EECE 538
Advanced Computer Architecture
Fall 2003
Instructor:
Textbook:
Reference Book:
John P. Hayes,
"Computer Architecture and Organization,"
ISBN 0-07-027366-9,
McGraw-Hill, 1988.
Prerequisites by Topics:
1. Computer organization and CPU design
2. Main memory organization and mapping schemes
3. Basic cache and memory hierarchy concepts
4. I/O devices and techniques
5. Pipelining and instruction flow
6. Knowledge on parallel programming is a plus
Topics:
1. Parallelism and Parallel architecture
2. Shared memory multiprocessors
3. Cache coherence
4. Scalable multiprocessors
5. Multithreaded architecture
6. Interconnection networks
7. Latency Tolerance
Class Meeting:
This is an online course. Q&A sessions will be held every the other week (Tuesday).
Grading Scheme
Homeworks (5): 25%
Midterm Exams (2): 50%
Final Exam: 25%
There will be a total of five homework assignments, 5% each.
Homework is due at 5pm on Tuesday.
Late homeworks may only be handed in during weekdays and will lose
20% grade per calendar day late.
Homework assignments are individual projects, not group projects.
Include your name, student number, and course number
when turning in your homework.
You may turn in your homework to my office or send it to my
email address: wu@eece.unm.edu.
There are two midterm exams and one final exam, 25% each.
Exams will cover material presented in class and homework assignments.
Arrangements must be made in advance if you
are unable to be present for an exam.
There will be no projects for this course.
Important Dates
Aug. 25: Classes begin
Sep. 1: Labor day
Sep. 23: 2:00-3:00pm, Midterm I
Oct. 16--17: Fall break
Nov. 4: 2:00-3:00pm, Midterm II
Nov. 27 -- 30: Thanksgiving
Dec. 12: Classes end
Dec. 16: 12:30-1:30pm, Final examination
Tentative Class Schedule
| Date
| Chapter
| Assignments and Exams
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08/25 -- 08/29 |
chapter 1 |
HW1 assigned |
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|
09/01 -- 09/05 |
chapter 1 |
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09/08 --09/12 |
chapter 5 |
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09/15 -- 09/19 |
chapter 5 |
HW1 due; HW2 assigned |
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|
09/22 -- 09/26 |
chapter 5 |
Midterm I, 9/23 |
|
|
09/29 -- 10/03 |
chapter 6 |
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|
|
10/06 -- 10/10 |
chapter 6 |
HW2 due; HW3 assigned |
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10/13 -- 10/17 |
chapter 6 |
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10/20 -- 10/24 |
Review |
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10/27 -- 10/31 |
chapter 7 |
HW3 due; HW4 assigned |
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11/03 -- 11/07 |
chapter 7 |
Midterm II, 11/04 |
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|
11/10 -- 11/14 |
chapter 7 |
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11/17 -- 11/21 |
chapter 8 |
HW4 due; HW5 assigned |
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11/24 -- 11/28 |
chapter 8 |
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|
12/01 -- 12/05 |
chapter 8 |
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12/08 -- 12/12 |
Review |
HW5 due |
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Min-You Wu, wu@eece.unm.edu
