Week 7

Monitors

• Marc's Lecture Notes: PDF
• Ben-Ari Ch 7
  • begin slide 146
• Dr. Seuss on Deadlock:
  • The Zax
• Class participation with monitors:
  • The One-Lane Bridge problem:

    Cars coming from the north and south arrive at a 
    one-lane bridge. Cars heading in the same direction 
    can cross the bridge at the same time, but cars 
    heading in opposite directions cannot.

  • can we find a way to be safe, fair, and efficient?
  • PDF (with thanks to Charlie Hughes!)

• PDF
• Due: before October break
  • Fri, Oct 14, 5pm
• Questions?