Time & Place
Monday, Wednesday 14:35–15:55
Location: BURN 1B45 a fun, subterranean classroom

Instructor Website Email
Clark Verbrugge
Office hours: please see contact info in my main web page.

Teaching Assistants
TBD

Pre-requisites
COMP 251 (Algorithms and Data Structures)
COMP 302 (Programming Languages and Paradigms)
COMP 310 (Computer Systems and Organization) (or ECSE 427)
Note that there is a non-trivial programming requirement and students should have strong programming skills. Assignments mainly focus on Java, but some C-coding will also be necessary.

Textbooks
The following required text will be used as a primary reference source for this course.

• Maurice Herlihy, Nir Shavit, Victor Luchangco, Michael Spear. The Art of Multiprocessor Programming. Second Edition (2020).
  Note:The second edition is available at a preposterously high price from the bookstore. The revised First Edition by Maurice Herlihy and Nir Shavit, however, is not all that different, and is available as a e-book through the McGill Library.

Grading

3 Assignments:	30%
2 Midterms:	20%
Final exam:	50%

In accord with McGill University's Charter of Students' Rights, students in this course have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded.

Assignment and Exam Policy

Assignments must be submitted on time. Late assignments will only be accepted in highly-exceptional circumstances and only with written permission of the instructor. Note that excessive workload in other courses and equipment failure are not valid excuses. No assignment submissions will be accepted after marked assignments have been returned, or after solutions have been discussed in class.

McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offenses under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures (see McGill's Integrity page for more information).

More specifically, work submitted for this course must represent your own efforts. Copying assignments or tests, or allowing others to copy your work, in whole or part, will not be tolerated.