Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Summer Quarter 2008
• Autumn Quarter 2008

Daniel M Zimmerman
TCSS 490
Tacoma Campus

Special Topics in Computing and Software Systems

Examines current topics and issues associated with computing and software systems.

Class description

This course focuses on fundamental distributed systems concepts and techniques for building and analyzing distributed algorithms. Nondeterminism, concurrency, and other concepts are also discussed. Simulations are used to examine distributed system behavior in a controlled environment.

Student learning goals

General method of instruction

This course is primarily lecture-based, with interaction; that is, the class is expected to discuss concepts and algorithms and work through problems as they arise in lecture.

Recommended preparation

Knowledge of basic algorithms and data structures, and Java programming (the simulator is written in Java). Note that the "official" prerequisites (TCSS 435, TCSS 458) are _not_ prerequisites for this quarter of TCSS 490.

Class assignments and grading

Assignments are primarily written problem solving, with some simulation programming late in the quarter.

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