Thursday, June 1, 2006

Quiz 3 return. If you would like to see your graded Quiz 3, you can pick it up from Neena Lyall in 32-G970A, starting tomorrow. Neena will be available all day on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday. Be sure to bring your MIT ID.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Quiz 3 solutions are now available. 172 students took the quiz; the median score was 123/160 (76.9%), and the mean was 121.6/160 (76.0%), with a standard deviation of 16.81/160 (10.5%).

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Endgame. Final grades for 6.033 have been submitted to the registrar's office and should be available on WebSIS. The course staff cannot provide you with your grades via email.

Solutions for Quiz 3 will be posted shortly, along with instructions for how to see your graded quiz (should you be so inclined).

Where to go from here. Take some more systems classes:

• Prof. Kaashoek offers 6.828, on the design and implementation of operating systems, in the fall.
• 6.824 covers distributed systems and network programming.
• 6.857, offered in the fall, covers network security in more depth than was presented in 6.033.
• For the mathematically inclined, 6.875 explores the theory behind cryptography.
• 6.823, computer system architecture, picks up where 6.004 left off.
• 6.826, lectured by Prof. Lampson, offers a rigorous treatment of computer systems.
• 6.829 covers networking in more detail.
• 6.830, lectured by Prof. Madden, is about the engineering and design of database systems.
• Prof. Abelson's class, 6.805 covers the sorts of issues discussed in his guest lecture.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Quiz 3 review. A review session for Quiz 3 will be held on Tuesday, May 23 from 7-9 PM in 35-225.

Some quiz 3 problems and solutions from previous years are available: 2005, 2004 , 2003 (and 2003 solutions).

Friday, May 19, 2006

6.033 poetry in motion! Some of your lyrically inclined classmates have contributed to the definitive anthology of 6.033-themed haikus and limericks.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Quiz 3 is during finals week, but it will only explicitly cover the final 1/3 of the course. Of course, the cumulative nature of this course means that terms and concepts from the first 2/3 will be used freely, but the questions will focus primarily on the material covered on April 6th and onward. Quiz 3 will be 90 minutes, not 50 like the first 2. It will be in Johnson Ice Rink from 1:30-3:00 on Thursday, May 25, 2006.

Monday, April 24, 2006

There will be no tutorial this Friday, April 18th. Use the time to meet with your DP2 group and/or your TA.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Quiz 2 info. 170 students took the exam. We threw out one question, so the maximum possible score was 96. The mean was 75.1/96 points (78%), with a standard deviation of 10.7. The median was 76/96 points (79%). Here are the Quiz 2 Solutions.

Friday April 14, 2006

The errata page for the class notes now includes an important multiple-page correction for chapter 9, section C. We recommend that you get the corrected version. Note that this section describes undo/redo logging and that understanding this topic is necessary for understanding the assigned ARIES paper.

Thursday April 13, 2006

The slides for the networking lectures are available for download:
Lecture 9 (Introduction): 6-up PDF, 1-up PDF, 1-up PPT
Lecture 10 (Link Layer): 6-up PDF, 1-up PDF, 1-up PPT
Lecture 11 (Network Layer): 6-up PDF, 1-up PDF, 1-up PPT
Lecture 12 (End-to-End Layer): 6-up PDF, 1-up PDF, 1-up PPT
Lecture 13 (Congestion): 6-up PDF, 1-up PDF, 1-up PPT

Tuesday April 11, 2006

Review Session for Quiz 2 in 4-370. Quiz 2's from previous years: 2004, 2003.

Monday April 10, 2006

Lecture notes clarifying Monday's discussion of recoverable operations have been posted on the schedule.

Saturday April 8, 2006

An update to DP2 has been made. See the DP2 FAQ for details.

Wednesday April 5, 2006

DP2 has been released. Updates to it will be added to the DP2 FAQ as they arise.

There will be a Tutorial this Friday (on DP2).

The review session for Quiz 2 has been moved from Wednesday of next week to Tuesday of next week. It will be in 4-370 on Tuesday April 11th.

