CSE2021 is a unique course in that it bridges the gap between software (S/W) and hardware (H/W) and exposes the roles played by the operating system (O/S) and the digital logic (D/L) circuits. It relies on a hierarchy of abstractions to present the material in layers, switching roles from “using” to “implementing” at every stage. It follows the journey of instructions from high-level to assembly and machine code, through RAM and caches, to the the CPU's datapath and control. The lecture coverage is augmented by labs that provide hands-on experience in MIPS and Verilog.

• <hi>Professor: H. Roumani</hi> – Home Page
• Lectures: Thu 7-10 pm in CLH-H
• Office Hours: After lecture or by appointment.

• TA for Monday's Lab Sessions: Hoang Lan Nguyen (lan at cse)
• TA for Tuesday's Lab Sessions: Shakil Khan (skhan at cse)
• TA for the In-Class Tests: Hoda Dehmeshki (hoda at cse)

Required (available in the bookstore and on reserve in Steacie):

• Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware / Software Interface, 3rd edition by D. Patterson and J. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (2005), ISBN 1-55860-604-1.

References:

• Structured Computer Organization, 5th edition, by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall (2006)

• MIPS RISC Architecture, by G. Kane & J. Heinrich, Prentice Hall (1992)

• Computer Organization, 5th Edition, by V.C. Hamacher, Z.G. Vranesic & S.G. Zaky, McGraw-Hill (2002)

• Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance, 7th edition, by William Stallings, Prentice Hall (2006)

• Shakil Khan, <skhan>
• Hoang Lan Nguyen, <lan>

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