| Computer organization | ||||||||||||||
| Requirements | ||||||||||||||
| Homework: 10% | ||||||||||||||
| Midterms: 2 (20% each) | ||||||||||||||
| Final exam (30%) | ||||||||||||||
| Projects: 2 (assembler), 20% | ||||||||||||||
| Resources | ||||||||||||||
| Lectures | ||||||||||||||
| Slide format: Don't be afraid to slow me down! | ||||||||||||||
| Textbook: | Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, | |||||||||||||
| 2nd edition, David Patterson & John Hennessy | ||||||||||||||
| Caution: Book is aimed at a higher-level course | ||||||||||||||
| Also rather dry writing style | ||||||||||||||
| Web page: | www.cs.umd.edu/class/fall2003/cmsc311 | |||||||||||||
| Class accounts | ||||||||||||||