This is a tentative schedule, and it is subject to change.
Refer to Canvas 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 with a Logic Simulator | |||
| 01/15 | Thu | |||||
| 3 | 01/20 | Tue | Numbers & Arithmetic | P&H 3 | Intro to Digital Logic | |
| 01/22 | Thu | |||||
| 4 | 01/27 | Tue | Combinational Logic 1 | |||
| 01/29 | Thu | Machine Instructions | P&H 2 | |||
| 5 | 02/03 | Tue | Combinational Logic 2 | |||
| 02/05 | Thu | |||||
| 6 | 02/10 | Tue | Sequential Logic / Memory | |||
| 02/12 | Thu | |||||
| 7 | 02/17 | Tue | ||||
| 02/19 | Thu | Exam 1 | ||||
| 8 | 02/24 | Tue | The Processor | P&H 4 | ||
| 02/26 | Thu | |||||
| 9 | 03/03 | Tue | Building a Processor | |||
| 03/05 | Thu | (ongoing) | ||||
| 10 | 03/10 | Tue | ||||
| 03/12 | Thu | |||||
| 11 | 03/17 | Tue | Spring Break | |||
| 03/19 | Thu | |||||
| 12 | 03/24 | Tue | ||||
| 03/26 | Thu | |||||
| 13 | 03/31 | Tue | Memory Hierarchy | P&H 5 | ||
| 04/02 | Thu | |||||
| 14 | 04/07 | Tue | Storage / I/O | P&H 6 | ||
| 04/09 | Thu | |||||
| 15 | 04/14 | Tue | ||||
| 04/16 | Thu | Exam 2 | ||||
| 16 | 04/21 | Tue | ||||
| 04/23 | Thu | Reading day | ||||
| 04/24 | Fri | 8:00-10:00 AM — Final Exam Period | ||||