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