Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction, History & Technology Chapter 1 Mar 31
2 Technology Apr 2
Disc Overview of Processor Design/Performance Chapter 1 Apr 3
3 Performance Chapter 1 Apr 7
4 Digital Logic Review, Instruction Sets Notes Apr 9
Disc Quiz Apr 10
5 Instruction Sets, MIPS Overview Chapter 2 Apr 14
6 Example Machine Design Notes Apr 16
Disc Quiz Apr 17
7 Single/Multi Cycle MIPS Notes, Chap 4 Apr 21
8 Multicycle MIPS, Microcode Appendix D Apr 23
Disc Quiz Apr 24
9 Pipelining Chapter 4 Apr 28
10 Pipelining Chapter 4 Apr 30
Disc MIDTERM May 1
11 Exceptions Chapter 4 May 5
12 Advanced pipelining May 7
Disc Quiz May 8
13 Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 May 12
14 Advanced topics Chapter 4 May 14
Disc Quiz May 15
15 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 19
16 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 21
Disc Quiz May 22
17 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 26
18 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 May 28
Disc Multiprocessors Chapter 7 May 29
19 Quiz Jun 2
20 Multiprocessors/Review Chapter 7 Jun 4
Final: Saturday, June 6, 3:30 P.M.