CSCE230 Computer Organization Fall 2004 Instructor Dr Hong Jiang Teaching Assistant Mr Sheng Zhang Department of Computer Science Engineering University of Nebraska Lincoln Classroom 19 Avery Hall Time 1 30 2 20pm MWF Office Hour 12 30 1 20pm M W F Office 268 Avery TA Office Hour 11 00am 1 00pm Thursday 6 501 Bldg jiang szhang cse unl edu Cse unl edu jiang cse230 Slide 1 Course Syllabus Description CSCE230 Computer Organization 3 cr Prereq CSCE 150 155 310 or detailed knowledge of a high level programming language Introduction to organization and structure of computer systems with emphasis on hardware aspects of a computer system It covers Boolean Logic Digital Arithmetic Processor Organization Machine Language Programming Input Output Memory Organization System Support Software and Communication The material in this course forms the basis for the more advanced courses in computer architecture CSE 430 High Performance Processor Architecture CSE 432 VLSI design CSE 434 and communication networks CSE 462 Course Schedule An overview and tentative and approximate schedule of the course is listed below Slide 2 Course Syllabus Course Schedule continued An overview and tentative and approximate schedule of the course is listed below Slide 3 Course Syllabus cont Grading Policy Three exams will be given during the course The three exams will be equally weighted and equally spaced throughout the semester approximately one for every 5 week period All these exams will be taken in class during the 50 minute scheduled class hours There will not be a final exam for this class A Term Project will be assigned at around the midterm and will have students work in teams of two to design a simple but real one cycle CPU 6 7 homework assignments will be given Each is due in class on its specified due date Late work is penalized 20 per day Once solutions are published late work cannot be accepted for credit While collaboration on homework is permitted blatant copying will not be tolerated Violators if caught will subject to penalties ranging from a zero for the homework assignment in question to an F grade for the course depending on the severity of the violation Final Grade will be generated according to the weight associated with each component listed below Exams 3X20 60 Homework Assignment 20 Term Projec 20 Textbook David A Patterson and John L Hennessy Computer Organization and Design The Hardware Software Interface 3rd Edition Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc 2004 Slide 4