CGS 3269 Computer Architecture Concepts Spring 2012 Instructor

CGS 3269 Computer Architecture Concepts Spring 2012 Instructor Euripides Montagne Teaching assistants Cuncong Zhong Introduction-1

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW • Office Hours – Euripides Montagne: HEC 217 – Mon. – Tues. - Wed. –Thur. 2: 00 p. m – 4: 00 p. m. • Email – eurip@eecs. ucf. edu (include CGS 3269 in subject line) – Be professional in your correspondence • Website – http: //www. eecs. ucf. edu/~eurip (there you will find a link to CGS 3269) – Be sure to take notes in class • Text Book: The essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 2 nd Edition by Linda Null and Julia Lobur. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2012. Introduction-2

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont. ) • Class Times – Mon. - Wed. – Fri. 10: 30 a. m. – 11: 20 a. m. , CL 1 320 • Final Exam – Monday April 30 (10: 00 a. m. – 12: 50 p. m. ). It will be comprehensive Final examination period in this URL: http: //www. registrar. sdes. ucf. edu/calendar/exam/2012/spring/ Introduction-3

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont. ) • Attendance – Not taken but strongly encouraged • Homework exercises will be assigned – Turn in assignments using Webcourses – Answers given in class only. • Tests & Exams – Closed book, closed notes – Essay – Simple calculators only • Academic Behavior – Cheating or other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated • Please turn off all cell phones and pagers in class. Introduction-4

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont. ) • Grading Based on: – – Assignments First Midterm Second Midterm Final Exam 20% 25% 30% • Guaranteed Grading Scale: – – – A B C D F 90 – 100% 80 – 85% 70 – 75% 60 – 65% Otherwise (88 – 89) = A(78 – 79) = B(68 – 69) = C(58 – 59) = D- (86 - 87) = B+ (76 – 77) = C+ (66 – 67) = D+ Introduction-5

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont. ) • Take advantage of multiple resources – – – Classroom lectures Required text book Lecture slides and review exercises Publishers web site and slides Use the internet or other text books See me and/or TAs during office hours or email us Introduction-6

Tentative Semester Plan • Binary Numbers • Fundamentals of logic design • Computer system organization • Computer Architecture • Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) • Memory and Virtual memory • Pipelining • Superscalars • The I/O subsystem • Operating Systems • Assembly Language and Compilers • Parallel Computer Architecture Introduction-7

Important Dates • Classes begin: January, 9. • First Midterm exam: TBA. • Withdrawal deadline: Tuesday, March 20. • Second Midterm exam: TBA. • Classes end: Monday, April 23. • Final exam: Monday, April 30. (10: 00 a. m. – 12: 50 p. m. ). • Spring Holidays are: – Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 16, 2012 – Spring Break: March 5 – 10, 2012 Academic calendar can be found in this URL: http: //www. registrar. sdes. ucf. edu/calendar/academic/2012/spring/ Introduction-8

CGS 3269 Computer Architecture Concepts Spring 2012 Instructor Euripides Montagne Introduction-9