ELEC 5200-001/6200-001 Computer Architecture and Design
Fall 2008, MWF 11AM, Broun 306
Course Syllabus
Instructor: Vishwani D. Agrawal, James J. Danaher Professor of ECE
Teaching Assistant: Manish Kulkarni, 334-332-0556, B359, consulting hours: MWF 10:00-11:00AM.
EXAM SCHEDULE:
Test 1, Friday, 9/19/08, 11:00-11:50AM, Broun 306
Test 2, Friday, 10/31/08, 11:00-11:50AM, Broun 306
Final Exam, Tuesday, 12/16/08, 12:00-2:30PM, Broun 306

PROJECT: to be assigned

HOMEWORKS:
Homework 1, assigned 8/25/08, due 9/3/08, solution

LECTURES:
Lecture 1: Introduction, 8/18/08
Lecture 2: History of Computers (Chapter 1), 8/20/08 . . .
Read what futurists say about computers in "The Singularity Report," IEEE Spectrum, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 32-82, June 2008.
Lecture 3: Instruction Set Architecture (Chapter 2), 8/29/08 . . .

PREVIOUS OFFERINGS BY PROF. V. AGRAWAL:
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