Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction, History & Technology Chapter 1 Apr 4
2 Technology Apr 6
Disc Overview of Processor Design/Performance Chapter 1 Apr 7
3 Performance Chapter 1 Apr 11
4 Digital Logic Review, Instruction Sets Notes Apr 13
Disc Quiz Apr 14
5 Instruction Sets, MIPS Overview Chapter 2 Apr 18
6 Example Machine Design Notes Apr 20
Disc Quiz Apr 21
7 Single/Multi Cycle MIPS Notes, Chap 4 Apr 25
8 Multicycle MIPS, Microcode Appendix D Apr 27
Disc Quiz Apr 28
9 Pipelining Chapter 4 May 2
10 Pipelining Chapter 4 May 4
Disc Quiz May 5
11 Exceptions Chapter 4 May 9
12 Advanced pipelining May 11
Disc MIDTERM May 12
13 Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 May 16
14 Advanced topics Chapter 4 May 18
Disc Quiz May 19
15 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 23
16 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 25
Disc Quiz May 26
17 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 30
18 Multiprocessors Chapter 6 Jun 1
Disc Multiprocessors Chapter 6 Jun 2
19 Quiz Jun 6
20 Multiprocessors/Review Chapter 6 Jun 8
Final: Wednesday, June 14, 10:30 A.M.