Monday March 20, 2006

(1) Class-wide extension on DP1: Because in some sections we were late with providing feedback on the design proposals, we will give every student an extension till Friday 5p. Of course, we prefer to receive the papers by Thursday in recitation section, but if you need the extra time, please feel free to use it. If you choose to take the extension, please let your instructor know and you must take both copies of your DP1 to your recitation instructor's office. There will be a drop box outside his or her office. There are no extensions beyond Friday 5p---enjoy spring break!

(2) After Thursday recitation, the staff may no longer be available to answer questions and provide guidance. Don't leave DP1 until the last minute just because of the extension!

(3) Marathon Office Hours: On Wednesday from 6pm-12midnight, the TAs will be holding open office hours for last minute questions about DP1. It will be located in the 9th floor lounge of the Gates Tower of Building 32 (Stata). Naturally, the TAs are also available for individual meetings prior to the final stretch.

(4) Your DP1 may have up to 2,500 words, excluding figures. Print the word count of your final document at the end of your report.

Monday March 20, 2006

Does a B- count as a B from the writing center?

No. If you are concerned if you will receive lower than a B for your writing grade, please contact your grader of the writing program. He or she will be happy to help you to ensure that you will make the B.

Saturday March 18, 2006

Here are the slides from yesterday's lecture.

Friday March 17, 2006

Writing Lecture Today! It's in our normal classroom, 32-123, from 2-3pm. It is about how to write a good design project, so it is in your interest to attend (plus, it's required).

Tuesday March 14, 2006

What does my quiz 1 score mean?

The range was 40-98 with a median of 80, a mean of 78.1, and a standard deviation of 12.3. The correspondence between percentage scores and letter grades has not been determined. If you scored less than a 60, then you should talk to your TA to discuss your situation. Here are the solutions to Quiz 1.

Thursday March 9, 2006

I can't find the old exams!

Here's a direct link to the 2004 Quiz 1 Solutions, and here are the 2005 Quiz 1 Solutions. Good luck!

Mar 7 2006

I got a 'C' on my Therac and UNIX papers. How will I ever get my grade to a B average? How will I know which paper to revise? Maybe I'll get bad writing grades on all of my papers?!

If you do not have a B average at this point in the semester, we strongly recommend that you contact the Writing Program instructor who graded your work to make a plan for revising any papers you want to resubmit. You can find the name of your Writing Program instructor on the top of your grade sheets.

The goal in this course is for you to learn. We want you to become better writers, and we are willing to provide lots of ways for you to become better writers. We expect no one to end the course with below a B average, so contact us and let us help you.

Mar 6 2006

We've posted answers to some common questions about Design Project 1 on the DP1 FAQ. You may want to check this page frequently, as it will periodically be updated as we receive other questions.

Feb 25 2006

The 6.033 Final Exam (Quiz 3) has been scheduled for Thursday, May 25 at 1:30pm in Johnson Ice Rink. To check for conflicts, see MIT's full Final Exam Schedule.

Feb 21 2006

Design Project 1 (DP1) has been released. It's due in 4 weeks, on March 23rd, just before spring break. Friday's recitation will be on the unix file system in order to help you with DP1. A proposal for DP1 is due in 2 weeks, on March 7th. Consult the schedule for the definitive list of due dates.

Tuesday (Virtual Monday) Feb 21 2006

Today is a Virtual Monday, so you have class instead of recitation. Tomorrow (Wednesday) will be class again, as usual. There will only be one recitation this week (Thursday). Friday will be a tutorial (run by your TA) to help you with your first design project. See the schedule for details.

Monday Feb 20 2006

No class today (President's day)! Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a "Virtual Monday", so you have class instead of recitation.

Feb 8 2006, 8pm

Look up your Recitation Assignment and your Tutorial Assignment. Attend your assigned recitation tomorrow (Thursday). As indicated on the schedule, there is no tutorial this week.

Feb 8 2006

First day of class. If you missed the first recitation on Tuesday, be sure to fill out a recitation preference form TODAY. Recitation assignments will be decided tonight and posted on the website. You should attend your permanent recitation on Thursday.

Feb 6 2006

Course packets are available to be picked up from CopyTech (11-004). The cost is $29.50, payable with cash / check / credit card / tech-id account. Since the packets change from year to year, it is not ok to use last year's packet.

Welcome to 6.033! Please read the class FAQ and General Information and check this site often for updates.