Department of Information and Software Engineering

Syllabus

J Masiyowski, Adjunct Professor

INFS 515, Computer Organization

Course Home Page
Last Updated: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 @ 9:35 pm

Schedule

Reading Assignments

Homework Assignments

Course Textbook Links:

Computer Organization & Architecture
Publisher Web Site
Textbook Web Site
Errata Sheet (March 07)
Student Resources

Operating Systems
Publisher Web Site
Textbook Web Site
Errata Sheet (July 07)
Student Resources

Course Overview Notes

Useful Links

General Quiz Study Guide

Mid-Term Exam Study Guide

Final Exam Study Guide

Announcements

26 August

Course web site created.
Initial versions of syllabus, schedule, lecture overview notes, reading & homework assignment posted.

3 September

Posted updated version of syllabus with: GTA contact information, added URLs for textbook and slides resources, modified the final examination content and mid-term/final exam course grade distribution weights.
Posted updated version of course overview notes: removed need for JAVA SDK, removed references to projects (deletions using strikeouts and additions highlighted with red font underlined)
Posted URLs for course textbook slides.
Non-Textbook Assignment #1 due on 10 September
Added “Useful Link” URL for supplemental information on textbook chapters.

16 September

Quiz #1 is scheduled for 24 Sept as per the course schedule.
General quiz study guide posted.
Posted Quiz #1 Study Guide.
Posted Example IAS programming problem.

26 September

Revised homework assignment; problem 6.1 removed.
Posted link to previous semester homework exercise solutions on cache memory operation (COA7e-Chapter 4).

2 October

Posted Quiz #2 study guidelines.
Posted homework assignment for COA7e Chapter 9

7 October

Posted homework assignments for COA7e: Chapters 10, 11 & 12. OS5e: Chapter 2
Posted mid-term exam study guidelines.

13 October

Posted revised mid-term study guide – additional guidelines included for exclusions and textbook homework assignment to use as a mid-term exam study aid.
Posted revised course schedule – COA7e Chapter 12 dropped. Thus, the 15 Oct class session will be devoted to Quiz #2 and Mid-Term Exam reviews.

14 October

Instructor guided optional Mid-Term Exam study session on Saturday, 20 October starting @ 10am, location TBD.

14 October

Posted Mid-Term Exam Sample Problems under the supplemental mid-term exam study aids.

18 October

Instructor guided optional Mid-Term Exam study session on Saturday, 20 October from 10am to 1pm in R B111.
GTA new office hours are: Tuesday: 3:30 p. ~ 4:30 pm & Thursday: 7:15 p.m. ~ 8:15 p.m OR by appointment. Send email to GTA to confirm office appointment.

31 October

Posted revised reading schedule for OC5e chapters.

6 November

Posted homework assignment for OS5e chapters 3 & 4.

9 November

Posted Quiz #3 study guide.

11 November

Posted update to homework assignments for OS5e Chapter 5

18 November

Posted update to homework assignments for OS5e chapter 7 & 8.
Posted Announced Quiz #4 study guide.

21 November

Posted update to homework assignment for OS5e chapter 7; Problem 7.7a

27 November

Posted final exam study guide. No quiz on 3 Dec class session.