CS 271

CS 271 (4 credits)
Computer Architecture and Assembly Language
Winter 2012

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03/15/2012 Projected term grades are here.
03/15/2012 Homework #6 Solutions are posted on the "Assignments" page
03/15/2012 Quiz #4 Solutions are posted HERE
03/13/2012 Program #6 evaluation criteria are posted.
03/13/2012 Homework #6 is posted.
03/12/2012 Homework #5 Solutions are posted on the "Assignments" page
03/08/2012 Homework #5 is posted.
03/08/2012 In-class Worksheet #6 Solutions are posted HERE
03/06/2012 Program #6 is posted (due Friday, March 16).
03/06/2012 Homework #4 Solutions are posted on the "Assignments" page
03/01/2012 Homework #4 is posted.
03/01/2012 In-class Worksheet #5 Solutions are posted HERE
02/28/2012 Program #5 evaluation criteria are posted.
02/23/2012 In-class Worksheet #4 Solutions are posted HERE
02/21/2012 Program #5 is posted (due Friday, March 2).
02/21/2012 In-class Worksheet #3 Solutions are posted HERE
02/14/2012 Homework #3 Solutions are posted on the "Assignments" page
02/14/2012 Program #4 evaluation criteria are posted.
02/09/2012 Program #4 is posted.
02/09/2012 Homework #3 is posted.
02/09/2012 In-class Worksheet #2 Solutions are posted HERE
02/06/2012 Homework #2 Solutions are posted on the "Assignments" page
02/06/2012 Program #3 (optional) evaluation criteria are posted.
02/06/2012 Program #3 (optional) due date is extended to Thursday, February 9.
02/02/2012 In-class Worksheet #1 Solutions are posted HERE
02/02/2012 Homework #2 is posted.
02/02/2012 Homework #1 Solutions are posted on the "Assignments" page
01/31/2012 Program #3 (optional) is posted.
01/31/2012 Homework #1 is posted.
01/24/2012 Program #2 evaluation criteria are posted.
01/24/2012 No lecture on Thursday (January 26). Kranti will be available for office hours Thursday 12:00 - 3:50.
01/24/2012 Kranti's office hours on Wednesday (this week only) are 2:30 - 3:20.
01/19/2012 Program #2 is posted.
01/19/2012 Program #1 due date is extended to midnight Monday, January 23.
01/17/2012 Program #1 evaluation criteria are posted.
01/12/2012 Program #1 is posted

Lecture	Section 1: KEC 1003 TR 12:00 - 13:20
Instructor	Paul D. Paulson (contact info)
Teaching Assistants Office hours in KEC 1130	Kranti Potanapalli (email) Office hours: MTWRF 2:30 - 3:50 Arash Shamaei (email) Office hours: WF 9:00 - 10:50
Prerequisites	CS 161, MTH 231
Textbooks	Required: Irvine, Kip R., Assembly Language for x86 Processors (6th ed.), Prentice-Hall, 2011. (ISBN 013602212).
Course Learning Objectives	Identify the major components of a computer architecture, and explain their purposes and interactions. Simulate the internal representation of data, and show how data is stored and accessed in memory. Explain the relationships between a hardware architecture and its instruction set, and simulate micro-programs. Create and simplify circuits that produce specified output for given inputs (e.g., adders, multiplexers, etc.). Explain the Instruction Execution Cycle. Explain the differences and relationships among high-level, assembly, and machine languages. Write well-modularized computer programs in an assembly language, implementing decision, repetition, and procedure structures. Use a debugger, and explain register contents. Simulate the system stack as it is used for procedure calls and parameter passing. Explain how editors, assemblers, linkers, and operating systems enable computer programming. Explain various mechanisms for implementing parallelism in hardware/software.
Academic Honesty Policy	See the university and course policies. Obviously, compliance is expected.
Calendar	Check here every week; the schedule is subject to "adjustments"
Grades	In-class worksheets 5 homework sets 5 programming projects 3 quizzes (best 3 of 4) Midterm exam Final exam Final grades are based on the accumulated percentage. See the evaluation criteria and grading scale. Quiz, exam, and final grades may be adjusted linearly if it seems appropriate.	6% 10% 25% 24% 15% 20%