CSE 141: Computer Architecture

Calendar



NOTE: Reading assignments should be done before you attend the lecture they are listed with.
Date
Topic/Reading Assignment
Mon Aug 6Introduction (Read Chap 1)
Wed Aug 8ISAs (Read Chap 2)
Fri Aug 10Peformance (Read Chap 4), maybe start Single Cycle CPU (Chap 5, but not required to read it for Fri)
Mon Aug 13Single Cycle CPU (Read Chap 5 through 5.4)
Wed Aug 15Finish Single Cycle (Control logic) and Multi-Cycle CPU (Read Chap 5, 5.5+)
Fri Aug 17Exceptions (Chap 5), Pipelining (Chap 6)
Mon Aug 20Pipelining II (Chap 6)
Wed Aug 22Advanced Pipeline, Superscalar (Chap6) (Not on midterm)
Fri Aug 24MIDTERM
Mon Aug 27Cache (Chap 7)
Wed Aug 29Cache (Chap 7)
Fri Aug 31Rest of the Memory Hierarchy (Virtual Memory, Paging) (Chap 7)
Mon Sep 3LABOR DAY NO CLASS
Wed Sep 5SMT/"Hyperthreading"(P&H section 6.9, and skim this paper (abstract, introduction, conclusion)
Fri Sep 7Assorted Topics, review for final exam
Sat Sep 8Final Exam