This is a tentative schedule, and it is subject to change.
Refer to the course's Moodle for detailed, up-to-date reading and assignments.
"P&H n" refers to chapter n in the textbook by Patterson and Hennessy.
Blanks are continuations of the topic and/or reading from an earlier day.
| Wk | Date | Class Topic | Reading | Lab Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/05 | Wed | Introduction / Overview | P&H 1 | |
| 1/07 | Fri | ||||
| 2 | 1/10 | Mon | Working in an Electronics Lab | ||
| 1/12 | Wed | ||||
| 1/14 | Fri | ||||
| 3 | 1/17 | Mon | Numbers & Arithmetic | P&H 3 | Intro to Digital Logic |
| 1/19 | Wed | ||||
| 1/21 | Fri | ||||
| 4 | 1/24 | Mon | Machine Instructions | P&H 2 | Combinational Logic |
| 1/26 | Wed | ||||
| 1/28 | Fri | ||||
| 5 | 1/30 | Mon | |||
| 2/02 | Wed | ||||
| 2/04 | Fri | ||||
| 6 | 2/07 | Mon | |||
| 2/09 | Wed | ||||
| 2/11 | Fri | ||||
| 7 | 2/14 | Mon | Exam 1 | ||
| 2/16 | Wed | ||||
| 2/18 | Fri | ||||
| 8 | 2/21 | Mon | The Processor | P&H 4 | Sequential Logic / Memory |
| 2/23 | Wed | ||||
| 2/25 | Fri | ||||
| 9 | 2/28 | Mon | |||
| 3/02 | Wed | ||||
| 3/04 | Fri | ||||
| 10 | 3/07 | Mon | |||
| 3/09 | Wed | ||||
| 3/11 | Fri | ||||
| 11 | 3/14 | Mon | Spring Break | ||
| 3/16 | Wed | ||||
| 3/18 | Fri | ||||
| 12 | 3/21 | Mon | Storage / I/O | P&H 6 | Building a Processor |
| 3/23 | Wed | ||||
| 3/25 | Fri | ||||
| 13 | 3/28 | Mon | |||
| 3/30 | Wed | ||||
| 4/01 | Fri | Exam 2 | |||
| 14 | 4/04 | Mon | Memory Hierarchy | P&H 5 | |
| 4/06 | Wed | ||||
| 4/08 | Fri | ||||
| 15 | 4/11 | Mon | Multi* / Parallel Computing | P&H 7 | |
| 4/13 | Wed | ||||
| 4/15 | Fri | ||||
| 16 | 4/18 | Mon | |||
| TBD | Final Exam | ||||