ELEC 5200-001/6200-001 Computer Architecture and Design
Spring 2014, MWF 11AM, Broun 235
Course Syllabus,
Grade Sheet,
Test and Exam Statistics
Instructor: Vishwani D. Agrawal, James J. Danaher Professor of ECE
Teaching Assistant: Brian Pappas, Broun 363 (Office) or 368 (Lab), Consultation hours: Monday and Wednesday, 1:00-2:00PM.
Textbook: Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, Fifth Edition, D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (Elsevier), 2014, ISBN 978-0-12-407726-3.
EXAM SCHEDULE:
Test 1, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 11:00-11:50AM, Broun 235, use of books, notes, etc., permitted.
Test 2, Monday, April 14, 2014, 11:00-11:50AM, Broun 235, use of books, notes, etc., permitted.
Final Exam, Monday, Apr 28, 2014, 12:00-2:30PM, Broun 235, use of books, notes, etc., permitted.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1/13/14
Auburn Co-Op Employment Opportunities
PROJECT: Assigned Friday 2/21/14
Part 1: ISA, Report due Monday 3/3/14
Part 2: Datapath, Report due Monday 3/17/14
Part 3: Datapath and Control, Report due Wednesday 3/26/14
Part 4: Datapath Verification, Report due Friday 4/4/14
Part 5: CPU, Report due Monday 4/14/14
Part 6: Report and Working Demo, Report due Monday 4/21/14 by
email
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HOMEWORK:
Homework 1, assigned 1/27/14, due 2/3/14.
Homework 2, assigned 2/3/14, due 2/17/14.
Homework 3, assigned 2/28/14, due 3/7/14.
Homework 4, assigned 3/24/14, due 3/31/14.
Homework 5, assigned 4/1/14, due 4/7/14
Homework 6, assigned 4/9/14, due 4/18/14.
Homework 7, assigned 4/18/14, due 4/25/14,
see Lecture 11 for Problem 5.
LECTURES AND READING ASSIGNMENTS: See webpages of most recent years.
PREVIOUS OFFERINGS BY PROF. V. AGRAWAL:
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