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CSCE 513: Computer Architecture: Quantitative Approach, 4

CSCE 513 is a 3-credit course on computer architecture that covers topics like processor design, memory hierarchy, microprogrammed control, computer arithmetic algorithms, and parallel architectures. The course goals are for students to understand computer architecture principles, techniques for high performance systems, and details of specific architectures. Graduate students will complete more challenging assignments than undergraduates.

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CSCE 513: Computer Architecture: Quantitative Approach, 4

CSCE 513 is a 3-credit course on computer architecture that covers topics like processor design, memory hierarchy, microprogrammed control, computer arithmetic algorithms, and parallel architectures. The course goals are for students to understand computer architecture principles, techniques for high performance systems, and details of specific architectures. Graduate students will complete more challenging assignments than undergraduates.

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CSCE 513: Computer Architecture

1. Course number and name: CSCE 513 - Computer Architecture

2. Credit: 3-hrs; Contact: Lecture: 3 periods of 50 minutes or 2 periods of 75 minutes per week

3. Instructor: Manton Matthews

4. Text book: John L. Hennessey and David A. Patterson, Computer Architecture: A


Quantitative Approach, 4th ed., Morgan Kaufman, 2007. [Required].

David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessey, Computer Organization and Design:


The Software/Hardware Interface, 2nd edition, Morgan Kaufman, 1998.
[Recommended]

5. Specific course information


a. Catalog description: Design methodology; processor design; computer arithmetic:
algorithms for addition, multiplication, floating point arithmetic; microprogrammed
control; memory organization; introduction to parallel architectures.
b. Prerequisites: CSCE 211, 212
c. CSCE 5xx elective

6. Specific goals for the course


a. Specific outcomes of instruction are that students will be able to:
1. Describe the principles of computer architecture and organization. {tests}
2. Describe the techniques and principles for the development of high performance
computer systems. {tests}
3. Describe the details of extant computer architectures. {tests}
4. Quantitatively analyze aspects of computer architecture and draw conclusions about
their performance. {homework, projects, tests}
b. As an elective this course cannot be counted upon to contribute to the attainment of any
student outcome.

7. Topics covered and approximate weight (14 weeks, 4 hours/week, 56 hours total)
1. Overview of Computer Design (1 hour)
2. Quantitative Principles of Computer Design (2 hours)
3. Review of Classical Pipelining: (3 hours)
4. Memory Hierarchy (5 hours)
5. Microprogrammed control (3 hours)
6. Algorithms for computer arithmetic: addition, fast addition, multiplication, fast
multiplication, division, floating point numbers and operations (8 hours)
7. Memory organization (8 hours)
8. I/O organization (4 hours)
9. Multiprocessor and parallel computer architecture (4 hours)
10. RISC architectures (4 hours)
11. Review and examinations (3 hours)

Difference between Undergraduate and Graduate Work:


Graduate students are assigned more difficult problems and graded on a different scale than
undergraduates.

Syllabus Flexibility: Low. The instructor should consult with the Graduate Committee.
Modification and Approval History:
Initial description April 1999
Revised June 2001
Revised June 2005 by Caroline Eastman to update textbook edition and revise format
Revised June 2011 by Manton Matthews

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