CSE 240A Fall 2008 

(Tu/Th: 12:30 - 1:50pm, WLH 2111)

Instructor:

Alex Orailoglu, alex@cs.ucsd.edu

Office Hours:
Monday 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Wednesday 1:30 - 2:30 pm

EBU3B 3134

Teaching Assistants

Chengmo Yang

c5yang@cs.ucsd.edu

Tuesday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 pm

EBU3B B240A

Text Book: Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Fourth Edition, by J.L. Hennessy and D.A. Patterson, Available in the reserve section of the Science & Engineering library.

Mid-Term 1: October 21, 2008
Mid-Term 2: November 13, 2008
Final: December 12, 2008, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Announcements:
*Classes start on Thursday September 25, 2008 in WLH 2111.

*Please check back frequently to see the updated announcements.

*Homework #1 is online!

*A make up class will be held on Oct 13, 2008 (Mon), 11:00am - 12:20pm, at WLH 2115.

*A miterm review section will be held by Chengmo on Oct 17, 2008 (Fri), 2:00 - 3:00pm, at Center 205.

*Chengmo will hold no office hours on Oct 21 & 22.

*Chengmo will hold a section on Nov 7, 2008 (Fri), 2:00 - 3:00pm, at CSE 2154, to discuss Midterm1 solutions and answer questions for HW2 .

*Chengmo will hold a section on Nov 11, 2008 (Tue), 12:30 - 2:00pm, at CSE 2154, to discuss HW2 solutions and answer questions for Midterm2.

*Chengmo will hold no office hours on Nov 11.

*Chengmo will hold a section on Nov 24, 2008 (Mon), 3:30 - 4:30pm, at CSE 4140, to discuss Midterm2 solutions and answer questions for HW3 .

*Chengmo will hold a section on Dec 8, 2008 (Mon), 4:00 - 5:00pm, at CSE 4140, to discuss HW3 solutions and answer questions for the final.

Homeworks:

1. HW1 Due Oct. 17, 2008 (Fri) at 11am. The Appendix problems are here.
2. HW2 Due Nov. 11, 2008 (Tue) at 11am.
3. HW3 Due Dec. 4, 2008 (Thur) at 11am.