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CENG3420 Computer Organization & Design – Spring 2023
| Lecture: | W11:30–12:15 | Venue: ERB LT |
| H16:30–18:15 | Venue: ERB LT | |
| Tutorial 01: | W16:30–17:15 | Venue: LHC 103 |
| Tutorial 02: | W16:30–17:15 | Venue: LSB LT5 |
| Tutorial 03: | W17:30–18:15 | Venue: ERB 407 |
| Course Instructor: | Prof. Bei Yu | byu@cse.cuhk.edu.hk |
| Course Tutors: | Chen Bai | cbai@cse.cuhk.edu.hk |
| Hongduo Liu | hdliu21@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | |
| Yuxuan Zhao | yxzhao21@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | |
| Shixin Chen | sxchen22@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | |
| Su Zheng | szheng22@cse.cuhk.edu.hk |
Announcements
Description:
This course provides an introduction to computer organization. The objective is to introduce the major components of a computer system, how they function together in executing a program, and the organizational paradigms that determine the capabilities, performance and power of computer systems.
Course Requirements:
Attendance (5%), Homeworks (15%), Midterm (15%), Three Labs (30%), Final Exam (35%).
A student must gain at least 50% of the full marks in order to pass the course.
A student must attend at least 80% of lectures in order to gain all class attendance credits.
Textbook:
[1] Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, RISC-V Edition (amazon.com) (JD.com}
References:
[2] Introduction to Computing Systems: From bits & gates to C & beyond, 2nd Edition (amazon.com) (JD.com)
[3] Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5th Edition (amazon.com) (JD.com)
Lectures
* This schedule is subject to change.
| Date | Topic | Date | Topic | ||
| Jan. 11 | L01 Introduction (slides) | Jan. 12 | L02 ISA intro (slides) | ||
| Jan. 18 | traveling | Jan. 19 | traveling | ||
| Jan. 25 | Lunar New Year | Jan. 26 | Lunar New Year | ||
| Feb. 01 | L03 arithmetic (slides) | Feb. 02 | continue L03 | ||
| Feb. 08 | L04 control (slides) | Feb. 09 | continue L04 | ||
| Feb. 15 | L05 logic basis (slides) | Feb. 16 | L06 ALU (slides) | ||
| Feb. 22 | L07 floating num (slides) | Feb. 23 | L08 Datapath (slides) | ||
| Mar. 01 | continue on datapath | Mar. 02 | L09 pipeline (slides) | ||
| Mar. 08 | Reading Week | Mar. 09 | Reading Week | ||
| Mar. 15 | L10 pipeline-adv (slides) | Mar. 16 | L11 Performance (slides) | ||
| Mar. 22 | continue on pipeline | Mar. 23 | Midterm (cheatsheet allowed, covering L02 – L11) | ||
| Mar. 29 | L12 Memory (slides) | Mar. 30 | continue on memory | ||
| Apr. 05 | Ching Ming Festival | Apr. 06 | L13 Cache (slides) | ||
| Apr. 12 | continue on cache | Apr. 13 | L14 cache-disc (slides) | ||
| Apr. 19 | L15 VM (slides) | Apr. 20 | L16 ILP (slides) | ||
| Apr. 26 | continue on ILP | Apr. 27 | HW4 & overall review |
Tutorials
* All tutorial slides will be posted on Piazza.
| Week | Date | Topic | Remark |
| 1 | Jan. 11 | n/a | |
| 2 | Jan. 18 | Lab 1-1 | |
| 3 | Jan. 25 | Lunar New Year | |
| 4 | Feb. 01 | Lab 1-2 | |
| 5 | Feb. 08 | Lab 1-3 | |
| 6 | Feb. 15 | HW1 review | |
| 7 | Feb. 22 | Lab 2-1 | |
| 8 | Mar. 01 | Lab 2-2 | |
| 9 | Mar. 08 | Reading Week | |
| 10 | Mar. 15 | HW2 review | |
| 11 | Mar. 22 | HW3 review | |
| 12 | Mar. 29 | Lab 3-1 | |
| 13 | Apr. 05 | Ching Ming Festival | |
| 14 | Apr. 12 | Lab 3-2 | |
| 15 | Apr. 19 | Lab 3-3 |
Homework / Quiz Sets
* All homework/assignments will be posted on Piazza.
Please submit your homework through blackboard (link). Late submission is subject to a penalty.
Important Dates:
Feb. 15, 2023: HW 1 due.
Feb. 22, 2023: Lab 1 due.
Mar. 08, 2023: HW 2 due.
Mar. 23, 2023: Midterm.
Mar. 26, 2023: HW 3 due.
Mar. 29, 2023: Lab 2 due.
May 03, 2023: HW 4 due.
May 03, 2023: Lab 3 due.
May 08, 15:30–17:30: Final @University Gym