04833320: Syllabus

There is no official textbook for this course, but the followings are highly recommended and really helpful as background material for this course:

• Distributed Systems Principles and Paradigms （分布式系统 原理与范型）, 2nd edition, by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Maarten Van Steen.
• Principles of Computer System Design （计算机系统设计原理）, by Jerome H. Saltzer and M. Frans Kaashoek. [中文] [English]

If you have not taken an "Introduction to Computer System" course, you may find this textbook useful as a gentle, software-focused introduction to computer architecture.

• Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective （深入理解计算机系统）, 3rd edition, by Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron.

Your final grade for the course will be based on the following weights for the individual assignments:

• 20% Class Discussion
• 20% Homework
• 30% Paper Review
• 30% Final Exam

Take the deadlines seriously. You can extend the deadlines with a 10% penalty per day. Note that any submissions will NOT be accepted 48 hours after the due date.