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5 May 2017, 12:59:09 CDT
Grading Update 6: Course Grades Ready The course grades appear in a table below the Final Average table. Remember, you might need to click refresh due to a longstanding problem with our Web server, one that we hope to fix this summer. Regardless of your grade, I'd like to thank everyone for your effort and interest in this course. Check to make sure that only authorized people are looking over your shoulder, brace yourself for your grade, and click here. Good luck on your other courses and have a good summer! |
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4 May 2017, 13:21:31 CDT
Grading Update 5: Everything is graded, all that remains is deciding the letter grade cutoffs. Homework grades and course averages have been posted, click here. Letter grades will be decided tomorrow. |
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3 May 2017, 14:21:26 CDT
Grading Update 4: Final Exam Grades Ready. The median was 46, the mean was almost 4.5 points higher than the mean of the midterm and the standard deviation is almost one point tighter. The range is [9,84]. For the most important statistic click here (and maybe press refresh). Before determining course grades I'll need to grade Homework 8, and due to other deadlines that might not start until Thursday. Course grades should be available by Friday, maybe sooner. Good luck on your other finals! |
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3 May 2017, 12:35:59 CDT
Grading Update 3: Problems 1-4 graded, the grading of Problem 5 just started. Grading should be complete in two hours if the power stays on and there are few interruptions. In the mean time please study the following disclaimer for the grade page: Aliases are to be used only for identification. The resemblance of an alias to a Unix shell command shall not be construed as a suggestion to type the alias into a Unix shell. We will not be responsible for damages to those ignoring this disclaimer, including and not restricted to those typing in the aliases as root. |
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2 May 2017, 19:03:07 CDT
Grading Update 2: Problems 1-4 graded. Exam grades will be available some time tomorrow. If I start grading in the morning they will be available before noon, but due to other deadlines exam grading may not start until the afternoon. |
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2 May 2017, 12:54:43 CDT
Grading Update 1: Just started grading Problem 1. Exam grades may be available today, but more likely tomorrow. The next grading update will be posted by about 19:00 today. |
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1 May 2017, 14:03:39 CDT
Grading Update 0: Linked the final exam to the Homework & Exams page. Grading will start late this afternoon or Tuesday. Final exam grades will be available late Tuesday at the earliest. The next grading update will be posted by about 13:00 tomorow (Tuesday). Good luck on your other finals! |
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30 April 2017, 13:13:21 CDT
Added more details on finding the minimum local history length to the solution to Problem 3a in the 2016 Final Exam solution. |
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29 April 2017, 16:12:11 CDT
Added some more details 2016 final exam solution Problem 3 (B2 on the bimodal predictor) and Problem 5 b (precise exceptions), and made some minor pagination improvements. |
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28 April 2017, 9:10:56 CDT
Linked the final exam review slides to the lectures page. |
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28 April 2017, 8:31:09 CDT
Linked the Homework 8 solution to the Homework & Exams page. |
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26 April 2017, 17:50:38 CDT
Linked Set 11, Floating Point, Set 12, Branch Prediction, and Set 13, Caches to the lectures page. |
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24 April 2017, 10:48:12 CDT
Linked the Homework 6 solution and an updated 2016 Final Exam solution that includes a solution to Problem 1d and 1e, which was part of Homework 7. |
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19 April 2017, 9:26:14 CDT
Homework 8 assigned, due Wednesday, 26 April 2017. |
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5 April 2017, 9:21:09 CDT
Homework 7 assigned, due Wednesday, 19 April 2017. |
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4 April 2017, 11:10:22 CDT
Modified the Homework 6 assignment, due Wednesday, 5 April 2017, to reflect the fact that a partial solution to the 2016 final exam, including, a problem in Homework 6, was accidentally posted. There has been no change in the problems to solve, the only change is a note explaining that the solution is available. Both the unsolved and partial solution are on the Homework & Exams page. |
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29 March 2017, 10:35:10 CDT
Linked the Long-Latency (FP) slides to the lectures page. |
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28 March 2017, 15:22:07 CDT
Homework 6 assigned, due Wednesday, 5 April 2017. |
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26 March 2017, 14:13:40 CDT
Linked the Midterm Exam solution to the Homework & Exams page. |
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23 March 2017, 14:57:49 CDT
Grading Update 3: Midterm exam grades ready. Many did not do well: The median is 41 and the standard deviation is 18.2. The good news is there's plenty of time to get ready for the final exam. When you're ready, click here. Due to a longstanding bug in our server you may need to press refresh to see the grades. |
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23 March 2017, 12:50:59 CDT
Grading Update 2: Problems 1-4 graded. Grades should be ready in a few hours, depending on interruptions. The next grading update should be posted by 16:00, probably earlier but you never know. |
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22 March 2017, 17:58:21 CDT
Grading Update 1: Just started grading Problem 1. Grades should be available tomorrow. The next grading update should be posted by tomorrow at 13:00. |
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22 March 2017, 10:43:35 CDT
Grading Update 0: Linked the Midterm Exam to the Homework & Exams page. Grading should start later this afternoon and grades should be available tomorrow. The next grading update will be posted about 18:00. |
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20 March 2017, 19:36:05 CDT
Linked the Homework 5 solution to the Homework & Exams page. |
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20 March 2017, 14:21:45 CDT
Linked the midterm exam review slides to the lectures page. Homework 5 is due at 18:00 today, the solution will be posted after that time. The homework can be submitted in person, by slidding it under the door, or via E-mail. |
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17 March 2017, 14:53:01 CDT
Linked the Optimization, Benchmarks, and Interrupts/Exceptions/Traps notes to the lectures page. |
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16 March 2017, 17:20:06 CDT
Linked the Homework 4 solution to the Homework & Exams page. Don't forget to study homework solutions as part of your preparation for the midterm exam. |
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13 March 2017, 9:19:47 CDT
Homework 5 assigned, due Monday, 20 March 2017. |
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6 March 2017, 10:34:20 CST
Linked the Homework 3 solution to the Homework & Exams page. |
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3 March 2017, 9:24:46 CST
Homework 4 assigned, due 10 March 2017. |
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23 February 2017, 10:47:32 CST
Linked the ISA family notes to the Homework & Exams page. |
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20 February 2017, 17:53:41 CST
Linked the Homework 2 solution to the Homework & Exams page. |
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17 February 2017, 9:12:11 CST
Homework 3 assigned, due 24 February 2017. |
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10 February 2017, 17:23:04 CST
Added a bit more explanation and a figure to Problem 1 in Homework 2 which is still due 17 February 2017. |
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10 February 2017, 9:22:57 CST
Homework 2 assigned, due 17 February 2017. |
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3 February 2017, 9:17:34 CST
Linked MIPS Implementation slides and some MIPS code review slides to the lectures page. |
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1 February 2017, 9:22:56 CST
Homework 1 assigned, due Monday, 6 February. Computer accounts will be distributed later today. |
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20 January 2017, 18:33:12 CST
Linked the finished hex string example and the MIPS control flow (if,loops) material to the lectures page. |
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18 January 2017, 16:26:44 CST
Linked the finished string length example and the not yet started integer to hex string example to the lectures page. |
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13 January 2017, 15:04:21 CST
Linked the just-started string length sample program, and a MIPS review to the lectures page. |
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10 January 2017, 18:39:17 CST
Set up Web pages for Spring 2017 semester. |
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