CS 222/322 Syllabus and Reading Schedule (Stevens, Fall 2000)

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  **\~Date**   **Lecture         **Readings     **Problem     **Readings     **Labs**     **Team
               Topics**          H&P**          sets H&P**    Hill**                      Project**

  26-Sep       L1, Introduction  Chap 1                       1.1,1.56, 1.79              
                                 (1.1-1.5)                                                

  28-Sep       L2, Fundamentals  Chap 1         1.1, 1.5,     1.60, 2.101    Benchmark    
                                 (1.6-1.10)     1.6, 1.8,                                 
                                                1.9, 1.17                                 

  3-Oct        L3, ISA Basics    Chap 2                       3.111, 3.119                
                                 (2.1-2.6)                                                

  5-Oct        L4, ISA Basics    Chap 2         2.3, 2.5,     3.135          DLX Sim      
                                 (2.7-2.11)     2.6, 2.10,                                
                                                2.11                                      

  10-Oct       L5, Pipeling      Chap 3                       1.32, 1.40                  
                                 (3.1\--3.6)                                              

  12-Oct       L6, Pipelining    Chap 3         3.1, 3.4, 3.9 4.288                       
                                 (3.6\--3.12)                                             

  17-Oct       L7, ILP           Chap 4                       4.175,4.185,                Proposals
                                 (4.1-4.6)                    4.202                       Due

  19-Oct       L8, ILP           Chap 4         4.1, 4.2,     4.214, 4.275                
                                 (4.7-4.11)     4.6,                                      
                                                4.14(a,g)                                 

  24-Oct       L9, Memory        Chap 5                       6.363, 6.371   LLC          
               Hierarchy         (5.1-5.6)                                   Benchmarks   

  26-Oct       L10, Memory       Chap 5         5.8, 5.9,     6.373, 6.387                
               Hierarchy         (5.7-5.13)     5.23                                      

  31-Oct       L11, Storage      Chap 6                       7.443, 7.451                PPT Outline
                                 (6.1-6.5)                                                Due

  2-Nov        L12, Storage      Chap 6         6.5           7.462, 7.474                
                                 (6.6-6.11)                                               

  7-Nov        L13, Networking   Chap 7                       7.482          VLSI/CAD     
                                 (7.1-7.6)                                                

  9-Nov        L14, Networking   Chap 7         7.3, 7.4, 7.9 7.492                       
                                 (7.7-7.13)                                               

  14-Nov       L15,              Chap 8                       9.551, 9.611                Two Page
               Multiprocessing   (8.1-8.5)                                                Summary

  16-Nov       L16,              Chap 8         8.1, 8.9,     9.583, 9.600                
               Multiprocessing   (8.6-8.11)     8.11                                      

  21-Nov       L17, Advanced     Transmeta,                   10.643, 10.668              
               Topics            Xscale                                                   

  28-Nov       L18, Advanced     Graphics                     10.681                      
               Topics                                                                     

  30-Nov       L19, Advanced     Playstation2                 7.507                       
               Topics                                                                     

  \~5-Dec      Final                                                                      Projects
                                                                                          Due
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Note:

Problem sets and Paper summaries are due one week after assignment at
5:00 pm.

Labs are due two weeks after assignment at 5:00 pm.