Fall 2026

Advanced Operating Systems

COMPSCI 736 covers advanced operating system topics such as process communication, fault tolerance, and virtual machines.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Sara McAllister

Summary

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Historical reviews of Barton Miller: The course requires reading and a single project without tests or quizzes, though Miller enforces high expectations and takes class participation seriously.

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Prerequisites

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COMPSCI 736 used by

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Fall 2026
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Historical reviews of Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau: Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau is described as an amazing teacher who provides great guidance and mentorship. Reviewers praise his teaching quality, using terms like master and magic to highlight his effectiveness in the classroom.

BARTON MILLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

REMZI ARPACI-DUSSEAU is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction26 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Barton Miller describe him as a helpful professor with high expectations and a low workload focused on reading and a project.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.79 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.86 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=44 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Barton Miller: The course requires reading and a single project without tests or quizzes, though Miller enforces high expectations and takes class participation seriously.

Historical reviews of Barton Miller: Other reviewers found Miller rude, grumpy, and overly focused on English writing skills rather than technical content or fair grading.

Topics

  • Process communication and resource allocation
  • Multiprocess and network operating systems
  • Fault-tolerant systems and virtual machines
  • Verifiability and proof techniques

Skills

  • Advanced operating system design and analysis.

Grades

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About this comparison

1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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COMPSCI 736 · Fall 2026

Advanced Operating Systems

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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