CPSC 614: Computer Architecture

CPSC 614: Computer Architecture

Spring 2009

Syllabus html

Important Dates

· 2/12 : Homework 1 due

· 2/26 : Homework 2 due

· 3/12 : Mid-term (9:25-11:00)

· 3/31 : Project Proposal Due

· 5/8 : Final exam (12:30-2:30PM)

Announcement

· 4/27 Course evaluation through http://pica.tamu.edu

· 4/27 presentation schedule posted

· 3/24 no class

· 3/18 Project Description is available.

· 2/19 – Homework 2 released

· 2/3 – Note that “Dynamic Branch Prediction” from slides 4 pp. 26-45 covered first for the homework 1.

· 1/20 - Bring the hardcopy of your profile including name, the photocopy of your picture, email address and research interests (advisor’s name) by 1/22

· 1/20 - First reading assignment: Chapter 1, Appendix A for next class

Handout

Slides_1, Slides 2 ( Chap 1 : Review, updated) placement test

- useful links for RISC and CISC (ISA, CISC)

Slides_3 (Appendix A : Pipelining)

Slides_4 (Chap. 2 : ILP) Simplescalar Overview

Slides_5 (Chap. 2 : more ILP)

Slides_6, Slides 7 (Chap. 5 : Memory Hierarchy Design)

Slides_8 (Chap. 6 : I/O)

Slides_9 (Chap. 4.: CMP)

Homework

Homework 1 : due : Feb. 12 by 00:00AM

Homework 2 : due : Feb. 26 before class begins

Homework 3 : due : March 10 before class begins

Homework 4 : due : April 15 2009 (Wed), 11:59 PM

Term Project

Project Description

Project Example

Cover Sheet for term paper

Instructor

Eun Jung Kim

Dept. of Computer Science

HRBB 427C

Tel: 845-3360

Email: ejkim at cs.tamu.edu

Course Web Page: http://faculty.cs.tamu.edu/ejkim/Courses/cpsc614

Newsgroup: tamu.classes.cpsc614

Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00-10:30, Thursday 2:00-3:00

Teaching Assistant

Lei Wang

Dept. of Computer Science

HRBB 427D

Email:wanglei at cs.tamu.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday 11:00-12:00, Wednesday 10:00-11:00

Baik Song Ahn

Dept. of Computer Science

HRBB 336

Email:baiksong at cs.tamu.edu

Office Hours: Monday 11:00-12:00, Thursday 3:00-4:00