CS 4243 - System Programming in     Windows and UNIX     Summer 1999 Jeff R. Sents email: jsents@spsu.edu , 356H Building, Office: (770) 528-7406, Home: (770) 591-6553.

Test 3 is Thursday!  Includes ksh through August 3, 1999.

New TCL/TK links added below

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Concepts of system programming in Windows and in UNIX environments are presented. In addition to projects which involve implementation of system programming in both environments, students complete and present a major programming project in the environment of their choice.

This class has the following prerequisites: CS 3244, CS 3423, CS 2224, CS 1302,  CS 1301

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There will be 3 major tests, a number of homeworks, and a final project for this course.  There will be no final exam, per se.

Final Project - 20% of your grade
Homeworks - 20% of your grade
3 Tests - 60% of your grade

A - 90 and above
B - 80-89
C - 70-79
D - 60-69
F - 59 and below

M. G. Sobell, UNIX SYSTEM V: A Practical Guide, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1995

S. J. Leffler, M. K. McKusick, M. J. Karels, J. S. Quarterman, The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1990 (Optional)

• Alternate test schedules will be arranged only when the absence from the test is cleared with me in advance and for a valid reason.  Not following this policy will lead to a "0" on the test given except for documented emergencies.
• Attendance is required, but not taken.  Students are responsible for all announcements and assignments made in class.
• All work assigned to be turned in is due at the beginning of the class.  No late submissions for full grade credit except for documented emergencies.  Assignments turned in late will be accepted, but at a grade discount. Multiple late assignments will result in additional discount applied to your final course grade.
• All work submitted is expected to be the original work of the individual student.  Group discussion is allowed for the understanding and study of a project or assignment, but the actual preparation of the assignment should only be done by the individual student.  Work which was not done only by the student will result in possible "0" grade, and/or disciplinary action.
• All current Southern Polytechnic State University policies will apply.

Important Dates for this quarter!
Quick Guide to Basic UNIX Commands
vi Tutorial from Purdue University
vi Lovers Home Page
BSD UNIX Home Page
UNIX Guru Universe
The UNIX Reference Desk (Visit This Page!)
Cornell's AIX Tutorial
AIX Frequently Asked Questions

TCL/TK Links

• Scriptics.Com - TCL/TK Developers
• TCL Primer
• TCL Syntax
• TCL Fundamentals  (Visit This Page!)
• TCL Style Guide (PDF Format)
• On-Line TCL/TK Manual
• TCL Contributed Sources Archive


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