- Friday October 3
- Wednesday October 22
- Friday November 7
- Wednesday December 3
- Wednesday December 5
For Chapters 2 and 9, we will be using revised versions.
You will write assembly language programs in this course. You will be expected to design algorithms and organize code for the programs. These details will not often be covered in class. You will be expected to write grammatically correct, clear documentation for the code.
The computers you will use are Suns running Solaris Unix at locations given by
the CSL
CS 354 class page entries. These machines are named novaX,
where X is an integer, and are located in rooms 1358, 1366, and 1368 of
the Computer Science and Statistics building.
If you had an account on the Unix machines in CS last semester, it will still be available to you. Otherwise, you have been assigned a new account. Learn how to access your account by logging in as "newuser" on one of the Novas (leave the password entry blank). If this is not clear, you should attend one of the Unix Orientation Sessions.
Each homework and program will have both a due date and time. Assignments will be turned in online. Any assignment turned in after the due date/time and up to 24 hours late will receive a deduction of 25% of the total points. Any assignment turned in 24 hours to 48 hours late will receive a deduction of 50% of total points. Any assignment turned in more than 48 hours after the due date/time will not be graded, and it will receive a zero score.
You may work together with others enrolled in the course to complete your assignments. Each student must turn in each assignment. On collaborated assignments, include the names of all students involved.
Exam questions will require your understanding of both homeworks and programs. Expect exam questions to determine whether you both did and understood the assignments.
There will be exams. The first two are given during class time; the last exam is given during the summary activity period. The dates of the exams are given in the schedule below.
Bring a current photo ID to all exams. Your UW student ID is preferred. No ID, no exam!
Each student may use one 8.5 by 11 inch sheet of paper with hand-written notes when taking the exams. Both sides of the paper may be used. These notes may not be shared when taking the exam.
Copies of appropriate tables for ASCII/SAL/MAL/TAL will be provided with a exam.
No electronic devices (such as calculators and laptop computers) may be used during exams. Cell phones or pagers will be turned off during exams. A phone that rings during an exam will result in a fine, to be used at instructor's discretion.
If you have a conflict with any listed exam time, you must notify your instructor by the end of the second week of classes.
Here are some previous exams (with solutions). Many of the questions are representative of questions you are likely to see on this semester's exams.
| percentage | |
| homeworks and programs | 30% |
| Exam 1 | 20% |
| Exam 2 | 25% |
| Exam 3 | 25% |
| Dates | Chapter | Notes |
| 9/3-5 | 1 | -- |
| 9/8-12 | 2 | -- |
| 9/15-19 | 3, 4 | HW 1 due Friday (covers CH 1, 2, 3) |
| 9/22-26 | 4, 5 | Program 1 due Friday |
| 9/29-10/3 | 5, 7 | HW 2 due Wednesday (covers CH 4, 5) |
| 10/6-10 | 7 |
No Class Monday for section 1
Exam 1 Wednesday (covers CH 1-5) |
| 10/13-17 | 8 | -- |
| 10/20-24 | 9 |
HW 3 due Wednesday (covers CH 7, 8)
Program 2 due Friday |
| 10/27-31 | 9, 10 | No Class Friday for section 1 |
| 11/3-7 | 10, 11 |
Program 3 due Wednesday
HW 4 due Friday (covers CH 9, 10) |
| 11/10-14 | 11, 12 |
Exam 2 Friday (covers CH 7-10) |
| 11/17-21 | 12, 6 | Program 4 due Wednesday |
| 11/24-28 | 6 |
HW 5 due Monday (covers CH 11, 12)
No Class Wednesday for section 1 No Class Friday for Thanksgiving break |
| 12/1-5 | 13 | Program 5 due Wednesday |
| 12/8-12 | 14, extra topics | HW 6 due Wednesday (covers CH 6, 13) |
| Monday 12/15 | -- |
Exam 3 during the Summary Activity Period, 5:05pm
(covers CH 11-13, and 6) (This time is given in the online timetable; The newsprinted timetable is incorrect.) |
| Chapter & Topic | Karen's Notes | Mark's Notes |
| Chapter 1 -- Basics | Notes | Notes |
| Chapter 2 -- SAL | Notes | Notes |
| Chapter 3 -- Number Systems | Notes | Notes |
| Chapter 4 -- Data Representation | Notes | Notes |
| Chapter 5 -- Integer Arithmetic | Notes | Notes |
| Chapter 7 -- Data Structures | Notes | Notes |
| Chapter 8 -- MAL and Registers | Notes
examples |
Notes |
| Chapter 9 -- Procedures | Notes
on $s vs. $t registers an example activation record layout |
Notes
354 Conventions |
| Chapter 10 -- Assembly | Notes Linking | Notes, 552 Review |
| Chapter 11 -- I/O | Notes, more I/O | Notes Spin-Wait Kernel |
| Chapter 12 -- Exceptions | Notes, and for your amusement: The Story of Mel | Notes
Kernel Picture (ps,pdf,ppt) Kernel Gist Kernel |
| Chapter 6 -- Floating Point | Notes,
MIPS fl.pt. hardware, on rounding |
Notes |
| Chapter 13 -- High Performance | Notes, on CPI, HW impact on SW | Notes |
| Chapter 14 -- Case Studies | Notes, on Virtual Memory | Notes |
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