[Syllabus] | [Homework] | [Project] | [VHDL]

CMSC 611 Computer Architecture Fall 2000

TuTh 7:00-8:15 in ACIV 014

WWW access http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~squire

Textbook: Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach

    The authors Hennessey and Patterson have written a few books with 
    very similar titles, be sure to get the right book.
    Second Edition, ISBN 1-55860-329-8  or  -327-7

    Reading and homework assignments are from this book.

 Reference book:
     You will need VHDL reference material. Some is on the WEB.
     Either "The Student's Guide to VHDL" by Ashenden  or better
     "The Designer's Guide to VHDL" by Ashenden are good.
     "Designer's Guide" second edition comes out late September,
     ISBN 1-55860-674-2, $55.95

Grading Policy

 Distribution                       Course grade

 Final Exam    20%                  A 90% - 100%
 Mid-term Exam 15%                  B 80% - 89.9%
 Project       30%                  C 70% - 79.9%
 Homework      35%                  D 60% - 69.9%
                                    

 Partial credit is given on homework and project.
 The project will be focused research/development and presented
 at least as a technical paper.  Oral presentation TBD.

YOUR GRADES recorded Here check for typo's.

UMBC rules apply to cheating/copying. You may work together and discuss homework and the project. You must do your own work and not copy from anyone else! Copying/cheating will result in a minimum punishment of a zero on that assignment.

Computer usage

 You need access to a VHDL compiler and simulator


 All students must have an account on the UMBC gl machines.
 The some homework will use the "submit" mechanism.
 All students must be able to access the WWW to get assignments.
 Modem and telnet connections are available for remote use.
 Also, Linux may be used for working the simulation project.

Jon Squire, Lecturer, office hours:

  MW 3:00pm to 5:00pm and by appointment  ECS 219.
  EMail: squire@umbc.edu

Yiqing Ren, TA, office hours: Wednesday 7pm-8pm

  ECS 335A, homework questions and grading
  EMail: ren@cs.umbc.edu

Sources of Reference Material

Many of these are available in the library or can be ordered.

ACM and IEEE International Symposium on Computer Architecture, ISCA.

IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture, HPCA.

IEEE International Symposium on Microarchitecture, MICRO.

The Microprocessor Report. WEB Site

IEEE Computer. IEEE Computer WEB Site
  

Course links

Last updated 9/5/00