Information about the course
Content of the course
This course provides an introduction to the problems common to concurrent and parallel systems such as operating systems and distributed systems, but also systems that require parallelization such as internet services and multi-player games.
The official course syllabus (memo) is available in the student portal.
Instructors
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Lecturer/examiner: Carlo A. Furia
Phone:
Email: furia@chalmers.se
Office: Room 5481 in the EDIT building
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Teaching assistants (TAs):
The TAs are responsible for supervision of the lab sessions and grading.
Student representatives
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For Chalmers University of Technology:
- Patrick Engström, TKDAT, pateng@student.chalmers.se
- Gustav Holst, EJREG, holstg@student.chalmers.se
- Tobias Karlsson, TKDAT, tobikarl@student.chalmers.se
- Miriam Mchome, EJREG, mchome@student.chalmers.se
- Carlos Yechouh, EJREG, carlosy@student.chalmers.se
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For the University of Gothenburg:
- Therese Andersson, gusandthak@student.gu.se
- Robin Bengtsson, gusrobibe@student.gu.se
- Magnus Rönnberg, gusronmae@student.gu.se
Grading guidelines and requirements to pass the course
We will asset your knowledge of the content of the course both in the labs and in the final exam. The course awards a total of 100 points: a maximum of 68 points for the exam, and a maximum of 32 points for the labs.
Exam grading
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The exam is graded for Chalmers students as follows:
Points Grade 24–38 3 39–53 4 54–68 5 -
The exam is graded for GU students as follows:
Points Grade 24-53 G 54-68 VG
Labs grading
Each lab submission receives points when it is marked as passing; the amount of points depends on the lab and on how many of your previous submissions of the same lab were rejected.
| Accepted at attempt #1 | Accepted at attempt #2 | Accepted at attempt #3 | |
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| Lab 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Lab 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Lab 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Lab 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Overall grading
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The overall grade for Chalmers students is determined as follows:
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To pass the course, you need these points in each of the exam and labs:
Exam Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Lab 4 Minimum points to pass: 24 5 3 5 3 -
If you pass the course, the overall grade is determined based on the total points as follows:
Points in Exam + Labs Grade 40–59 3 60–79 4 80–100 5
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The overall grade for GU students is determined as follows:
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To pass the course, you need these points in each of the exam and labs:
Exam Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Lab 4 Minimum points to pass: 24 5 3 5 3 -
If you pass the course, the overall grade is determined based on the total points as follows:
Points in Exam + Labs Grade 40–79 G 80–100 VG
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