Coursework
& Calendar

Tue Aug 06 2002, 09:13AM  

The topics, lecture notes, reading and homework assignments for the course are listed below. Lecture notes and assignments* will be posted below after each lecture. Any updates to the homework, reading, or other material will be noted in the News section, and updated here as well. Unless otherwise noted, all required reading is from the course textbooks: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to UNIX" and/or "THINK Unix". Note: the content below is subject to change during the course. *Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Date Topics idiotsunix Read thinkunix Read Lecture Homework Answers
Jul 1 Class Administration
Overview of UNIX
Unix Documentation
1-3,21:292-294 Introduction
1,4:90-91
Lecture 1Lecture 1 at 4 slides/page Homework assignment 1 Answers for homework assignment 1
Jul 3 Files, Directories
Permissions and Ownership
4,6,15 2: pgs. 30-48 Lecture 2Lecture 2 at 4 slides/page Homework assignment 2 Answers for homework assignment 2
Jul 8 Special Files
Accounts and Processes
22:300-307 2:48-62 Lecture 3Lecture 3 at 4 slides/page    
Jul 10 Redirection and Pipes 5:60-62,63-64 3 Lecture 4Lecture 4 at 4 slides/page Homework assignment 4 Answers for homework assignment 4
Jul 15 Shells 5 6 Lecture 5Lecture 5 at 4 slides/page    
Jul 17 Editing Text, Dot files
Mid-term
8 5:108-122 Lecture 6Lecture 6 at 4 slides/page Homework assignment 6 Answers for homework assignment 6
Jul 22 Regular Expressions 7 5:122-129 Lecture 7Lecture 7 at 4 slides/page Homework assignment 7 Answers for homework assignment 7
Jul 24 X Windows I 11-12 10 Lecture 8Lecture 8 at 4 slides/page Homework assignment 8 Answers for homework assignment 8
Jul 29 X Windows II 13 11 Lecture 9Lecture 9 at 4 slides/page Homework assignment 9 Answers for homework assignment 9
Jul 31 Advanced Shell Usage 5 (re-read) 7,8:167-172,9:185-191 Lecture 10Lecture 10 at 4 slides/page Homework assignment 10 Answers for homework assignment 10
Aug 5 Review N/A N/A      
Aug 7 Final Exam