15-740 Computer Architecture
Fall 2001 Schedule


 
Table 1: CS 740, Fall 2001, Tentative Schedule.
Class Date Day Topic Reading Homework
1 9/12 Wed Performance & Technology H&P Ch. 1 #1 Out
2 9/14 Fri Alpha Programming H&P Ch. 2  
3 9/17 Mon Instruction Set Comparison H&P App. C & D  
4 9/19 Wed Basic Pipelining H&P Ch. 3  
5 9/21 Fri Advanced Pipelining H&P Ch. 4 #1 Due, #2 Out
6 9/24 Mon Superscalar Processing Concepts H&P Ch. 4  
7 9/26 Wed Superscalar Processing Practice H&P Ch. 4  
8 9/28 Fri The Memory Hierarchy H&P Ch. 5  
9 10/1 Mon Virtual Memory H&P Ch. 5  
10 10/3 Wed Programming for Performance    
11 10/5 Fri Recent Research on Uniprocessors I Handouts #2 Due
12 10/8 Mon Recent Research on Uniprocessors II Handouts  
  10/10 Wed Exam I
13 10/12 Fri Intro to Parallel Architecture H&P Ch. 8,CSG Ch. 1  
14 10/15 Mon Parallel Programming I CSG Ch. 2  
15 10/17 Wed Parallel Programming II CSG Ch. 3 & 4  
  10/19 Fri Mid-Semester Break (No Class)   Project Proposal
  10/22 Mon Mid-Semester Break (No Class)    
16 10/24 Wed Cache Coherence I CSG Ch. 5  
17 10/26 Fri Cache Coherence II CSG Ch. 5  
18 10/29 Mon Memory Consistency CSG Ch. 6  
19 10/31 Wed Synchronization CSG Ch. 5  
20 11/2 Fri Interconnection Networks CSG Ch. 10  
21 11/5 Mon Recent Research on Multiprocessors Handouts  
  11/19 Mon     Project Milestone
  11/28 Wed Exam II
  12/3 Mon     Project Due
  12/10 Mon Project Poster Session
 



Todd Mowry
2001-08-13