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NL = Null and Lobur Text, Essentials of Computer
Architecture
KI = Kip Irvine Text, Assembly
Language for Intel-Based Computers
| Date | Topic | Reading | Wk | Notes | ||
| T,R | Aug/Sep | 31,2 | Intro, Data Representation | NL: Chap 1 | 1 | |
| T,R | Sept | 7/9 | No class 9/6-9/7, Labor Day
Number Representation |
NL: Chap 2.1-2.6 KI: Chap 1 |
2 | |
| T,R | Sept | 14,16 | Floating Point Representation | . | 3 | |
| T,R | Sept | 21,23 | MARIE: Simple Computer | NL: Chap 4 | 4 | |
| T,R | Sept | 28,30 |
MARIE: Simple Computer Exam #1, Thursday 9/30 |
. | 5 | |
| T,R | Oct | 5,7 |
Instruction Sets, Addressing |
NL: Chap 5 |
6 | |
| T,R | Oct | 12,14 | Pipelining, Memory | NL: Chap 6 | 7 | |
| T,R | Oct | 19,21 |
More Memory Intel x86 architecture, Interrupts |
KI: Chap 2 |
8 | |
| T,R | Oct | 26,28 |
More x86 Assembly Instructions, Indirect addressing/Arrays, Jumps |
KI: Chap 3-4 | 9 | |
| T,R | Nov | 2,4 | ||||
| T,R | Nov | 9,11 |
x86 Stack, Function Calls, Software Interrupts |
KI: Chap 5 | 11 | |
| T,R | Nov | 16,18 |
Debugging, More on x86 Function Calls, Conditional Processing |
KI: Chap 6 | 12 | |
| T,R | Nov | 23,25 |
Loops
Thanksgiving Holiday 11/24 - 11/28 |
. | 13 | |
| T,R | Nov/Dec | 30,2 | Arithmetic, Graphics | KI: Chap 7-8, Chap 15 | 14 | |
| T,R | Dec | 7,9 |
Alternative Architectures, Wrapup |
NL: Chap 9 | 15 | |
| R | Dec | 16 | Final Exam, Thursday, 10:00-12:45 PM | Finals Week | Time Thursday, 10:00-12:45 AM | |