Overview
CS 3410 provides an introduction to computer organization, systems programming and the hardware/software interface. Topics include instruction sets, computer arithmetic, datapath design, data formats, addressing modes, memory hierarchies including caches and virtual memory, I/O devices, bus-based I/O systems, and multicore architectures. Students learn assembly language programming and design a pipelined RISC processor. The course is open to any undergraduate who has mastered the material in CS 2110.
Administration
Administrivia [pdf]
Lecture
Tuesday, Thursday: 10:10 - 11:25am, Upson Hall B17Sections
All sections are either in Carpenter 104 (Blue room) or Phillips 318
| Day | Time | Location | TAs | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 1:25pm | - | 2:40pm | Carpenter 104 | Oscar, Rishab, Xianyuan | |
| Tuesday | 2:55pm | - | 4:10pm | Carpenter 104 | Kylar, Kyle, Lucas | |
| Wednesday | 11:40am | - | 12:55pm | Carpenter 104 | Aditi, Miranda, Rebecca | |
| Wednesday | 1:25pm | - | 2:40pm | Carpenter 104 | Anthony, Charlie, Nic | |
| Wednesday | 3:35pm | - | 4:50pm | Carpenter 104 | Hong, Oscar, Yi | |
| Wednesday | 7:30pm | - | 8:45pm | Phillips 318 | Chirag, Matthew, Stephen | |
| Thursday | 11:40am | - | 12:55pm | Carpenter 104 | Alanna, Rebecca, Rishab | |
| Thursday | 2:55pm | - | 4:10pm | Carpenter 104 | Alice, Chirag, Kylar | |
| Friday | 11:40am | - | 12:55pm | Phillips 318 | Alex, Brian, Lucas | designated make-up section |
| Friday | 1:25pm | - | 2:40pm | Phillips 318 | Anthony, Brian, Liang | |
Prelims & Final Exam
Prelims are on March 3 and May 5 @ 7:30 pm.
Alternate Prelims are scheduled for the same day at 5:15pm. You do not need to email us to take the alternate exam time. You may not leave the alternate exam early for any reason.
There is no written final exam. Project 4 will be due on Tuesday, May 17 at 4:30. This date and time is set by the university and there will be no extensions or late submissions allowed.