Advanced Operating Systems

An email message was sent to all-masters email list. The email notified the following two points: (1) the contents and the syllabus of the course are currently under revision and (2) we need to order the textbook (Modern Operating Systems 4/e by Andrew S. Tanenbaum) to the university bookstore.

If you are interested in this course but did not receive the email (e.g. you start the master's program from this fall), please contact the instructor ASAP.

Advanced Operating Systems

AOS and SCA: graduate courses

Graduate students who are interested in my courses offered in the 3rd quarter. Please contact the instructor and discuss your interest and prerequisite status. Especially, those who plan to take the Special Topic in Computer Architecture course, you need to contact the instructor and discuss the project topic as it is a project-oriented course and just coming to the classroom won't suffice to study in the course.

Advanced Operating Systems, 2014

Special Topic in Computer Architecture 2014

Textbook for OS and AOS

The Operating Systems class and the Advanced Operating Systems class will use the same textbook, Modern Operating Systems, 3rd edtion, by Andrew S. Tanenbaum (the latter course is in the graduate program and will go through different chapters than undergrad, off course).

Undergrad students will receive email from the university bookstore regarding the textbook order for the 2nd semester soon. There are several reasons you should order the textbook through the bookstore:

• the Japanese subsidiary of the publisher gives us a deep discount (you should compare it with that of amazon, for example),
• since the import books cannot be returned, the bookstore orders a limited quantity. If you miss the first batch of the orders, you won't get it for several weeks after the semester. You might have come an easy way that you didn't have to buy textbooks (even thought you were required), but it is not the case this time.
• The book is a very popular, standard and well written as a reading material. For some of you, to take a course might have meant, copy-and-paste web search results and collecting past-exam problems. Now it's time for reading comprehension.

AOS Syllabus Revised

The (tentative) syllabus of the Advanced Operating Systems has been revised.

• Textbook will be Modern Operating Systems, International Edition, 3/E (the same book as the undergrad. Operating Systems, but will use the Chapters of advanced topics),
• The (tentative) schedule has been significantly revised.

If you plan to take (or are interested in taking) the course, please contact the instructor.