6.824 is a core 12-unit graduate subject with lectures, readings, programming labs, an optional project, a mid-term exam, and a final exam. It will present abstractions and implementation techniques ...

The lecture notes will be available after each lecture to assist ... Because of the importance of understanding both the theoretical and hands-on elements of systems, students must pass all three ...

To understand the state of the art in operating systems and distributed systems, and how and why we got there. To understand how to engage in systems research. To investigate novel ideas in systems ...