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-===== September 13, 2010 =====
+===== September 9, 2013 =====
 Start of classes.
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 The topics for Assignment 1 will be made available in the file /cs/course/3221/3221_topics
-===== October 6, 2010 =====
+===== September 20, 2013 =====
-Assignment 2 has been posted in the CSE3221 course directory on red:
+A student is looking for partners to form a group to do the CSE3221 topic study.
-/cs/course/3221/3221assgn2_F10.pdf
+Please send email to matt10c@yorku.ca if you are interested.
-**The Due Date for Assignment 2 is Monday, November 1, 2010, 17:30**.
+===== September 24, 2013 =====
-A maximum number of two students may work together in a group to complete Assignment 2.
+A group of two students is looking for a third member to join the group to do
+the CSE3221 topic study.
+If you are interested please send email to Kunming Li at kml217@hotmail.com
+===== October 9, 2013 =====
-Please also note that submitting an assignment that includes code from any other source without explicit acknowledgment may lead to charges of academic dishonesty. Please refer to the Department's Guidelines on Academic Honesty at http://www.cse.yorku.ca/admin/coscOnAcadHonesty.html
-===== October 19, 2010 =====
+The topic study slides are due on the day of the presentation.
+The topic study report is due on the last day to hand in term work, that is, Friday December 6, midnight.
-The CSE 3221 midterm test will be held at the following time and location (Please note that **the location of the CSE 3221 midterm test is NOT BC215**):
+You are required to hand in hard copies, and electronic copies of all assignments.
+Please use the "submit" command to submit electronic copies of all assignments, including topic studies PowerPoint slides and reports, programming assignment reports and source code, etc., to the course directory /cs/course/3221/submit. Use the command "man submit" to learn how to use the "submit" command.
-Time:  Wednesday October 27, 2010, 17:30-19:00
+===== October 15, 2013 =====
-**Location: SC 303 (Stong College Room 303)**
+Please note that CSE3221 Assignment 2 has been posted in the course directory:
+/cs/course/3221/3221assgn2_F13.pdf
+The due date for CSE3221 Assignment 2 is November 4, 2013.
+===== October 17, 2013 =====
+The CSE 3221 midterm test will be held at the following time and location:
+Time: Monday October 28, 2013, 17:30-19:00
+Location: Ross S205 (Ross South Room 205)
 The Midterm Test will cover the following:
-a) Chapters 1-5, and Sections 6.1-6.3 (up to and including the section on Peterson's Solution) of Chapter 6 of the textbook “Operating System Concepts” 8th Edition.
+a) Chapters 1-5 of the textbook “Operating System Concepts” 9th Edition.
-b) The slides OS_ch1.pdf, OS_ch2.pdf, OS_ch3.pdf, OS_ch4.pdf, OS_ch5.pdf, the slides 6.1-6.8 of OS_ch6.pdf, (up to and including the slide on "Algorithm for Process Pi") - as well as all the material covered in the lectures up to and including the Monday Oct. 25, 2010 lecture. Please make sure that you have the most up-to-date version of the lecture notes.
+b) All the slides in OS_ch1.pdf, OS_ch2.pdf, OS_ch3.pdf, OS_ch4.pdf, and the slides from 5.1 to 5.32 in OS_ch5.pdf - as well as all the material covered in the lectures up to and including the Wednesday Oct. 23, 2013 lecture. Please make sure that you have the most up-to-date version of the lecture notes.
 It is possible that the Midterm Test may include true/false questions, questions that require short answers, questions that require calculations, questions that may require the drawing of diagrams, questions that require slightly longer answers, questions that may require the writing of short programs using pseudo C code similar to that used throughout the textbook, and other possible question formats.
 - Please note that, in order to make sure that everyone in the class gets exactly the same information regarding the midterm and final exam, the instructor will not answer individual e-mail questions regarding what will be on and what will not be on the midterm and final exam, because that would not be fair to those students who do not receive such information. - If you have any questions related to the midterm or final exam, please ask such questions during the lectures.
