Preliminary ECS154B Class Outline
Lecture Topic Chapter Date
1 Introduction, History & Technology Chapter 1 Apr 3
2 Technology Apr 5
Disc Overview of Processor Design/Performance Chapter 1 Apr 6
3 Performance Chapter 1 Apr 10
4 Digital Logic Review, Instruction Sets Notes Apr 12
Disc Quiz Apr 13
5 Instruction Sets, MIPS Overview Chapter 2 Apr 17
6 Example Machine Design Notes Apr 19
Disc Quiz Apr 20
7 Single/Multi Cycle MIPS Notes, Chap 4 Apr 24
8 Multicycle MIPS, Microcode Appendix D Apr 26
Disc Quiz Apr 27
9 Pipelining Chapter 4 May 1
10 Pipelining Chapter 4 May 3
Disc Return Quiz/Review May 4
11 MIDTERM May 8
12 Exceptions Chapter 4 May 10
Disc Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 May 11
13 Advanced pipelining Chapter 4 May 15
14 Advanced topics Chapter 4 May 17
Disc Quiz May 18
15 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 22
16 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 24
Disc Quiz May 25
17 Memory Heirarchy Chapter 5 May 29
18 Memory Heirarchy/Multiprocessors Chapter 5/6 May 31
Disc Quiz Jun 1
19 Multiprocessors Chapter 6 Jun 5
20 Multiprocessors/Review Chapter 6 Jun 7
Final: Monday, June 11, 10:30 A.M.