Fall 2004

EE 3755: Computer Organization

Instructor: Mookean Yang/Alexander Skavantzos

245 Electrical Engineering Building

Phone:578-5240

e-mail:alex@ece.lsu.edu

ymookean@ece.lsu.edu

Text: “Computer Organization & Design,” David A. Patterson & John Hennessy.

Reference: “Verilog HDL,” Samir Palnitkar,

Catalog Description: Computer Organization (3). Prereq: EE 2730.

Structure and Organization of computer systems; instruction sets;

arthmethic; data path and control design.

Goals: To familiarize students with computer organization and processor

design.

Topics:

Basic of fixed and floating point computer arithmetic.

Introduction to Verilog.

Introduction to Digital Computers.

Instruction set architecture.

Hardwired and Micro program based control units.

MIPS.

Grading:

Midterms (2-3 Tests) : 50%

Homeworks : 15%

Final Exam : 35 %

Test Policy : If a student misses any one of tests 1,2or 3 for a medical reason,

then the student should provide the instructor with a doctor's

statement stating that the student was sick on the day of the test. In

this case, a make-up test will NOT be given but instead the

remaining test will count for 35%, the homeworks for 20% and

the final for 45%.

Homework Policy : Late homeworks will not be accepted.