Course Schedule



This schedule is subject to change throughout the semester. Please check back frequently for updates

Week (Mon.) Tuesday Thursday Readings Other
Aug 24 No Class Introduction Ch 1 and Appendix A Project, Intro slides, Assembly review, MIPS Ref
Aug 31 Introduction Introduction and Pipelining Appendix B Pipelining slides pdf
Sept 7 Pipelining Pipelining
Memory Hierarchy Review
Appendix C Group members due Thursday, Sept 10 @ 5pm
Memory slides pdf,
Sept 14 Memory Hierarchy Review Memory Hierarchy Review
ILP
Appendix C and Ch 2 ILP Slides pdf,
Sept 21 ILP ILP
Sept 28 ILP ILP Midterm study guide
Oct 5 Review for midterm Midterm Midterm solutions
Oct 12 No Class No Class
Oct 19 ILP Limitations MLP/TLP Ch 3, Ch 4 ILP Limitations slides pdf,
Benchmark approvals due Wed, Oct 21 @ 5pm
Project Due Friday, Oct 23 @ 5pm
MP and TLP slides pdf, ppt.
Oct 26 MLP/TLP MLP/TLP
Nov 2 MLP/TLP MLP/TLP Ch 5 Optimization proposal due Fri, Nov 6 @ 5pm
Advanced memory slides pdf, ppt.
Nov 9 Memory Hierarchy Design Memory Hierarchy Design
Nov 16 Memory Hierarchy Design Memory Hierarchy Design Ch 6 RAID
Storage slides pdf, ppt
Nov 23 Storage Systems Thanksgiving
Nov 30 Review for midterm No Class Project Due Saturday, Dec 5 @ 11:59pm
Midterm 2 Study Guide
Dec 7 Midterm Reading Day