Please check the ANNOUNCEMENTS page regularly for course information and handouts. Any changes made to this course site will be accompanied by an announcement.

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Instructor:	Prof. Paul Chow
	EA320, Tel: 978-2402, Email: pc@eecg.toronto.edu

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Course Description. This course provides students with a solid understanding of fundamental architectural techniques used to build today's high-performance processors and systems. Course topics include pipelining, caches, virtual memory, and multiprocessors. Some emphasis will be placed on hardware/software interaction to achieve performance. ccnet web page

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Course Timetable

Lectures Mon 1-2pm SF1105 Wed 1-2pm SF1105 Fri 12-1pm BA1170 Tutorials Friday TUT01 11am - 12noon BA1200 Friday TUT02 4pm - 5pm GB404

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Evaluation Scheme

	Assignments (2)	15%
	Midterms (2)	35%
	Final	50%

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Required Textbook:

J. Hennessy and D. Patterson, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 4th edition.

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