CSE378 Schedule (Spring 2001)

This course schedule will be updated several times a week, so check it often. Entries in bold are (probably) for sure.
The dates for the readings indicate the day that the reading should have been read.

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Week
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
1
3/26
 Architecture overview
Readings:
  • Chapter 1.2
  • the rest of the chapter is an optional overview of computers
    • 3/28
    		 What is architecture?
    Binary number system
    Readings: Chapter 4.1-4.4
    3/30
    		 Overview of MIPS ISA
    Readings:
  • Chapter 3.1-3.4
  • Appendix A.1-A.5
    • 2
    4/2
    		 Computation instructions
    Data transfer instructions
    Control Instructions
    Readings:
  • Chapter 3.5
  • Appendix A.8, A.9
    Binary number system assignment due
    • 4/4
    		 Other instructions
    Addressing modes
    Readings: Chapter 3.8
    Discussion section assignment on SPIM due
    4/6
    		 Procedure calls
    Readings:
  • Chapter 3.6,
  • Appendix A.6
    • 3
    4/9
    		 Procedure calls
    4/11
    		 Evolution of ISAs
    Readings: Chapter 3.15
    Stack machine assignment due
    4/13
    		 Comparing RISC & CISC
    4
    4/16
    		 Performance Metrics
    Readings:
  • Chapter 2
  • pp. 99-101
    • 4/18
    		 Single-cycle implementation: the datapath
    Readings: Chapter 5, section sections 1 and 2 (I'll send email detailing the parts you should omit)
    4/20
    		 Single-cycle implementation: control
    Readings: Chapter 5, section 3 Procedure call assignment due
    5
    4/23
    		 Multiple cycle implementation
    Readings: Chapter 5, section 4
    4/25
    		 Microprogramming
    Readings: Chapter 5, sections 5, 7-10
    4/27
    		 Review for midterm
    Sloop 1 assignment due
    6
    4/30
    		 Midterm
    5/2
    		 Pipelining
    Readings: Chapter 6, sections 1-3
    5/4
    		 Pipelining: Structural & data hazards
    Readings: Chapter 6, sections 4 & 5
    7
    5/7
    		 Guest lecturer
    Pipelining: Control hazards
    Readings: Chapter 6, section 6
    5/9
    		 Pipelines in today's microprocessors
    Readings: Chapter 6, sections 8 on
    5/11
    		 Pipelines in today's microprocessors Sloop 2 assignment due
    8
    5/14
    		 Introduction to memory hierarchies
    Readings: Chapter 7, section 1
    5/16
    		 Caches
    Readings: Chapter 7, section 2
    5/18
    		 Cache design
    Readings:
  • Chapter 7, section 3
  • pp. 609-611, 629
    • 9
    5/21
    		 Virtual memory
    Readings: Chapter 7, sections 4 & 5
    Pipelining assignment due
    5/23
    		 Virtual memory
    Readings: Chapter 7, sections 6-9
    5/25
    		 Virtual Memory
    10
    5/28
    		 Memorial Day
    5/30
    		 Simultaneous Multithreading
    Cache simulation due
    6/1
    		 Guest lecturer
    Exception handling
    Review for the final
    Course evaluations
    Readings:
  • p. 223
  • Chapter 5, sections 5.6, 6.7
    Cache & virtual memory problem set due
    • 10
    6/4
    6/6
    		 Final 2:30 - 4:20
    GOOD LUCK!

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