CSE 141 Introduction to Computer Architecture Summer 2009
Announcements FINAL WEEK ADDITIONAL OFFICE HOURS
Renshen will hold additional OH from 9:30am-12:30pm Friday, usual location.
Aram will hold additional OH from 12:30-2:30pm Thursday, usual location.
Leo has had a family emergency and is unavailable. Please redirect any questions for him to the other TAs.
Updated Lecture 9 slides are now posted.
Midterm 2 average is 212.9, and standard deviation is 19.7

Updated Lecture 7 slides are now posted.
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WebCT for the class is running. Use for discussion boards (read etiquette post BEFORE posting) and to see your grades.
Question 1.4.2, Global CPI means average-CPI of a program.
Updated Lecture 4 slides are now posted.
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Updated Lecture 1 slides are now posted.
Aram has changed her Office Hours, please note the change.

Class Mon & Wed 6:00pm - 8:45pm, CENTER HALL 109

Course This course gives a comprehensive and self-contained view of computer architecture. The emphasis is on underlying design principles. The course is a departure point for research in computer engineering.

Textbook Required. Patterson & Hennessy, "Computer Organization and Design -- The Hardware/Software Interface", Morgan Kaufmann. Fourth Edition

Instructor Isaac Chu, UCSD Visting Faculty
ichu@ece.ucsd.edu
T.A. Leo Porter
leporter(at)cs(dot)ucsd(dot)edu
Office hours: CSEB240a Tue/Wed 12:30-4:30pm
Finals week OH: Thursday 2:30-4pm.

Renshen Wang
rewang(at)cs(dot)ucsd(dot)edu
Office hours: CSEB240a Mon 1-5pm, Tue 4:30-8:30pm

Aram Shahinfard
ashahinf(at)cs(dot)ucsd(dot)edu
Office hours: CSE 3152 Tu/Wed 11am-1pm
Finals week OH: Thursday 12:30-2:30pm.
Course Plan Lectures (removed after final)
Week 1 : Intro, Performance Calculation, MIPS programming, Machine Code
Week 2 : Arithmetics, Floating Point Numbers Midterm #1, State Machines
Week 3 : Single Cycle CPU, Multiple Cycle CPU
Week 4 : Pipeline CPU, Midterm #2, Pipeline Hazards
Week 5 : Virtual Memory, Multiple Processors
Final exam: Friday 9/4 7-10pm at Center Hall 109

Grading 30 % : Assignments
20 % : Midterm 1 (8/12/09)
20 % : Midterm 2 (8/26/09)
30 % : Final Exam