CS 170 – INTRO COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
Fall 2007 – Syllabus
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Name: |
Khaled Ibrahim |
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Office: |
E&CS Bldg 2110 |
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ODU Phone: |
757-683-6001 Ext-5027 |
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Fax Number: |
757-683-4900 |
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Class Times: |
T & R 4:20-5:35
pm |
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Class Place: |
CONST 1002 |
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Office Hours: |
T & R 2:20 - 3:35 pm |
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E-Mail: |
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Grader Name: |
Ashraf Yaseen |
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Grader E-Mail: |
Ayaseen@cs.odu.edu |
Course Text
"Computer Organization and Design" David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann, third edition
Additional Text Book ------- "Digital Design" Morris Mano, M. Mano, (3rd Edition) Prentice Hall ISBN: 0130621218
Prerequisite: Math 102M (College Algebra)
Course Objectives and Topics
This course is part of the two semester sequence CS 170/270 using the same text book. These courses emphasize computer hardware, the hardware software interface, and the importance of performance. The successful student will master the fundamentals of architecture and organization used in modern computers.
Fundamentals covered in this course include gate level logic and circuit design, computer arithmetic, and internal data representations as well as machine language, assembler language, performance metrics and Amdahl’s law. We will cover sections of the first four chapters of the text, appendix B, plus additional material added by the instructor.
Grading Issues
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Grade Percentages |
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Homework |
10% |
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Tests (3) |
60% |
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Final |
30% |
Your grade will be calculated according to the following table:
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Points |
Grade |
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>=90 |
A |
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>=87.5 |
A- |
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>=85 |
B+ |
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>=80 |
B |
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>=77.5 |
B- |
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>=75 |
C+ |
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>=70 |
C |
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>=67.5 |
C- |
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>=65 |
D+ |
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>=60 |
D |
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>=50 |
D- |
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< 50 |
F |
The honor code will be
strictly enforced.
Attendance: You are not required to attend. You are responsible for the
materials covered in class. In the case of an excused absence, I will attempt
to help you make up the material. You are responsible for the lectures, reading
assignments and homework. If you miss a class without an acceptable
excuse please do not ask the instructor what was covered.
Rules:
1- Sending Email: Prefix the subject of you email with the string “CS-170” to avoid getting your e-mail filtered as spam.
2- Meeting out of the office hours: Send me an E-Mail to schedule an appointment according to the best time for you and me.
3- No Late assignments. (The assignment solution will be posted after the assignment due date/time).
Quizzes (Optional-%10)
There will be a weekly quiz (usually on Thursday). The quiz will be in the course materials covered in this week.
The purpose of the quiz: HELP YOU.!!!!
If you solve it, the points you gain out of it will be BOUNS for you to enhance your final grade.
If you do not solve it, just keep the quiz questions for your record to get familiar with the questions you may find in the any of the three tests or the final.