Paul Chow
Fall 1998
It should also be available at
and clicking on the link to ECE352F.
The most recent versions of this handout, other handouts, and the labs, will be accessible there. Watch the home page for updates on test dates and locations, and other news for the class.
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
4-5 | 10-11 | 2-3 |
GB120 | MS2173 | WB119 |
Labs are on Monday from 12-3 in GB144/150. We will most likely only use GB150, with overflow into GB144.
Grades for the labs are assigned according to the scale shown in the table below.
1 | Attended lab |
5 | Prep looks okay |
7 | Design has minor problems |
9 | Design works for all cases |
10 | Above and beyond call of duty: |
extra features, be creative |
There will be about 10 lab periods of which three will be used for a project of your own design.
The text is the same as for ECE253F:
Hamacher, Vranesic, Zaky, Computer Organization, fourth edition, McGraw Hill, 1996.
We will also be doing some material on asynchronous circuits. I hope the lecture notes will be sufficient, but a good reference is:
Morris Mano, Digital Design, second edition, Prentice-Hall, 1991, Chapter 9.
Midterm Date: Monday, November 2, 1998 in GB150 and GB144 from 12-2.
The composition of the final grade is as follows:
Lab Assignments | 10% |
Lab Project | 5% |
Midterm | 25% |
Final Exam | 60% |
The Midterm and Final Exam are Type D (examiner specified aids) and NO calculators of any kind are permitted.