6.824 - Fall 2001

General Information

Structure // Grading policy // Class meetings // Staff // Office Hours // Useful Books

Structure

6.824 is a core graduate subject with lectures, labs, and quizzes. 6.824 is 12 units. 6 EDPs.

Lectures (1.5 hour twice a week)

1/2 lecture
1/2 paper discussion

Each lecture will have assigned one paper to read. You should read this paper before coming to class. Some lectures will also have recommended papers; you are encouraged to read those, but not required.

6.824's programming assignments are based on 6.033 labs For those who have taken the 6.033 lab in the past, the assignments will be different from 6.033 labs and more challenging.

6.824 will have a mid-term and a final, as well as a paper on your final project.

Grading and collaboration policy

Grade for this class will be based on:

labs (programming assignments) 30%
project (programming and paper) 40%
mid-term and final 30%

The mid-term, final, and the programming assignments (except for the final project) must be done individually; the project (paper and code) can be done in teams of three or four students. For the programming assignments you are allowed to discuss the problem with other students, but we expect you to work out the project on your own (i.e., you should do the coding and writing of design documents on your own). Similarly, for the project, each team is responsible for its own code and documentation. Borrowing code from previous students of the 6.033 lab is forbidden. Talk to the TAs if you have any questions or concerns.

Class meetings

6.824 meets TR 1-2:30 in 6-120.

Staff

Lecturer
Robert Morris	NE43-509	3-5983	rtm@lcs.mit.edu

Teaching assistant
Frank Dabek	NE43-521A	8-6277	fdabek@mit.edu

Course secretary
Neena Lyall	NE43-523	3-6019	lyall@lcs.mit.edu

Office hours

Frank Dabek: Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30, NE43-520a

Useful Books

The following books may help provide background for 6.824 or help with lab programming. None of them are required. They are listed in rough order of usefulness.

UNIX Network Programming. Volume 1: Networking APIS: Sockets and XTI. W. Richard Stevens.
Modern Operating Systems. Andrew Tanenbaum. Prentice Hall.
The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System. Marshall Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels, John S. Quarterman.
The C++ Programming Language. Bjarne Stroustrup. Addison Wesley.
Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment. W. Richard Stevens.

Questions or comments regarding 6.824? Send e-mail to 6.824-staff@pdos.lcs.mit.edu.

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