Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction, History & Technology Chapter 1 Jan 6
2 Technology Jan 8
Disc Overview of Processor Design/Performance Chapter 1 Jan 9
3 Performance Chapter 1 Jan 13
4 Digital Logic Review, Instruction Sets Notes Jan 15
Disc Quiz Jan 16
5 Instruction Sets, MIPS Overview Chapter 2 Jan 20
6 Example Machine Design Notes Jan 22
Disc Quiz Jan 23
7 Single/Multi Cycle MIPS Notes, Chap 4 Jan 27
8 Multicycle MIPS, Microcode Appendix D Jan 29
Disc Quiz Jan 30
9 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 3
10 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 5
Disc Quiz Feb 6
11 Exceptions Chapter 4 Feb 10
12 Return Quiz; Review Feb 12
Disc MIDTERM Feb 13
13 Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 17
14 Advanced topics Chapter 4 Feb 19
Disc Quiz Feb 20
15 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Feb 24
16 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Feb 26
Disc Quiz Feb 27
17 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Mar 3
18 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 5
Disc Quiz Mar 6
19 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 10
20 Floating Point Chapter 3 Mar 12
Disc Quiz/Review Mar 13
Final: Wednesday, March 18, 6:00 P.M.