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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Fordham College at Lincoln Center

Department of Computer & Information Sciences

SYLLABUS

	Semester:		Spring, 2005
	Course Number:		CSEU 3593 001
	Course Title:		Computer Organization
	Instructor:		Dr. Robert K. Moniot
			LC Office LL 821-A, Phone (212) 636-6302
			LC Office hours : MR 2:00-3:00
			Other office hours by appointment
			E-mail:
			URL: http://www.dsm.fordham.edu/~moniot
	Class Hours:		MR 4:00-5:15 Room LL 902
	Text:		Computer Organization and Design: the hardware/software interface, 3rd ed. by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy (Morgan Kauffman 2005, ISBN 0-55860-604-1)

Course Outline:

Date	Chapter	Topic
Jan. 20	B.1-3	Combinational logic design.
Jan. 30	B.7-11	Sequential logic design.
Feb. 10	2	Machine instructions. SPIM.
Feb. 28	3.1-3	Arithmetic for computers.
Mar. 10	4	Assessing and understanding performance.
Mar. 14	5	Processor design.
Apr. 7	6	Pipelining.

Note that class will meet on Tuesday, February 22 because that day follows a Monday schedule.

Protocol: Grade will be based on homework exercises (30%), a midterm (30%) and a final exam (40%).

Test Dates: Midterm: Mar. 3. Final Exam: Tuesday, May 17 at 1:30 pm.

Prerequisite: CS 2200--Data Structures.