Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction, History & Technology Chapter 1 Jan 10
2 Technology Jan 12
Disc Overview of Processor Design/Performance Chapter 1 Jan 13
3 Performance Chapter 1 Jan 17
4 Digital Logic Review, Instruction Sets Notes Jan 19
Disc Quiz Jan 20
5 Instruction Sets, MIPS Overview Chapter 2 Jan 24
6 Example Machine Design Notes Jan 26
Disc Quiz Jan 27
7 Single/Multi Cycle MIPS Notes, Chap 4 Jan 31
8 Multicycle MIPS, Microcode Appendix D Feb 2
Disc Quiz Feb 3
9 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 7
10 Pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 9
Disc Quiz Feb 10
11 Exceptions Chapter 4 Feb 14
12 Return Quiz; Review Feb 16
Disc MIDTERM Feb 17
13 Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 Feb 21
14 Advanced topics Chapter 4 Feb 23
Disc Quiz Feb 24
15 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Feb 28
16 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Mar 2
Disc Quiz Mar 3
17 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 Mar 7
18 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 9
Disc Quiz Mar 10
19 Multiprocessors Chapter 7 Mar 14
20 Floating Point Chapter 3 Mar 16
Disc Quiz/Review Mar 17
Final: Wednesday, March 22, 1:00 P.M.