Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction, History & Technology Chapter 1 Mar 29
2 Technology Mar 31
Disc Overview of Processor Design/Performance Chapter 1 Apr 1
3 Performance Chapter 1 Apr 5
4 Digital Logic Review, Instruction Sets Notes Apr 7
Disc Quiz Apr 8
5 Instruction Sets, MIPS Overview Chapter 2 Apr 12
6 Example Machine Design Notes Apr 14
Disc Quiz Apr 15
7 Single/Multi Cycle MIPS Notes, Chap 4 Apr 19
8 Multicycle MIPS, Microcode Appendix D Apr 21
Disc Quiz Apr 22
9 Pipelining Chapter 4 Apr 26
10 Pipelining Chapter 4 Apr 28
Disc MIDTERM Apr 29
11 Exceptions Chapter 4 May 3
12 Advanced pipelining May 5
Disc Quiz May 6
13 Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 May 10
14 Advanced topics Chapter 4 May 12
Disc Quiz May 13
15 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 17
16 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 19
Disc Quiz May 20
17 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 24
18 Multiprocessors Chapter 6 May 26
Disc Multiprocessors Chapter 6 May 27
19 Quiz May 31
20 Multiprocessors/Review Chapter 6 Jun 2
Final: Saturday, June 4, 3:30 P.M.