CS 252 Spring 2017 Course Description

This course provides the essential background for students intending to pursue research in computer architecture and related fields. This course also serves as preparation for the UC Berkeley EECS computer architecture oral prelim examination.

We will explore major architectural concepts and design patterns such as in-order and out-of-order superscalars, vector/SIMD/GPUs, VLIW, multithreading, virtual memory and virtual machines, networking and storage architectures, power, energy, and thermal issues, performance evaluation methodologies, etc..

LECTURER — Dr. Lisa Wu
LECTURES — TUE/THU 11AM - 12:30PM — 320 SODA HALL
OFFICE HOURS — TUE 3PM-4PM, 577 SODA HALL (ASPIRE Lab)

TA — Eric Love
TA OFFICE HOURS — THU 3PM-5PM (ASPIRE LAB)

Prerequisite: CS152 or an equivalent upper division computer architecture course.

Required Textbook: “Computer Architecture, Fifth Edition: A Quantitative Approach”, J. L. Hennessy and D. A. Patterson, Morgan Kaufmann Publishing Co., September 2011. ISBN: 978-0123838728
Recommended Textbook (as a refresher): “Computer Organization and Design, Fifth Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface”, D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann Publishing Co., October 2013. ISBN: 978-0124077263

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CS 252 Spring 2017 Syllabus


DATE


LECTURE

READING ASSIGNMENTS (DUE THE NIGHT BEFORE LECTURE)

BACKGROUND READING/
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

TUE JAN 17



THU JAN 19


H&P Appendix A

THU MAR 16

H&P Chapter 2, Appendix B

SUN MAR 19

Project Proposal Due by 11:59PM



THU MAR 23

Group Project Proposal Presentations



TUE MAR 28

SPRING BREAK



THU MAR 30

SPRING BREAK



THU APR 6

Midterm Examination



TUE APR 18

Individual Group Project Consults



THU APR 20

Individual Group Project Consults



TUE APR 25

Individual Group Project Consults



THU APR 27

Individual Group Project Consults



TUE MAY 2

Individual Group Project Consults



THU MAY 4

Final Project Presentations
10AM-12:30PM at Woz Lounge



FRI MAY 5

Final Project Paper Due by 11:59PM



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