ECE 445 Computer Organization - Spring 2008

General Information

Type	Day	Time		Location
Lectures	Tuesday, Thursday	3:00 pm -	4:15 pm	in Innovation Hall 132
Lab Hours with TA	tba	tba		in ST2 203

Homeworks, Machine Problems, and other resources will be posted on WebCT.

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Documents

• Class Calendar: (pdf)
• Syllabus: (pdf)

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Instructor

Dr. Jens-Peter Kaps
Office: Science and Technology II, Room 213
Email: jkaps'at'gmu.edu

Office Hours

• Monday 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
• Tuesday 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Additional office hours are by appointment only (see the Contact page for how to setup an appointment).

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Teaching Assistant

Name	E-Mail	Phone	Office	Office Hours
Bhupathi Kakarlapudi	bkakarla@gmu.edu	TBA	ST2-265	Tu 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Fr 2:30pm - 4:30pm

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Textbook

Computer Organization and Design, The Hardware / Software Interface by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann; revised 3rd edition, 2007, ISBN-10: 0-12-370606-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-12-370606-5.

The old 3rd edition from 2005 ISBN-10: 1-55860-604-1 ISBN-13: 978-1-55860-604-3 contains many errors. If you buy this one it is your responsibility to make sure that the errors do not create wrong results in assignments.

Recommended Books

Fundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design with CD-ROM by Stephen Brown and Zvonko Vranesic, McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition, 2005, ISBN-10: 0-07-249938-9, ISBN-13: 978-0-07-2499384. This is currently the textbook for ECE 331 and ECE 448.

Introduction to Computing Systems: From Bits & Gates to C & Beyond by Yale N. Patt and Sanjay J. Patel, McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition, 2004, ISBN-10: 0-07-246750-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-07-246750-9. This is currently the textbook for CS 367.

The Designer's Guide to VHDL by Peter Ashenden, Morgan Kaufmann; 2nd edition, 2001, ISBN-10: 1-55860-674-2, ISBN-13: 978-1-55860-674-6.