| Date |
Topic(s) |
Reading(s) |
Recitation |
HW & Project |
| Week1: Mon 1/26 | Logistics & Overview | No Recitation | ||
| Wed 1/28 | Background | Chapter 1.1 - 1.4 | ||
| Fri 1/30 | Computer Arch. | Chapter 1.5 - 1.9 (optional 1.10 - 1.13) |
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| Week2: Mon 2/2 | FPGA/Verilog - I | No Recitation | ||
| Wed 2/4 | ISA Basics: | Appendix A.1- A.2 | ||
| Fri 2/6 | ISA Trade-off: | Appendix A.3 - A.9 | HW1 | |
| Week3: Mon 2/9 | Verilog/FPGA - II | No Recitation | ||
| Wed 2/11 | ISA Implementation | Appendix A.10 - A.12 | ||
| Fri 2/13 | Pipelining I | Appendix C.1 - C.2 | ||
| Week4: Mon 2/16 | Pipelining II | Appendix C.2 - C.3 | No Recitation | |
| Wed 2/18 | Review I A | |||
| Fri 2/20 | Review I B | |||
| Week5: Mon 2/23 | Quiz 1 (45 min) | No Recitation | ||
| Wed 2/25 | Quiz 1 Review | |||
| Fri 2/27 | Project 1 and Review | |||
| Week6: Mon 3/2 | Pipelining III | Appendix C.3 | ||
| Wed 3/4 | Cache I | Chapter 2.1 - 2.3 | ||
| Fri 3/6 | Cache II | Appendix B.1 - B.2 | ||
| Week7: Mon 3/9 |
Cache III |
Appendix B.3 | HW2 |
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| Wed 3/11 |
Virtual Memory I |
Appendix B.4 | ||
| Fri 3/13 | Project Day | |||
| Week 8: Mon 3/16 - Fri 3/20 |
Spring Break | |||
| Week9: Mon 3/23 | Review II | |||
| Wed 3/25 | Midterm I | |||
| Fri 3/27 | Midterm II | |||
| Week10: Mon 3/30 | Complex Pipelining I | C.4, C.5 | ||
| Wed 4/1 | Complex Pipelining II | C.6 | ||
| Fri 4/3 | Complex Pipelining III | C.7 | ||
| Week11: Mon 4/6 | Midterm Review | |||
| Wed 4/8 | Virtual Memory I | B.4 | ||
| Fri 4/10 | Virtual Memory II | B.5 | HW3 | |
| Week12: Mon 4/13 | ILP I | Chapter 3.4 | ||
| Wed 4/15 | ILP II | Chapter 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 | ||
| Fri 4/17 | ILP III | Chapter 3.5 | ||
| Week13: Mon 4/20 | ILP IV | Chapter 3.6, 3.7, C.2 (Page C26 - C30) | ||
| Wed 4/22 | Review III | |||
| Fri 4/24 | Quiz 2 (45 min) | |||
| Week14: Mon 4/27 | DLP I | Chapter 4.1, 4.2 | HW4 | |
| Wed 4/29 | DLP II | Chapter 4.3 | ||
| Fri 5/1 | Project Day | |||
| Week15: Mon 5/4 | Review IV | |||
| Wed 5/6 | Final Exam I | |||
| Fri 5/8 | Final Exam II | |||
| Final week: Fri 5/16 | ||||