CSCI 226 / Spring 2024
Computer Systems and Organization
This schedule gives only a rough outline of dates and topics we will cover. It will be updated continuously throughout the semester as we adapt to changing circumstances.
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NB: Schedule is subject to change.
[background]: assn/b/background.html
[p0]: assn/p0/logisim.html
[p1]: assn/p1/breadboards.html
[p2]: assn/p2/numbers.html
[p3]: assn/p3/bitwise.html
[p4]: assn/p4/sequential.html
[p5]: assn/p5/mips.html
[p6]: assn/p6/io.html
[p7]: assn/p7/calling.html
[p8]: assn/p8/cache.html
[Quiz 0 Review]: assignments.html#quizzes
[Quiz 1 Review]: assignments.html#quizzes
[Quiz 2 Review]: assignments.html#quizzes
[Quiz 3 Review]: assignments.html#quizzes
[Quiz 4 Review]: assignments.html#quizzes
[Quiz 5 Review]: assignments.html#quizzes
[Quiz 6 Review]: assignments.html#quizzes
[todo-Final Review]: assignments.html#final
[todo-Final Exam]: assignments.html#final
[MIPS reference]: final-reference-pseudo.pdf
[Ch 1]: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sk1Z4tFokozPFHF514X6XJmKK4H0qoD7/view?usp=sharing
[Ch 3.6]: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19b3-L6dev3K_Y4RgI4Oy1PzVfYp3xkGo/view?usp=sharing
[History&Logic]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1udsWEDa7Pl7EqRjeTLILr_3AXNpUWDQAX_sc5v7I_V8/edit?usp=sharing
[Representation]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-PXR3QMbkfolllG1e4n0e1Kbb5BeRrFUXp7RmhLxbDI/edit?usp=sharing
[Arithmetic]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrIQ4FqfwZ1s1zJHhIlMpbvTxziP9iieimDu0Q594ng/edit?usp=sharing
[Floating Point]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L9IjFzoDAIP9goguSXuPA7ySGDvDqAQuUMG9-bqMBI0/edit?usp=sharing
[Sequential]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qyME2j7_tNAXopUvNNamroUSue4fQe4vcgNupeZNfuI/edit?usp=sharing
[Breadboard Tutorial]: https://mathcs.holycross.edu/~csci226/assn/p1/BreadboardTutorial.pdf
[FSMs]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E9e1z_CQSTMa9TFQ2SrGkERinTJ5-DRAzf2Hl4Y0qm4/edit?usp=sharing
[Datapaths]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHe1Wg1iG0b3jTWyDuECSqweDoM0w1p9kUIJ0gfZFsw/edit?usp=sharing
[Memory]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ig7ZliH_rRh2wwo23ApLaOWdE804iGjnAuSWXYP84q0/edit?usp=sharing
[CPUs]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mMSJcDEILM6k3HCOOL3ztwNwggRsUg3kIEni9lthXrk/edit?usp=sharing
[ISAs]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m10Vbu4wWiEfcvQ-SvO_Io1JLm_ObSOnJ2vHRhQuQ8A/edit?usp=sharing
[Assemblers]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CnjYLO2zvXgGEdHIyUYQChpDwQvqK6raoloSbtWuMHQ/edit?usp=sharing
[Mem. Layout]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WcrmuTa5zCZE3aEBmFgz2B72KvhEYo6EWiRuYVQjBEg/edit?usp=sharing
[Calling]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Un9ZFx8ZPtntIl_W8fgAbsXH8oO-oKT5hoHWFFvd7OM/edit?usp=sharing
[Func. Examples]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U-7YyfbwE3nEu4KdyCYO1LAdAJrzoB7x-Dr-4NUDnUg/edit?usp=sharing
[Performance]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13x26vLb_vv4rolM1j-JWxWfWq4EeQx1RsZiV9o8WNDM/edit?usp=sharing
[Caching]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N-KizvoJ5oIbz_1kPF0NDN1CfSEjFKzXBCdc80nCBjk/edit?usp=sharing
1. W 1/24 History & Logic | History&Logic and skim Ch 1 | background, p0 out
F 1/26 Logic Devices | |
2. M 1/29 Logic, Cont. | |
W 1/31 Data Representation | Representation or Ch 2.1-3, 2.6 |
F 2/2 Binary, Hex, Octal | | p0 due, p1 out
3. M 2/5 Binary Arithmetic | Arithmetic |
W 2/7 Quiz 0 (logic) | Quiz 0 Review | Quiz 0
W 2/7 Floating Point | Floating Point |
F 2/9 Computation | Breadboard Tutorial | p2 out
4. M 2/12 Computation, Cont. | | p1 due
W 2/14 Time and Space | Ch 3.6 |
F 2/16 Sequential Logic | Sequential | p2 due, p3 out
5. M 2/19 Sequential Logic, Cont. | |
W 2/21 Sequential Logic, Cont. | |
W 2/21 Quiz 1 (numbers) | Quiz 1 Review | Quiz 1
F 2/23 Finite State Machines | FSMs |
6. M 2/26 Datapaths | Datapaths | p3 due
W 2/28 Datapaths, cont. | | p4 out
W 2/28 Quiz 2 (sequential logic) | Quiz 2 Review | Quiz 2
F 3/1 Memory Devices | Memory |
7. M 3/4 (break)
W 3/6 (break)
F 3/8 (break)
8. M 3/11 CPUs | CPUs |
W 3/13 MIPS Assembly Programming | ISAs |
F 3/15 MIPS Assembly, Cont. | MIPS reference | p4 due
F 3/15 Quiz 3 (datapaths) | Quiz 3 Review | Quiz 3
9. M 3/18 Assemblers | Assemblers | p5 out
W 3/20 Arrays, Linked Lists | |
F 3/22 Loops & Conditionals | |
10. M 3/25 Memory Layout | Mem. Layout | p5 due
T 3/26 Quiz 4 (mips basics) | Quiz 4 Review | Quiz 4
W 3/27 Memory Layout, cont. | | p6 out
F 3/29 (Easter break)
11. M 4/1 (Easter break)
W 4/3 Calling Functions | Calling |
F 4/5 Call Stacks | |
12. M 4/8 Functions, cont. | Func. Examples |
W 4/10 Functions, cont. | | p6 due, p7 out
F 4/12 Caching | Caching |
13. M 4/15 Caching, Cont. | |
W 4/17 Caching, Cont. | |
W 4/17 Quiz 5 (mips coding) | Quiz 5 Review | Quiz 5
F 4/19 Cache-Aware Programming | | p7 due
14. M 4/22 Multi-Cycle CPUs | Performance | p8 out
W 4/24 (Academic Conference)
F 4/26 Pipelining | |
F 4/19 Quiz 6 (mips functions) | Quiz 6 Review | Quiz 6
15. M 4/29 Hazards | |
W 5/1 Hazards, Cont. | |
F 5/3 Modern CPU Design |
16. M 5/6 Modern CPU Design | Final Review | p8 due
T 5/7 (study period)
W 5/8 (study period)
R 5/9 (final exams)
F 5/10 (final exams)
S 5/11 (final exams)
S 5/12 (final exams)
17. M 5/13 (final exams)
17. M 5/14 (final exams)
17. M 5/15 (final exams)