Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction, History & Technology Chapter 1 Jan 5
2 Technology Jan 7
Disc Overview of Processor Design/Performance Chapter 1 Jan 8
3 Performance Chapter 1 Jan 12
4 Digital Logic Review, Instruction Sets Notes Jan 14
Disc Quiz Jan 15
5 Instruction Sets, MIPS Overview Chapter 2 Jan 19
6 Example Machine Design Notes Jan 21
Disc Quiz Jan 22
7 Single/Multi Cycle MIPS Notes, Chap 4 Jan 26
8 Multicycle MIPS, Microcode Appendix D Jan 28
Disc Quiz Jan 29
9 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 2
10 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 4
Disc Quiz Feb 5
11 Exceptions Chapter 4 Feb 9
12 Return Quiz; Review Feb 11
Disc MIDTERM Feb 12
13 Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 16
14 Advanced topics Chapter 4 Feb 18
Disc Quiz Feb 19
15 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Feb 23
16 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Feb 25
Disc Quiz Feb 26
17 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Mar 1
18 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 3
Disc Quiz Mar 4
19 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 8
20 Floating Point Chapter 3 Mar 10
Disc Quiz/Review Mar 11
Final: Saturday, March 19, 1:00 P.M.