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 | 01/05 | Thu | Introduction / Overview | P&H 1 | |
| 2 | 01/10 | Tue | Working in an Electronics Lab | ||
| 01/12 | Thu | ||||
| 3 | 01/17 | Tue | Numbers & Arithmetic | P&H 3 | Intro to Digital Logic |
| 01/19 | Thu | ||||
| 4 | 01/24 | Tue | Machine Instructions | P&H 2 | Combinational Logic |
| 01/26 | Thu | ||||
| 5 | 01/31 | Tue | |||
| 02/02 | Thu | ||||
| 6 | 02/07 | Tue | |||
| 02/09 | Thu | ||||
| 7 | 02/14 | Tue | Exam 1 | ||
| 02/16 | Thu | ||||
| 8 | 02/21 | Tue | The Processor | P&H 4 | Sequential Logic / Memory |
| 02/23 | Thu | ||||
| 9 | 02/28 | Tue | |||
| 03/01 | Thu | ||||
| 10 | 03/06 | Tue | |||
| 03/08 | Thu | ||||
| 11 | 03/13 | Tue | Spring Break | ||
| 03/15 | Thu | ||||
| 12 | 03/20 | Tue | Storage / I/O | P&H 6 | Building a Processor |
| 03/22 | Thu | ||||
| 13 | 03/27 | Tue | |||
| 03/29 | Thu | Exam 2 | |||
| 14 | 04/03 | Tue | Memory Hierarchy | P&H 5 | |
| 04/05 | Thu | ||||
| 15 | 04/10 | Tue | Multi-* / Parallel Computing | P&H 7 | |
| 04/12 | Thu | ||||
| 16 | 04/17 | Tue | |||
| 04/19 | Thu | Final Exam Period (8:00-10:00am) | |||