Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction & History Chapter 1 Jan 3
Disc No meeting Jan 3
2 Overview of machine design Jan 5
3 Performance Chapter 1 Jan 7
4 Performance Chapter 1 Jan 10
Disc Using Quartus, how to maximize lab grade Jan 10
5 I-set/implementation interaction Chapter 2 Jan 12
6 Instruction Sets Chapter 2 Jan 14
Holiday Jan 17
7 Single Cycle MIPS Chapter 4 Jan 19
8 Single Cycle MIPS Chapter 4, notes Jan 21
9 Single Cycle MIPS Notes Jan 24
Disc Quiz Jan 24
10 Multicycle MIPS Notes Jan 26
11 Multicycle MIPS, interrupts Appendix D Jan 28
12 Pipelining Chapter 4 Jan 31
Disc Pipelining Chapter 4 Jan 31
13 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 2
14 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 4
15 Pipelining MIPS Chapter 4 Feb 7
Disc Microcode Review, Pipelining Feb 7
16 Pipelining MIPS Chapter 4 Feb 9
17 Review Quizzes, prep for test Feb 11
18 No Class Feb 14
Disc Review Feb 14
19 MIDTERM Feb 16
20 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Feb 18
Holiday Feb 21
21 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Feb 23
22 Memory Heirarchcy Chapter 5 Feb 25
23 Storage Chapter 6 Feb 28
Disc Quiz Feb 28
24 Storage Chapter 6 Mar 2
25 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 4
26 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 7
Disc Quiz Mar 7
27 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 9
28 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 11
29 Quiz Mar 14
Disc Review Mar 14
Final: Friday, March 18, 8:00 A.M.