====== COMPUTER ORGANIZATION ======
Summer 2009
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===== Description =====
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.
===== Instructor & Office Hours=====
* Hoang Lan Nguyen
* Email: lan@cse.yorku.ca
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* Lectures: R 19:00-22:00 in SLH-E.
* Office Hours: R 16:00-18:00 in CSEB 2052 (knock on the door)
* Labs: M 18:00-21:00 in CSEB 1004.
===== Textbooks =====
**Required** (available in the bookstore and on reserve in Steacie):
* //Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware / Software Interface, 4th edition// by D. Patterson and J. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (2009).
**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)
===== Teaching Assistants =====
* Celia Li
* Erich Leung
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