Course Information

An introduction to the hardware design aspects of all major components of a computer system. Topics include computer arithmetic, Boolean algebra and gate networks, logic design, an introduction to IA-32/64 & MIPS assembly language programming, memory systems, I/O devices, pipelined instruction execution, bus structures, multi-core architectures and RISC/CISC philosophies. Prerequisite: CS 300 with a minimum grade of C. Offered alternate years.

Schedule:

	Date	Topics	Homework & Assignments	Notes
Week 1	Feb 1	Syllabus Introduction Computer function and structure	Read pp. 7-49 Answer reading questions on Moodle	01. Introduction
	Feb 3	First Generation Computers: ENIAC, IAS; Second Generation: transistors; Third Generation: Integrated Circuits	Read pp. 365-380 Answer reading questions on Moodle	02. History
	Feb 5	Boolean Algebra	Read pp. 368-373 Answer reading questions on Moodle	03. Boolean Algebra
Week 2	Feb 8	Logic Gates; Combinational Logic Circuits; SOP; POS; Algebraic Simplification	1. Problem Set Answer reading questions on Moodle	04. Digital Logic
	Feb 10	Discuss assignment K-Maps	Answer reading questions on Moodle	Continue previous notes
	Feb 12	Half Adder;	Answer reading questions on Moodle	05. Digital Logic
Week 3	Feb 15	Continue Adder Computer Function	DUE: 1. PS Answer reading questions on Moodle	06. Computer Function
	Feb 17	Quiz 1 Discuss Problem Set Continue Computer Function	OUT: PS 2 Answer reading questions on Moodle
	Feb 19	Interrupts	Answer reading questions on Moodle	07. Interrupts
Week 4	Feb 22	Class canceled
	Feb 24	Bus Interconnections	Answer reading questions on Moodle	08. Bus Interconnections
	Feb 26	Intro to Cache Memory Review	Answer reading questions on Moodle	09. Cache Memory
Week 5	Feb 29	Exam 1
	Mar 2	NO CLASS: Prof. at a conference
	Mar 4	NO CLASS: Prof. at a conference
Week 6	Mar 7	Discussion on Triumph of the Nerds Caches		10. Cache: Direct Mapping
	Mar 9	Cache: Direct Mapping	Answer reading questions on Moodle
	Mar 11	Cache: Associate Mapping, Set-Associative Mapping	Answer reading questions on Moodle OUT: PS 3	11. Cache: Mappings, other elements of cache design
Week 7	Mar 14	Continue Caches	Answer reading questions on Moodle
	Mar 16	Complete Caches (We lost 30 minutes of class time due to power cut)	Answer reading questions on Moodle
	Mar 18	Computer Arithmetic: Signed Magnitude, 1's Complement, 2's Complement	DUE: PS 3	13. Computer Arithmetic Ch. 9, 10
	Mar 21	Spring Break
	Mar 23	Spring Break
	Mar 25	Spring Break
Week 8	Mar 28	Binary addition and subtraction in 2's complement		14. Addition and Subtraction Ch. 10
	Mar 30	Quiz 2 Overflow and carry flags, examples of addition and subtraction	Answer reading questions on Moodle	Ch. 10
	Apr 1	Multiplication	Answer reading questions on Moodle OUT: PS 4	15. Multiplication Ch. 10
Week 9	Apr 4	Floating Point Representation	Answer reading questions on Moodle	16. Floating Point Numbers
	Apr 6	Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions	Answer reading questions on Moodle	17. Instruction Sets Ch. 12
	Apr 8	Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes	Answer reading questions on Moodle DUE: PS 4 OUT: PS 5	18. Instruction Sets Ch. 13
Week 10	Apr 11	Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions	Answer reading questions on Moodle	19. Instruction Sets Ch. 13
	Apr 13	Quiz 3 Assembly Language Programming		20. Assembly Language Programming
	Apr 15	Exam 2
Week 11	Apr 18	Assembly Language Programming	DUE: PS 5	Ch. 14
	Apr 20	Processor and register organization	Answer reading questions on Moodle	21 Processor Structure and Function Ch. 14
	Apr 22	Pipelining	Answer reading questions on Moodle OUT: PS 6	Ch. 14
Week 12	Apr 25	Pipeline Hazards	Answer reading questions on Moodle	22. Pipeline Hazards Ch. 15
	Apr 27	NO CLASS: Senior Projects Day
	Apr 29	RISC / Intro to MIPS	Answer reading questions on Moodle	23. RISC Ch. 15
Week 13	May 2	MIPS Pipelining WinMIPS64	DUE: PS 6 OUT: PS 7	24. RISC Pipelining 25 RISC Pipelining
	May 4	WinMIPS64 Problems		26 MIPS Problems
	May 6	WinMIPS64		MIPS
Week 14	May 9	Review	DUE: PS 7	MIPS
	May 11	Reading Day
	May 13			MIPS
Week 15	May 16	Final Exam 3-5:30pm