Administrivia

Instructor

• Greg Steffan
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• Luna Boodram
• EA316 (Engineering Annex)

• Wednesdays 2-4pm, BA2135, starting January 5th, 2005

• 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)

• Recommended textbook: ``Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach'', J. L. Hennessy and D. A. Patterson, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
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• Homework: 30%
• Project: 40%
• Reviews: 10%
• Lecture: 10%
• Class participation: 10%