This is a tentative schedule, and it is subject to change.
Refer to Canvas for detailed, up-to-date reading and assignments.
"P&H n" refers to chapter n in the textbook by Patterson and Hennessy.
Blanks are continuations of the topic and/or reading from an earlier day.
| Wk | Date | Class Topic | Reading | Lab Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/11 | Thu | Introduction / Overview | P&H 1 | ||
| 2 | 01/16 | Tue | Working with a Logic Simulator | |||
| 01/18 | Thu | |||||
| 3 | 01/23 | Tue | Numbers & Arithmetic | P&H 3 | Intro to Digital Logic | |
| 01/25 | Thu | |||||
| 4 | 01/30 | Tue | Combinational Logic 1 | |||
| 02/01 | Thu | Machine Instructions | P&H 2 | |||
| 5 | 02/06 | Tue | Combinational Logic 2 | |||
| 02/08 | Thu | |||||
| 6 | 02/13 | Tue | Sequential Logic / Memory | |||
| 02/15 | Thu | |||||
| 7 | 02/20 | Tue | ||||
| 02/22 | Thu | Exam 1 | ||||
| 8 | 02/27 | Tue | The Processor | P&H 4 | ||
| 02/29 | Thu | |||||
| 9 | 03/05 | Tue | Building a Processor | |||
| 03/07 | Thu | (ongoing) | ||||
| 10 | 03/12 | Tue | Spring Break | |||
| 03/14 | Thu | |||||
| 11 | 03/19 | Tue | ||||
| 03/21 | Thu | |||||
| 12 | 03/26 | Tue | ||||
| 03/28 | Thu | |||||
| 13 | 04/02 | Tue | Memory Hierarchy | P&H 5 | ||
| 04/04 | Thu | |||||
| 14 | 04/09 | Tue | Storage / I/O | P&H 6 | ||
| 04/11 | Thu | |||||
| 15 | 04/16 | Tue | ||||
| 04/18 | Thu | Exam 2 | ||||
| 16 | 04/23 | Tue | ||||
| 04/25 | Thu | Reading day | ||||
| 04/26 | Fri | 8:00-10:00 AM — Final Exam Period | ||||