6.033 | Spring 2018 | Undergraduate

Computer System Engineering

Week 1: Operating Systems Part I

Recitation 1: Worse is Better

Lecture 1: Coping with Complexity: Enforced Modularity via Client/server Organization

Lecture 1 Outline

  1. Introduction to Systems
  2. Why is Complexity Bad?
  3. Mitigating Complexity
  4. Enforced Modularity
  5. Other Goals

Lecture Slides

Reading

  • Book sections 1.1-1.5 and 4.1-4.3

Recitation 2: We Did Nothing Wrong

Tutorial 1: Introduction to 6.033 Communication

Most of these tutorials will teach the communication theory and practices of this course, and assist you in preparing for the assignments. You’ll become fluent in a variety of communication genres, develop strategies and skills needed to present technical concepts to different audiences, learn how to use writing to develop and deepen your technical understanding—and get specific, directed instruction on writing and presenting your 6.033 assignments. A handful of the tutorials will be dedicated to discussing the design project.

System Critique Assignment 1: Evaluate and Assess a Domain Name System (DNS)

Course Info

Instructor
As Taught In
Spring 2018
Learning Resource Types
Lecture Notes
Written Assignments
Projects with Examples
Instructor Insights