CS 210: Introduction to Computer Architecture

Date	Topic and reading	Assignments
Week 1
Mon, Feb 14	No class: winter term No reading
Wed, Feb 16	No class: winter term No reading
Fri, Feb 18	Introduction [slides] No reading
Week 2
Mon, Feb 21	Assembly language [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Sections 1.3–1.4	Problem Set 0: Syllabus
Wed, Feb 23	Computer organization [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 1.5
Fri, Feb 25	Assembly programming [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.2
Week 3
Mon, Feb 28	Assembly continued [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.3	Problem Set 1: MIPS
Wed, Mar 02	Number representation [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.4
Fri, Mar 04	Negative numbers and overflow [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.5
Week 4
Mon, Mar 07	Overflow; starting representing instructions [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.5	Problem Set 2: Number representation Lab 1: MIPS
Wed, Mar 09	Representing instructions [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.6
Fri, Mar 11	Bitwise operations [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.7
Week 5
Mon, Mar 14	Branches [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.8	Problem Set 3: Bit-level operations Lab 2: Bit-level operations
Wed, Mar 16	Procedures [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.9 through 2.9.2
Fri, Mar 18	Class canceled No reading
Week 6
Mon, Mar 21	The stack [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.9	Problem Set 4: More MIPS Lab 3: MIPS Fibs
Wed, Mar 23	MIPS addressing [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 2.10
Fri, Mar 25	Digital logic [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 3.2
Week 7
Mon, Mar 28	Boolean algebra [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 3.3 Decoders & Multiplexors	Problem Set 5: Digital logic Lab 4: MIPS Array
Wed, Mar 30	Combinatorial logic [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 3.3 skip ‘don’t cares’ section
Fri, Apr 01	ALU [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 3.4
Week 8
Mon, Apr 04	No class: spring break No reading
Wed, Apr 06	No class: spring break No reading
Fri, Apr 08	No class: spring break No reading
Week 9
Mon, Apr 11	State Elements [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 3.6	Problem Set 6: Multiplexers & adders Lab 5: 7-segment display
Wed, Apr 13	Clocks and Flip-flops [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 3.7
Fri, Apr 15	Floating point [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 4.4 through 4.4.8
Week 10
Mon, Apr 18	Floating point [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 4.4	Problem Set 7: Flip-flops Lab 6: Adder/subtractor
Wed, Apr 20	Floating point and performance [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 1.7
Fri, Apr 22	Performance and datapath [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 5.2
Week 11
Mon, Apr 25	Datapath [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 5.3	Problem Set 8: Floating point & performance Lab 7: Counter
Wed, Apr 27	Control path [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 5.4
Fri, Apr 29	Control path 2 [slides] No reading
Week 12
Mon, May 02	Pipelining 1 [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 5.6	Problem Set 9: Datapath Lab 8: Floating point
Wed, May 04	Pipelining 2 [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 5.7 through 5.7.10
Fri, May 06	Pipelining 3 [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 5.7
Week 13
Mon, May 09	Data hazards 1 [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 5.8	Problem Set 10: Pipelining
Wed, May 11	Control hazards [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 5.9
Fri, May 13	Caches 1 [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 6.2
Week 14
Mon, May 16	Caches 2 [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 6.3	Problem Set 11: Branch prediction Final project: Caches
Wed, May 18	Caches 3 [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 6.4 to ‘Choosing which block’
Fri, May 20	Caches 4 [slides] Reading CSCI 210 zyBook. Section 6.4
Week 15
Mon, May 23	Technical difficulties No reading	Problem Set 12
Wed, May 25	Caches 5 and Wrap up [slides] No reading
Fri, May 27	No class: reading period No reading