CSCE 230: Computer Organization, Fall 2009 |
| Weekly Schedule | Sources of Information | Work for You |
| Week 1: Computer abstraction and technology | Chapter 1 | 230: Take-home test on the course prerequisites (Here is a sample prerequisite test for practice) 230L: Lab 1: Introduction to the logic-design system |
| Weeks 2-5: Binary representation and arithmetic, Basics of logic design | Section 2.4 & web sources, Appendices C and D | 230: HW1 and HW2, Chapter Test 1 (Appendices C and D), pop
quizzes 230L: Labs 2-5 on logic design |
| Weeks 6-7: Introduction to MIPS assembly language and programming | Chapter 2 | 230: HW3, Chapter Test 2 (Ch. 2), pop quizzes, Semester-long team project on processor design 230L: Labs 6-7 on MIPS programming |
| Week 8: Computer arithmetic | Chapter 3 | 230: HW4 230L: Lab 8 on MIPS programming |
| Midterm exam on Chapters 1-2 and Appendix C (Announced a week in advance) | ||
| Weeks 9-11: Processor | Chapter 4 | 230: HW5, Chapter Test 3 (Chapters 3 and 4), Progress on
project work (meet specified milestones), pop quizzes 230L: Lab 9 on MIPS programming |
| Weeks 12-13: Memory Hierarchy | Chapter 5 | 230: HW6, Chapter Test 4 (Ch. 5), Progress on project work (meet specified milestones), pop quizzes |
| Weeks 14-15: Selected topics from I/O and Multicore processors | Chapters 6 and 7 | 230: Progress on project work (meet specified milestones), pop quizzes |
| Final examination, Tuesday, December 15, 10 am - 12 pm (Scope to be announced later) | ||