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 | 1/06 | Wed | Introduction / Overview | P&H 1 | |
| 1/08 | Fri | ||||
| 2 | 1/11 | Mon | Working in an Electronics Lab | ||
| 1/13 | Wed | ||||
| 1/15 | Fri | ||||
| 3 | 1/18 | Mon | Numbers & Arithmetic | P&H 3 | Intro to Digital Logic |
| 1/20 | Wed | ||||
| 1/22 | Fri | ||||
| 4 | 1/25 | Mon | Machine Instructions | P&H 2 | Combinational Logic |
| 1/27 | Wed | ||||
| 1/29 | Fri | ||||
| 5 | 2/01 | Mon | |||
| 2/03 | Wed | ||||
| 2/05 | Fri | ||||
| 6 | 2/08 | Mon | |||
| 2/10 | Wed | ||||
| 2/12 | Fri | ||||
| 7 | 2/15 | Mon | Exam 1 | ||
| 2/17 | Wed | ||||
| 2/19 | Fri | ||||
| 8 | 2/22 | Mon | The Processor | P&H 4 | Sequential Logic / Memory |
| 2/24 | Wed | ||||
| 2/26 | Fri | ||||
| 9 | 3/01 | Mon | |||
| 3/03 | Wed | ||||
| 3/05 | Fri | ||||
| 10 | 3/08 | Mon | |||
| 3/10 | Wed | ||||
| 3/12 | Fri | ||||
| 11 | 3/15 | Mon | Spring Break | ||
| 3/17 | Wed | ||||
| 3/19 | Fri | ||||
| 12 | 3/22 | Mon | Storage / I/O | P&H 6 | Building a Processor |
| 3/24 | Wed | ||||
| 3/26 | Fri | ||||
| 13 | 3/29 | Mon | |||
| 3/31 | Wed | ||||
| 4/02 | Fri | Exam 2 | |||
| 14 | 4/05 | Mon | Memory Hierarchy | P&H 5 | |
| 4/07 | Wed | ||||
| 4/09 | Fri | ||||
| 15 | 4/12 | Mon | Multi* / Parallel Computing | P&H 7 | |
| 4/14 | Wed | ||||
| 4/16 | Fri | ||||
| 16 | 4/19 | Mon | |||