turned in after that time. Do not miss class to finish an assignment. Turn in what you have for partial credit. Assignments which are more than 12 hours late will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made.
Programs must following the programming style guidelines given.
You must keep copies of the source code for all assignments for this course at least until you receive the your final grade for the course. At any time during the semester you may be asked to demonstrate any of your programs.
You are to do the assignments without collaboration. You can ask me questions about any aspect of an assignment. General discussion with others on the system or on an approach to a problem is constructive and is okay. However, since your grade is based on your assignments, they must be your own work. Students who hand in programs or written assignments which are identical or nearly identical are cheating. Students may not work on the programming assignments together. This type of scholastic dishonesty usually results in immediate failure in the course and can lead to additional disciplinary action.
Important: If you use computers long enough you will delete a file by mistake. When working on assignments, make copies of your course code often and store the copies in a safe place. At a minimum, you should store them on your account in a different directory. It is a good idea to use a separate directory for each assignment and a separate subdirectory for each part of the assignment. Copy everything from one part of the assignment into a new directory before starting on the next part. After you have worked several hours on a program and have it almost working, make a backup copy before doing any major modifications.