9/27 Course introduction and architecture overview	9/29 Data representations, instruction sets	10/1 MIPS assembly language
10/4 MIPS assembly language, execution cycle Homework #1 due	10/6 Procedure call	10/8 Procedure call
10/11 Pipelining/Hazards Homework #2 due	10/13 Input/Output	10/15 Input/Output
10/18 Memory hierarchies and caches Homework #3 due	10/20 Memory hierarchies and caches	10/22 Current architecture trends
10/25 Operating systems overview Homework #4 due	10/27 Midterm exam	10/29 Operating systems overview
11/1 Processes and threads no homework due	11/3 Processes and threads	11/5 Processes and threads
11/8 Synchronization and communication Homework #5 due	11/10 Synchronization and Communication	11/12 Deadlock
11/15 Scheduling Homework #6 due	11/17 Deadlock	11/19 Memory management and virtual memory
11/22 Memory management and virtual memory Homework #7 due	11/24 Memory management and virtual memory	11/26 No school -- Thanksgiving
11/29 File systems	12/1 File systems Homework #8 due	12/3 File systems
12/6 Other topics: Networking, Security	12/8 Review, Evaluations Homework #9 due	12/10
12/13	12/15 410 final exam slot: 8:30-10:20 a.m.	12/17
12/20	12/22 Grades available on STAR	12/24