CS 310 Introduction to Operating Systems

Summary

• Course meets Tuesdays from 4:15-6:45 PM in Cuneo Hall 312
• This is an upper level course that teaches the basics of computer operating systems.
• The schedule on this page lists the topics we will cover by date.

Required Materials

• Laptops will be required in class. Please bring your laptop to class every day. We'll be using them for labs. Minimum system requirements:
  • 8GB RAM
  • Intel CPU
• Textbook: Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces, a free online textbook. You can also buy a hard copy for pretty cheap from the website.

Office Hours

• Doyle 309
  
• Tuesday: Noon - 1PM
  
• Lab Thursday: 4 - 6 PM
  
• Or by appointment

• Doyle 312
  
• Monday 2-3 PM

Grading

• Treat this course like a job where you are trying to get promoted. If you show up and do your work, you will get a good grade.
• Each person will get five slop days to turn in assignments late. You can use up to two days per assignment.
• No partial credit for code that does not compile.
• Homework: 40 %
• Participation: 10 %
• Progress: 10 %
• Final Project: 40 %

Percentage	Letter Grade
91+	A
89-90	A-
87-88	B+
77-86	B
75-76	B-
73-74	C+
62-72	C
60-61	C-
50-59	D
Below 50	F

Scheduling Conflicts

• If you have a (legitimate) scheduling conflict with a quiz or exam, it is possible to schedule a makeup session. You must let me know at least two weeks prior to the quiz/exam date. Legitimate scheduling conflicts include religious observances.
• LUC's academic calendar can be found here.

Mandatory Reporter Statment

• Each faculty and staff member at Loyola University Chicago is required to report any incidents of gender-based misconduct that they are made aware of, even if it happened in the past. Gender-based misconduct includes discrimination based on actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or pregnancy or parenting status; dating and domestic violence; sexual misconduct (including sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sexual exploitation); and stalking.

Tools

• VMWare
• emu8086

Programming Resources

• 80386 Programmer's Reference Manual
• uC/OS II: The Real-Time Kernel
• C Book
• Alex Russell's Dos Game Programming in C for Beginners
• OS Development Wiki
• 8086 Real Mode Asm Tutorial
• x86 Bare Metal Examples

Collaboration

• No collaboration is permitted on exams or quizzes.
• Collaboration, but not copying, is encouraged on homework assignments. If you obtain a solution through research, e.g., in the library or online, cite your source completely and write up the solution in your own words.

GitHub

• All assignments should be turned in on GitHub Classroom using the link below.
• You should commit your work and push your changes periodically as you work on the assignment.
• https://github.com/orgs/LUC-CS-310-S20/dashboard