Prerequisite:

COSC 4330 - Fundamentals of Operating Systems

Class Schedule:

1:00 - 2:30 PM, Monday and Wednesday in 104-AH (room changed).

People:

*   Additional office hours can be arranged by E-mail.

Textbook:

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet,
James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross,
Addison Wesley, 2001.
ISBN: 0-201-47711-4
List price: $85

• You can find this text book in University of Houston Bookstore, or find a good price in on-line bookstores from bestbookbuys.com or ecompare.com.
• There is a Preliminary Edition of this book (ISDN: 0-201-61274-7, List price: $35) available from some on-line bookstores. You can find a good price here or here. The regular edition comes with a 6-month access to companion website, which includes entire text online, overhead slides, web links, interactive quizzes, etc. The preliminary edition might not have access to the companion website.

Please note that we are not responsible for any damage which may be caused by the difference between preliminary edition and regular edition. Use at your own risk.
• This course will basically cover chapter 1 to 5. If time permitted, we will add some material from chapter 6-8.

Class Web page:

http://www.cs.uh.edu/~jsteach/cosc4377/

Discussion Newsgroup:

uh.nsm.cosc4377 (As 08/22/2000, the newsgroup is up and running.)

Assignments:

There will be at least 2 programming assignments and some written assignments.

Examinations:

There will be two midterms and one final exam. Midterms will be a closed-book exam. Final exam will be a open-book exam (detail will be announced later). No make-up exam is allowed unless there is a verifiable medical excuse.
The projected dates for midterms are Sep. 25 and Nov. 1. The final exam is at 2-5 PM, on Dec. 11.

Attendance:

If you miss a class, you are still responsible for knowing everything that took place. Your absence does not change the due date of an assignment.

Grading:

The final grade assigned will be tentatively based on the grades of three exams, two midterms (40%, 20% each) and a final (30%), and on the assignments (30%).

Academic dishonesty:

Any student found guilty of academic dishonesty will receive severe punishment.

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