This course covers the principals of designing and implementing modern operating systems. Multiple assignments and programming projects will help students understand the concepts presented in class. This is a hands-on class with a significant programming component, mostly in C.

 Office Hours 

• Instructor: Thursday, 3:30-4:30 PM or by appointment. Office: TASC1 - 9221
• TAs: Omar Arafa (oarafa@sfu.ca), Omar Eltobgy (oeltobgy@sfu.ca), and Akbar Rafiey (arafiey@sfu.ca).
  • Monday and Friday, 10:00 - 11:30 AM, ASB 9840 (lab)

Topics will include:  (Schedule) 

• Operating System Structures
• Processes and Threads
• CPU Scheduling and Process Coordination
• Memory Management
• File Systems
• I/O Systems
• Security and Protection

Textbook

• [OSC] Operating System Concepts, 9th Edition, Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne, 2012.

Reference

• Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 9th Edition, William Stallings, 2017.

Grading (Tentative)  

• Assignments:  40%
• Exams:           60%
  • Midterm on Tuesday, October 24
  • Midterm Solution is here. 

Course Pages

• Schedule
• Assignments
• Resources
• Piazza Course Page  (for Q&A)