CS3410

Materials

Lecture notes and schedule
Logisim: [cornell version download (updated 6-Feb-2011)] [home]
MIPS Architecture and Instruction Reference: [Vol 1] [Vol 2] [Vol 3]

Overview

CS3410 provides an introduction to computer organization, systems programming and the hardware/software interface. Topics include instruction sets, computer arithmetic, datapath design, data formats, addressing modes, memory hierarchies including caches and virtual memory, I/O devices, bus-based I/O systems, and multicore architectures. Students learn assembly language programming and design a pipelined RISC processor. The course is open to any undergraduate who has mastered the material in CS 2110.

Announcements

May 9:	New office hours this week (study week) are posted.
May 8:	FAQ for PA4 is posted. Also, notes on how to create a kernel network driver are discussed.
Apr. 29:	PA4 is posted.
Apr. 19:	HW4 is posted.
Apr. 16:	FAQ for PA3 is posted. Please refer to the latest description and use the latest version `/courses/cs3410/pa3` on the csuglab machines.
Apr. 10:	PA3 has been updated. Please refer to the latest description and use the latest version `/courses/cs3410/pa3` on the csuglab machines.
Apr. 6:	PA3 is posted.
Apr. 2:	FAQ for HW3 is posted.
Mar. 31:	HW3 has been updated. Please use the latest version of the browser in /courses/cs3410/hw3 on the csuglab machines. We will test you solution against this latest browser.
Mar. 28:	HW3 is posted.
Mar 24:	PA2 updated; removed BLTZ and BGEZ instructions since you do not need to implement them.
Mar 16:	PA2 deadline has been *extended* and is due after spring break Monday, March 28th, at 11:59pm.
Mar. 13:	FAQ for PA2 is posted.
Mar. 4:	PA2 is posted.
Mar. 4:	Updated version of the FAQ for PA1 is available.
Feb 28:	Several practice/old prelims are available via CMS. Also, we will have a prelim review during Sections this week. The prelim will be next Thursday, March 10th during class.
Feb 28:	Please use the latest version of cs3410.jar (updated 28-Feb-2011). This release adds MOVN and MOVZ, which is necessary to complete PA1
Feb. 26:	FAQ for PA1 posted.
Feb. 20:	Updated version of PA1 is available. Please use this latest PA1 description and the latest versions* of the class logisim library (cs3410.jar) and Logisim*.
Feb. 18:	PA1 is posted. You will need to use the class Logisim library here.
Feb 17:	HW2 has been updated with a some of corrections (and all links work!).
Feb 15:	FAQ for HW2 posted.
Feb 8:	HW2 is posted.
Feb 7:	HW1 deadline has been *extended* and is due Tuesday, February 8th, at 11:59pm.
Feb 6:	Please use the latest version of Logisim (updated 6-Feb-2011). This release fixed the following problem: logisim fails to load negative decimal number from test vector file. canvas fails to refresh while a test-vector thread is running. test vector computation is slow due to printing on stdout.
Feb 6:	FAQ for HW1 posted.
Feb 1:	HW1 is posted. Please use the updated version of Logisim (updated 1-Feb-2011).
Feb 1:	New Office Hours for TAs/Consultants/Professor are available.
Jan 24:	Lecture has been moved to *Phillips 101*. Sections times have been chosen (see below left).

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Administration

Lecture
TR 1:25 - 2:40pm, Phillips 101, not ~~Phillips 203~~
Sections:
   T 2:55 - 04:10pm, Hollister 372 (Wang)
   W 3:35 - 04:50pm, Upson 215 (Wang)
   W 7:30 - 08:45pm, Upson 215 (Tseng)
   R 11:40 - 12:55pm, Hollister 372 (Peng)
   R 2:55 - 04:10pm, Hollister 368 (Peng)
   F 2:55 - 04:10pm, Phillips 213 (Erh)
Consulting / Office Hours
Staff:
   Instructor: Hakim Weatherspoon, 4105C Upson
   Teaching Assistants: Han Wang, Bo Peng & Jun Erh
   Consultants: Ansu Abraham, Ethan Kao, Peter Tseng & Jiaqi Zhai
   Administrative Assistant: Angela Downing, 4115 Upson
Email: cs3410-staff-l@cs.cornell.edu [ goes to course staff ]
Assignments: CMS
Newsgroup: cornell.class.cs3410 [ help ]

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David Patterson, John Hennessy
Computer Organization and Design : The Hardware / Software Interface
4th edition, ISBN 978-0123744937

CS 3410 - Spring 2011

Computer System Organization and Programming

Instructor: Hakim Weatherspoon

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Overview

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