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The authors Patterson and Hennessey have written a few books with
very similar titles, be sure to get the right book.
Second edition is ISBN 1-55860-428-6 (cloth)
or ISBN 1-55860-428-X (paper)
Third edition is ISBN 1-55860-604-1 (paper)
Reading assignments are from these books.
Distribution Course grade
Final Exam 25% A 90% - 100%
Mid-term Exam 15% B 80% - 89.9%
Projects 25% C 70% - 79.9%
Homework 35% 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.
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.
You need access to irix.gl.umbc.edu or linux.gl.umbc.edu You then have access to cadence.gl.umbc.edu that will run VHDL for your project. All students must have an account on the UMBC gl machines. The projects and some homework will use either the "submit" mechanism or "Blackboard". All students must be able to access the WWW to get assignments. Modem and telnet connections are available for remote use.
WF 3:30pm to 5:00pm and by appointment ITE 226 TuTh 2:00pm to 3:30pm and by appointment ITE 226 EMail: squire@umbc.edu
ITE 353 Office hours: Tu 3:00-4:00 DO NOT EMail homework to T.A. All homework, except HW4 and HW6, may be turned in on paper or EMailed to squire@umbc.edu (plain text only)
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Last updated 10/11/04