Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction, History & Technology Chapter 1 Apr 1
Disc Overview of Processor Design/Performance Chapter 1 Apr 2
2 Technology Apr 3
3 Technology Chapter 1 Apr 8
Disc Performance Apr 9
4 Digital Logic Review, Instruction Sets Notes Apr 10
5 Instruction Sets, MIPS Overview Chapter 2 Apr 15
Disc Quiz Apr 16
6 Example Machine Design Notes Apr 17
7 Single/Multi Cycle MIPS Notes, Chap 4 Apr 22
Disc Quiz Apr 23
8 Multicycle MIPS, Microcode Appendix D Apr 24
9 Pipelining Chapter 4 Apr 29
Disc Quiz Apr 30
10 Pipelining Chapter 4 May 1
11 Return Quiz; Review May 6
Disc MIDTERM May 7
12 Exceptions Chapter 4 May 8
13 Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 May 13
Disc Quiz May 14
14 Advanced topics Chapter 4 May 15
15 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 20
Disc Quiz May 21
16 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 22
17 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 27
Disc Quiz May 28
18 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 May 29
19 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Jun 3
Disc Quiz/Review Jun 4
20 Floating Point Chapter 3 Jun 5
Final: Tuesday, June 10, 6:00 P.M.