CSC3501 Fall 2005: Computer Organization and Design (Undergraduate Level)




Class Information
Calendar
Projects
Additional Reading
Homework
Acknowledgments



Class Information
  • Instructor: Arjan Durresi (durresi@csc.lsu.edu).
  • TA : Vamsi Paruchuri (vparuc1@lsu.edu)

Homework

Efficient Reading of Papers in Science and Technology

Project

Textbook

[Book's cover]

David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy" Computer Organization and Design The Hardware/Software Interface," Third Edition, 2005, ISBN:1-55860-604-1

Class Schedule and Office Hours

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  • Arjan Durresi: Tu 3-4 and Th 3-4 Coates Hall 291

Calendar
Week Tuesday Thursday
August 22-26 Course overview and topics

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

Introduction to Computer Architecture

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

September 5 -9 Instruction Set Architecture

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

September 12-16 Instruction Set Architecture

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

Arithmetic for Computers

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

September 19 - 23 Arithmetic for Computers

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

Performance

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

September 26 - 30 Performance of Computer Systems

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

Performance of Computer Systems

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

October 3 - 7 Performance of Computer Systems

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

No Class. Fall Break

October 10 - 14 Basics of Digital Logic Design

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

Register Files and Memory

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

October 17 - 21 ALU Design

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

ALU Design

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

October 24 - 28 Quiz 1
Designing of MIPS Processor (Single-Cycle)

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

October 31 - November 4 Designing of MIPS Processor (Single-Cycle)

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

Designing of MIPS Processor (Multi-Cycle)

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

November 7 - 11 Designing of MIPS Processor (Multi-Cycle)

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

Pipelining

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

November 14 - 18 Pipelining

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

Pipelining

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

November 22 - 25 Memory Hierarchy

2 slides per page 6 slides per page

No Class. Thanksgiving.