T-79.231 Parallel and Distributed Digital Systems (3 cr)Autumn 2003
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This course will be lectured next time in Autumn 2003. This course is the English version of T-79.179, which is lectured every Spring. Previous years: [Autumn 2002] [Autumn 2001] [Autumn 2000] IMPORTANT: Tutorial 8 will be held on Nov. 14 in MAARI-C. It will include stochastic net analysis using a GNU tool Octave. The deadline for homework 3 has been extended by one week due to the unavailability of the most current version of Maria in the Computing Center. Similarly the deadlines for Homework 4 and Homework 5 have been shifted to Nov. 24 and Dec. 1 respectively. This is a course on formal methods suitable for describing concurrent behaviour. Concurrent and distributed systems play a significant role in the implementation of computer based applications. E.g. the Internet, telecommunications protocols, client/server systems, embedded systems, and process control are application domains where an understanding of concurrent or distributed systems and their underlying phenomena are needed. (Recently, even the business community has shown interest in the application of formal methods to business process modelling and analysis.) Some of the problems encountered are the issues of timing and synchronization; when solving these problems we benefit from a rigorous approach, formal methods, and efficient software tools. The goal of the course is to give the student an introduction to the methods and formalisms used in the modelling and analysis of parallel and distributed systems. The lectures cover the theory and use of Petri nets, foundations of temporal logics, and process algebra. To practise modelling and applications of theory there is tutored practical work (laskuharjoitus) and compulsory homework. The students taking the course should be familiar with the basic concepts of theoretical computer science and logic. Courses T-79.148 and T-79.144 are recommended (although not obligatory). General Information
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Home Assignments
There are 5 compulsory home assignments each worth 10 points. A minimum of 20 points is required to pass the course. Bonus points will be given to those people who do well in the assignments. The formula for the extra points will be given later. Schedule
The homeworks will be handed out in two sets - the first is given out on Oct.6
and the second set on Oct.21. The first deadline is 3 weeks
hence, i.e. October 27. The other deadlines follow weekly. That is,
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