Com Sci 222/322
Computer Architecture
Winter 1999

Schedule of Lectures

Last modified: Wed Feb 3 10:27:37 CST 1999

Optional reading selections are in parentheses. I corrected the reading assignments and dates for 1999. The dates may need to be revised as the quarter progresses.

Date Topic Comp Arch Comp Org Anatomy

4-6 January Introduction - (Chapter 1) (Chapter 1)

6-11 January Boolean arithmetic, switching - Appendix B -

11-13 January VLSI electronics - 1.4 -

15-20 January Computer as a big circuit (Appendix A) 4.5 (Appendix C) -

20-25 January Fundamental issues & criteria Chapter 1 (Chapters 1, 2) -

30 January - 1 February Demonstration of VeriWell - - -

27 January - 5 February Instruction set Chapter 2
(Appendix C,D) (Chapter 3) -

5-19 February Pipelining Chapter 3 (Chapter 6) (pp. 158-174, 218-271)

19 February - 1 March Memory hierarcy Chapter 5 (Chapter 7) (pp. 72-73, 78-79)

3-10 March Multiprocessors Chapter 8 (Chapter 9) -

Date	Topic	Comp Arch	Comp Org	Anatomy
4-6 January	Introduction	-	(Chapter 1)	(Chapter 1)
6-11 January	Boolean arithmetic, switching	-	Appendix B	-
11-13 January	VLSI electronics	-	1.4	-
15-20 January	Computer as a big circuit	(Appendix A)	4.5 (Appendix C)	-
20-25 January	Fundamental issues & criteria	Chapter 1	(Chapters 1, 2)	-
30 January - 1 February	Demonstration of VeriWell	-	-	-
27 January - 5 February	Instruction set	Chapter 2 (Appendix C,D)	(Chapter 3)	-
5-19 February	Pipelining	Chapter 3	(Chapter 6)	(pp. 158-174, 218-271)
19 February - 1 March	Memory hierarcy	Chapter 5	(Chapter 7)	(pp. 72-73, 78-79)
3-10 March	Multiprocessors	Chapter 8	(Chapter 9)	-

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Com Sci 222/322 Computer Architecture Winter 1999

Schedule of Lectures

Com Sci 222/322
Computer Architecture
Winter 1999