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The authors Patterson and Hennessey have written a few books with very similar titles, get the up-to-date book. Fourth edition is ISBN 978-0-12-374493-7 (paper, with CD) Reading assignments are from the book. Third edition OK, adjust for new section numbers.
Distribution Course grade Final Exam 19% A 90% - 100% Mid-term Exam 15% B 80% - 89.9% Projects 30% C 70% - 79.9% Homework 36% D 60% - 69.9% The projects total is subdivided: for part1 33%, for part2a 20%, for part2b 13%, for part3a 24%, for part3b 10%. Partial credit is given on homework and projects. No partial credit on multiple choice, true-false, and single answer exam questions. Check your grades on Blackboard. Both sections are graded together as one class.
The ABET certification is slightly different for Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Computer Engineering majors will see additional tasks on some homework and some parts of the project.
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 for everyone involved, including the originator. Beware! Minor changes in homework from last semester designed to catch copying.
You need access to UMBC computers. You then have access to the computers that will run VHDL for your project. All students must have an account on the UMBC machines. The projects and some homework will use the "submit" facility All students must be able to access the WWW to get assignments. Connections are available for remote use. Use BlackBoard for announcements and checking on your grades. Report any mistakes by EMail or at the next class.
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Last updated 11/5/09