Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction, History & Technology Chapter 1 Jan 7
2 Technology Jan 9
Disc Overview of Processor Design/Performance Chapter 1 Jan 10
3 Performance Chapter 1 Jan 14
4 Digital Logic Review, Instruction Sets Notes Jan 16
Disc Quiz Jan 17
5 Instruction Sets, MIPS Overview Chapter 2 Jan 21
6 Example Machine Design Notes Jan 23
Disc Quiz Jan 24
7 Single/Multi Cycle MIPS Notes, Chap 4 Jan 28
8 Multicycle MIPS, Microcode Appendix D Jan 30
Disc Quiz Jan 31
9 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 4
10 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 6
Disc Quiz Feb 7
11 Exceptions Chapter 4 Feb 11
12 Return Quiz; Review Feb 13
Disc MIDTERM Feb 14
13 Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 18
14 Advanced topics Chapter 4 Feb 20
Disc Quiz Feb 21
15 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Feb 25
16 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Feb 27
Disc Quiz Feb 28
17 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Mar 4
18 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 6
Disc Quiz Ma4 7
19 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 11
20 Floating Point Chapter 3 Mar 13
Disc Quiz/Review Mar 14
Final: Friday, March 21, 8:00 A.M.