Announcements

CSE 451 is an undergraduate course on operating systems. You will develop your operating system, called JOS, for a standard x86-based personal computer. At the end of this class you will be able to find your way around the source code of most operating systems, and more generally, be comfortable with systems software.

• Jan 3rd: Partner group signups are due by Friday, Jan 8th at 11:59 pm. We will randomly assign all remaining students to groups.
• Jan 4th: Preliminary schedule posted. The first lecture will be on Monday, Jan 4th, 2016.
• Jan 4th: Overload link, please see garyki for code
• Jan 4th: Project 1 posted.
• Jan 10th: Partner Groups are posted.
• Jan 14th: Project 2 posted.
• Jan 22th: Project 3 posted.
• Feb 8th: Project 4 posted.
• Feb 18th: Midterm Review questions.
• Mar 2nd: Project 5 posted.
• Mar 15th: Review session for final in CSE 403 from 4:30-5:30pm

Meetings

Lecture	Guggenheim Hall 218, MWF 11:30–12:20
Section AA	More Hall 234, Th 12:30–1:20
Section AB	Thomson Hall 125, Th 1:30–2:20

Staff

Lecturer	Gary Kimura	garyki	Wednesday 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM, Allen Center 476
Lecturer	Mark Zbikowski	mzbik	Wednesday 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, Allen Center 476
TA	Ryan McMahon	ryanm35	Monday 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, CSE 220
TA	Michael Johonson	mjj47	Wednesday 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, CSE 220

Communication

• Discussion board
• Assignment dropbox

Acknowledgments

This course reuses much of the material from past CSE 451 and MIT’s 6.828 / Caffeinated 6.828. Special thanks to 6.828 staff for the JOS labs.