ECE1718H Spring 2003:
Special Topics in Computer Hardware Design
Administrivia
Official Syllabus
Instructor
Admin Assistant
Lectures
- Wednesdays 1-3pm, Bahen 2165, starting January 8th 2003
Course Newsgroup and Policy
- ut.ecf.ece1718
- Use to help each other with technical difficulties for the homework or project.
- Use for any other class-related discussion or announcement (please keep non-class
related posts to a minimum).
- Never post code or homework answers to the newsgroup---this will be considered cheating.
- If in doubt, send the instructor email and he will decide whether to post.
Prerequisites/Conditions
- Basic knowledge of computer architecture and organization is required
- It is highly recommended that students have taken ECE341/352 (computer
organization), ECE385 (microprocessor systems) or equivalent
- ECE552 (computer architecture) is an asset but not required.
- You may not take this course for credit if you have already taken ECE1773-Computer Architecture
(except by permission of the instructor)
Materials
- Recommended textbook: ``Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach'',
J. L. Hennessy and D. A. Patterson, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
- see Resources
Grading
- Homework: 25%
- Midterm: 20%
- Project: 40%
- Class participation: 15%