CDA3103 - Computer Logic and Organization

Summer 2014

Class description:	Functional overview of computer systems, interconnection of basic components, system performance measures, instruction set design, arithmetic logic unit, control unit, memory system, pipelining, interrupts and input-output.
Instructor:	Mr. Saad Ahmad Khan
Teaching Assistants:	Mr Junyao Zhang (zhangjunyao5518@gmail.com) Office Hours: Wed 4:00pm - 5:00pm (in HEC-231)
Office:	HEC - 315
Phone:	(on last resort)
E-mail:	skhan@eecs.ucf.edu (preferred means of communication)
Web Site:	http://www.eecs.ucf.edu/~skhan/Teaching/CDA3103_Summer2014/index.html The assignments and the other announcements will be posted on the course web site
Classroom:	HPA1-0116
Class Hours:	Monday, Wednesday 12:00 PM - 1:50PM
Office Hours:	Monday, Wednesday 2:30PM - 4:00PM (in HEC-315)
Pre-requisites:	Some familiarity with computer science
Credit Hours:	3 (3, 1)
Textbook:	Computer Organization and Design, Fifth Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface Author(s) : Patterson & Hennessy (Optional) Computer Architecture (From Microprocessor To Supercomputers) Author(s) : Behrooz Parhami
Acknowledgements:	Thanks to Dr. Dan Garcia for his awesome slides on Computer Organization and Design.
Course Goals:	1. Introduce fundamentals of the organization and design of computers from both the computer programmer's perspective and computer ''architect's'' perspective. 2. Cover the five basic components of a computer (input, output, memory, datapath, and control), functions of each component, and how components interact with each other and with the software systems they enable. 3. Learn Assembly Language through programming projects. 4. Explain memory hierarchy, cache, and addressing schemes. 5. Introduce hardware design of processor’s control and datapath, including pipelining concepts.
Grading:	Homeworks (HW) : 25%, Programming Projects (PR) : 10% Midterm-I: 20%, Midterm-II: 15%, MidtermFinal: 30%. Grading formula: HW = (HW1 + HW2 + HW3 + ...+ HWn) / n Pr = (Pr1 + Pr2 + Pr3 + ...+ Prn) / n Overall = 0.25 * HW + 0.10 * PR + 0.2 * Midterm1 + 0.15 * Midterm2 + 0.30 * Final HW2, PR2 etc are exactly the number you got, so if you got 112, that is what you put in. Standard 90/80/70/60 scale will be used for final grades (curved if necessary).
Makeup Exam Police	No Makeup exam or quiz will be given except for University pre-approved functions or activities. Student must provide advance written notification.
Sample exams	Exams given in Fall 2013 %[sample] Midterm 1 [sample] Midterm 2 [sample] Final Note: the material covered in different exams depends due to different calendar positions of the exam and other factors. Furthermore, while the exams are representative of the style of the problems, you should not expect that the new exams are just variations with different data.
Integrity:	All the quizzes, homeworks, and exams are individual work. The division, college, and University are committed to honesty and integrity in all academic matters. We do not tolerate academic misconduct by students in any form, including cheating, plagiarism and commercial use of academic materials. Please consult the Golden Rule Handbook for the procedures which will be applied.

Syllabus (Tentative)