Spring 2020 Calendar for CS 2506


Week

Date

Topic

Readings

notes

Tentative Due Dates

 

1

 

Jan 20 - Jan 24

 

Course Policies and Overview

Course Tools and Introduction

 

P&H:  1.1 - 1.3

   pptx     pdf

   pptx     pdf

 

Digital Logic:  Boolean Algebra,

                     Gates, and  Adders

 

   pptx     pdf

   pptx     pdf

 

2

 

Jan 27 - Jan 31 Digital Logic:  Plexors and Shifters      pptx     pdf  

 

MIPS32 Overview P&H:  2.1 - 2.2    pptx     pdf

 

3

 

Feb 3 - Feb 7 MIPS32 Assembly Language Overview P&H:  2.3, 2.6, 2.7    pptx     pdf Feb 7:  DL01

MIPS32 Machine Language Overview

MIPS32 Datapath Elements Overview

P&H:  2.5, 2.13

P&H:  4.1 - 4.2

   pptx     pdf

   pptx     pdf

4

Feb 10 - Feb 14

MIPS32 Designing the Single-cycle Datapath

     pptx     pdf

Feb 14:  C01 BST Project

 

5

 

Feb 17 - Feb 21 Performance:  Definitions and Examples  

   pptx     pdf

 

 

 

6

 

Feb 24 - Feb 28

MIPS32 Intro to Pipelining

P&H:  4.5

   pptx     pdf

 

Feb 26:  MIPS1  SCD

 

7

 

Mar 2 - Mar 6 Attack Lab / Heap Spraying Overview   see Assignments

Mar 2:  MIPS2  Performance

Midterm Test    

Spring Break

 

9

 

Mar 23 - Mar 27 MIPS32 Pipeline Hazards P&H:  4.6-4.7    pptx     pdf  

 

Mar 27:  C02 ASM Parser

MIPS32 Synchronizing the Stages      pptx     pdf

 

10

 

Mar 31 - Apr 3 MIPS32: Pipeline Forwarding      pptx     pdf  

Apr 3:  Attack Lab I/II

MIPS32 Pipeline Stalls

P&H:  4.8

   pptx     pdf

 

11

 

Apr 6 - Apr 10

MIPS32 Pipeline Handling Branches

P&H:  4.8

   pptx     pdf

 
Memory Hierarchy

P&H:  5.1

csapp: 6.1, 6.3

   pptx     pdf

 

12

 

Apr 13 - Apr 17 Cache Memory part I

P&H:  5.3

csapp:  6.4

   pptx     pdf

 

Apr 13:  MIPS3 Pipeline

 

Apr 17:  C03 Milestone 1

Cache Memory part II

P&H:  5.4

csapp:  6.2

 

13

 

Apr 20 - Apr 24

Coding for Cache Performance

P&H:  5.5

csapp:  6.5

   pptx     pdf

 

Apr 24:  C03 Milestone 2

Optimization      pptx    pdf

 

14

 

Apr 27 - May 1 Virtual Memory:  Principles P&H:  5.7    pptx     pdf

 

May  1:  MIPS4 Cache

May  1:  Assembler

Virtual Memory:  Hardware and Performance  

15

May 4 - May 6 Review      

 

May 8 16:25 - 18:25 (means of delivery TBD)

 

Course notes are subject to updating at any time prior to the delivery of the corresponding lecture, so be sure to check here for the latest version.

 

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