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Week #1
Get the text(s)!
Learning the UNIX Operating System, an O'Reilly book by Jerry Peek, Grace Todino and
John Strang (ISBN: 0-596-00261-0) is the one required book for this class. Also recommended
is Learning the bash shell, another O'Reilly book (ISBN: 1-56592-347-2). You may
wish to browse book stores for other texts that appeal to you. There are Unix books that focus on
the Unix underlying Mac OSX. Others focus on installation and configuration
of a particular variant of Linux (such as Redhat Linux). Some are like reference
guides. Still others are intended to introduce users to the Unix operating system, generally.
Avoid reference guides, as this information is available online. Also, unless you are
planning to install Linux on one of your own computers, don't get a book that is specifically
about installation.
Week #2
Two UNIX commands will be assigned to each person for research. Each person
will then describe the commands and how they are used.
Week #3
Files and folders
Week #4
Curses is a library for programming the textual graphics within
the shell. This week, you will use the C compiler and the C language
to write a program that uses the curses programming functions.
Week #5
Modifying your shell account's configuration
Week #6
(Prepare for mid-term)
Week #7
Casual assignment.
Week #8
POV animation or image
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