Operating Systems

Operating Sytems: Principles and Practice is a textbook for a first course in undergraduate operating systems. In use at dozens of top tier universities, and written by two leading operating systems researchers with decades of experience successfully teaching complex topics to thousands of students, this textbook provides:

A path for students to understand high level concepts all the way down to working code.

Tom Anderson is an award winning teacher at the University of Washington. He is also a leading researcher in operating systems, networks, and networked systems.

Mike Dahlin is an award winning teacher at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a leading researcher in operating systems, distributed systems, and networked systems.

Tom Anderson is an award winning teacher at the University of Washington. He is also a leading researcher in operating systems, networks, and networked systems. Mike Dahlin is an award winning teacher at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a leading researcher in operating systems, distributed systems, and networked systems.