CSE 451 is an undergraduate course on operating systems. During the course you will complete several labs, working in teams of two.
Each lab will add a new feature to a primitive operating system called xk. 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.
There will be no midterm or final. Instead, you will have problem sets and labs throughout the quarter.
Problem sets cover lecture topics and will be due a week after the last lecture for a topic.
You can come to office hours and ask related questions on Ed, but they are to be done individually.
Roughly 70% projects and 30% problem sets.
You will be given reading assignments associated with lecture and section. You should finish the reading before coming to class - we'll assume you've done this reading, and the lectures will enhance the material, rather than regurgitating it.
Each problem set has a 48-hour grace period, during which work is accepted without penalty. No credit is granted after the grace period expires.
Each lab comes with a 72-hour grace period, during which work is accepted without penalty. We then deduct 1% off your score, just for that assignment, for each additional day that it is late. All work must be turned in by Dec 11th 11:59pm, no credit is granted after.
Reach out to the instructors if you have additional extension requests.
Collaboration is a very good thing. On the other hand, cheating is considered a very serious offense and is vigorously prosecuted. Vigorous prosecution requires that you be advised of the cheating policy of the course before the offending act.
For this quarter, the policy is simple: don’t cheat. You know it when you’re doing it. We’ll recognize it when you do it. For example:
On the other hand, for this class, you are strongly encouraged to:
If you obtain help of any kind, always write the name(s) of your sources.
Please read CSE’s Academic Misconduct Policy.