-===== October 29, 2010 =====
+===== November 4, 2013 =====
-The due date for CSE3221 Assignment 2 has been extended to Wednesday November 3, 17:30. Assignments that are handed in after Wednesday November 3, 17:30, but on or before Monday November 8, 17:30, will be subject to a 1 grade point penalty (e.g., B reduced to C+); Assignments that are handed in after Monday November 8, 17:30, but on or before Wednesday November 10, 17:30, will be subject to a 2 grade point penalty (e.g., B reduced to C); No assignments will be accepted after Wednesday November 10, 17:30.
+Please note that the due date for submitting CSE3221 Assignment 2
+has been extended to Wednesday November 6, 2013, 17:30.
-The following is required: 1. Drop off a hard copy of the assignment into the CSE3221 assignment dropoff box which is located on the first floor of CSEB, behind the department office. 2. Electronically submit the assignment to the course directory /cs/course/3221/submit/a2 using the “submit” command. You may use “man submit” to learn how to use the submit command.
+All groups must schedule appointments with the Course TA, Navid Mohaghegh,
+for the evaluation of the assignment to take place on Wednesday November 6, 2013.
-Following the advice in the answer to Question 3 in FAQs is likely to make doing Assignment 2 easier.
+===== November 6, 2013 =====
-===== November 3, 2010 =====
+Please note that CSE3221 Assignment 3 is available in the course directory:
-Assignment 3 has been posted in the CSE3221 course directory on red: /cs/course/3221/3221assgn3_F10.pdf
+/cs/course/3221/3221assgn3_F13.pdf
-The Due Date for Assignment 3 is Friday, December 10, 2010, 17:30.
+The due date for CSE3221 Assignment 3 is on the Last Day to Hand In Term Work, Friday December 6, 2013, 24:00 midnight.
-Please also note that **the due date of this assignment, Friday December 10, 2010,
-falls on the Last Day to Hand In Term Work** according to the University
-Regulations. Thus it will not be possible to postpone the due date of this
-assignment. So please plan carefully in advance in order to make sure that you
-will be able to complete this assignment before the posted due date.
-A maximum number of two students may work together in a group to complete Assignment 3.
+===== November 6, 2013 =====
-Please also note that submitting an assignment that includes code from any other source without explicit acknowledgment may lead to charges of academic dishonesty. Please refer to the Department's Guidelines on Academic Honesty at http://www.cse.yorku.ca/admin/coscOnAcadHonesty.html
+Please note that the CSE3221 Midterm Test marks can be accessed by logging in to red.cse.yorku.ca, then typing the following command:
-===== November 11, 2010 =====
+courseInfo 3221 2013-14 F
-The CSE3221 Midterm Test marks are posted in the course directory. To obtain your CSE3221 Midterm Test mark, log in to your cs account on Red, then type in the following command:
-courseInfo 3221 2010-11 F
+===== December 4, 2013 =====
-===== December 8, 2010 =====
 The CSE 3221 section A Final Exam will be held on:
-Time: Wednesday December 22, 2010, 9:00-12:00
+Time: Thursday December 12, 2013, 14:00-17:00
-Location: SLH E (Stedman Lecture Hall Room 'E')
+Location: TC REXALL (Tennis Canada – Rexall Centre)
-The Midterm Test will cover the following:
+The Final Exam will cover the following:
-a) Chapters 1-6, and Chapters 8-9 of the textbook “Operating System Concepts” 8th Edition.
+a) Chapters 1-6, and Chapters 8-9 of the textbook “Operating System Concepts” 9th Edition.
 b) The slides OS_ch1.pdf, OS_ch2.pdf, OS_ch3.pdf, OS_ch4.pdf, OS_ch5.pdf, OS_ch6.pdf, OS_ch8.pdf, OS_ch9.pdf, - as well as all the material covered in all the lectures.
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 - Please note that, in order to make sure that everyone in the class gets exactly the same information regarding the Final Exam, the instructor will not answer individual e-mail questions regarding what will be on and what will not be on the Final Exam, because that would not be fair to those students who do not receive such information. - If you have any questions related to the Final Exam, please ask such questions during the lectures.
+===== January 6, 2014 =====
+The unofficial final grades are available by first logging into your CSE account on the Red machine, then typing the following command:
+courseInfo 3221 2013-14 F