UMBC CMSC 313, Computer Organization & Assembly Language, Fall 2001, Section 0101

Lecture Topics


These are the actual lecture topics that were covered during the semester, as opposed to the syllabus which was the original plan.

Topic pages for the lectures have been lost. You can find similar information on the topic pages of subsequent semesters.


Date Topic M&H Reading Neveln Reading Assign Due
Th 08/30 Introduction & Overview 1.1-1.8 1.1-1.6    
Tu 09/04 Data Representation I 2.1-2.2 2.4-2.7 HW1  
Th 09/06 Data Representation II 2.3.1-3, 2.5      
Tu 09/11 Arithmetic I 3.1-3.2 3.6-3.7 HW2 HW1
Th 09/13 Arithmetic II 3.3-3.4      
Tu 09/18 Intel i386 Instruction Set 4.1, 4.4 3.10-3.13 Proj 0 HW2
Th 09/20 Intel i386 Addressing Modes        
Tu 09/25 Intel i386 Machine Language   4.1-4.8 Proj1 Proj0
Th 09/27 Subroutines in Assembly Language   5.1-5.7    
Tu 10/02 The Stack & C Functions   6.1-6.5    
Th 10/04 Case Study: the PDP-8        
Tu 10/09 More PDP-8, Project 2   7.1-7.4 Proj2 Proj1
Th 10/11 Linux Memory Model 7.1,7.7 & 7.10 8.1-8.8    
Tu 10/16 Interrupts   9.1-9.8    
Th 10/18 Compiling, Assembling & Linking 5.1-5.3      
Tu 10/23 Review       Proj2
Th 10/25 Midterm Exam    
Tu 10/30 Introduction to Digital Logic A.1-A.3   Proj3  
Th 11/01 Logic Gates A.4      
Tu 11/06 Combinational Logic A.5-A.7      
Th 11/08 Circuits for Addition 3.2.2, 3.5.1      
Tu 11/13 Combinational Logic Components A.10   HW3 Proj3
Th 11/15 Sequential Logic A.11.1, A.11.2      
Tu 11/20 Flip Flops A.11.3, A.11.4     HW3
Th 11/22 Thanksgiving
Tu 11/27 Finite State Machines A.12, A.13   HW4  
Th 11/29 Circuit Simplification I B.1, B.2.1, B.2.2      
Tu 12/04 Circuit Simplification II     HW5 HW4
Th 12/06 More Finite State Machines, Memory 7.1-7.3      
Tu 12/11 Review       HW5
Tu 12/18 Final Exam 10:30am-12:30pm


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