CPEG 323: Introduction to Computer Systems Engineering (Fall 2009)

Instructor: Hui Fang

Time & Place: MWF 9:05-9:55am, Colburn Lab Room 104

Announcements

• New! Nov. 9: HW4 is out! Due on 11/23.
• October 26: HW3 is out! Due on 11/9.
• October 19: Solution for HW2 is out!
• October 9: HW2 is out! Due on 10/19.
• September 25: MP2 (code) is out! Due on 10/09.
• September 18: Bonus MP is out! Due on 09/30.
• September 11: MP1 (code) is out! Due on 09/25.
• September 4: HW1 is out! Due on 09/14.
• September 1: Welcome! The first class will be on 09/02/2009.

Basic Information

• Time: MWF 9:05-9:55am
• Place: Colburn Lab Room 104
• Instructor: Hui Fang (hfang[at]ece.udel.edu)
  • Office: 316 Evans Hall
  • Office hours: MW 10-11am or by appointment

Textbooks

• B1(Required):Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, (Third or Fourth Edition), by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy.
• B2:(Recommended):The C Programming Language, Second Edition, by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie.

Course Goals

The course has two primary goals: 1) to provide students with a mental model of how high-level language programs get executed on computer hardward, and 2) to introduce students to the organization and performance analysis of modern computers.

Prerequisites

Grading

• Class participation: 10%
• Assignments: 45%
• Midterm exam: 15%
• Final exam: 30%

Late Assignment Policy

Assignments

• HW1 (individual assignment), out on 09/04, due on 09/14 (in class).
• MP1 (code) (group assignment), out on 09/14, due on 09/25 (11:59:59pm).
• Bonus MP (individual assignment), out on 09/18, due on 09/30 (11:59:59pm).
• MP2 (code) (group assignment), out on 09/25, due on 10/9 (11:59:59pm).
• HW2 (group assignment), out on 10/9, due on 10/19 (in class).
• HW3 (group assignment), out on 10/26, due on 11/9 (in class).
• HW4 (group assignment), out on 11/9, due on 11/23 (in class).
• HW5 (group assignment), out on 11/23, due on 12/7 (in class).

Schedule and Lecture Notes (tentative)