Syllabus

* John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Fourth Edition, 2006.

* Mark D. Hill, Norman P. Jouppi, and Gurindar S. Sohi Readings in Computer Architecture Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2000.

This course will involve a large project component and a significant amount of paper reading. In the project you will undertake an analysis of processor microarchitecture and write up a conference style paper. You will need to submit a short paper review at the beginning of each class. Reviews will be submitted online at
[[http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~karu/courses/cs752/fall2010/reviews/]]

Your performance in this class will be evaluated through class participation, homework assignments, two in-class exams, and a final project. Your performance in this class will be determined by you! It will require a strong dedication to learning the material and could require a substantial time commitment to complete the assignments and project. The weights of each of these components is listed below:


* 12.5% Homework
* 20% Reviews
* 32.5% Project
* 30% Exam 1 & 2

There will be 2 exams. The first is scheduled for October 19th and the second exam is scheduled on the final exam date (December 17th) and will cover all the material presented in the course.


Homework assignments will be assigned approximately every other week and are due at the beginning of class. Submit clearly legible hand-written or machine-printed assignments. No late homeworks will be accepted.

The course schedule lists reading material for each lecture. You are responsible for reading this material prior to the lecture. The text will be supplemented by conference and journal papers available in a course reader listed on the course page. These reading assignments are required and the papers will be discussed in class. You should read these papers before class and submit a short review of each paper by midnight before class. The reviews will be evaluated. The class participation grade will be assigned based on students contributions in class during the paper discussions and lectures.

* 17.5% Exam 1
* 20% Exam 2
* 15% Homework
* 10% Reviews

[[http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~karu/courses/cs752/fall2007/reviews/]]

* 35% Project

* 17.5% Exam 2

There will be 2 exams. The first is scheduled for October 18th and the second exam is scheduled on the final exam date (December 17th) and will cover all the material presented in the course.

Homework assignments will be assigned approximately every other week and are due at the beginning of class. Submit clearly legible hand-written or machine-printed assignments. You have a "late account" of 3 days for the semester which you can spend any way you choose. For example, you can turn in three homework assignments one day late each, or one homework assignment 3 days late, without penalty. Once you have exhausted your late account, no late assignments will be accepted. Late account days cannot be applied to the project.