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Instructor: |
Jim Alves-Foss |
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Office: |
JEB 225 |
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Email: |
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Phone: |
(208) 885-5196 |
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Office Hours: |
MWF 9:00am - 10:20am or by appointment |
Please feel free to email me or stop by at other times if you have any
questions.
Catalog Description:
CS 150 Computer Organization and Architecture (3 cr).
Digital logic and digital systems. Machine
representation of data. Assembly level machine
organization. Memory system organization and architecture,
interfacing and communication. Functional
organization. Multiprocessing and alternative
architectures. Prereq: CS120
Syllabus: Downloadable from here (pdf).
Lecture Notes: go HERE
*** Homework Assignments: go HERE ***
Policy on Academic Honesty and Cheating - your continued registration in this class indicates that you understand and agree to abide by the policy (PDF) .
Grading:
Your grade will be calculated using the following percentages:
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Two class-period exams |
30% (15% each) |
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Final exam (comprehensive) |
30% |
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Quizzes and In-class Assignments |
10% |
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Homework assignments |
30% |
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Total |
100% |
The letter grade you receive from the course will be determined as follows:
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100% -90% |
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A |
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89.9%-80% |
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B |
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79.9%-70% |
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C |
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69.9%-60% |
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D |
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Below 60% |
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F |
The instructor reserves the right to adjust these percentages lower if deemed necessary.
Welcome!! - Any announcements for the class will appear here
LC3 Handouts
LC3 Examples Go HERE
Unix
tutorial (from the
Link to the textbook website ( here)
Some notes on binary arithmetic and base conversion (pdf
or ps)
Some slides on binary arithmetic and base conversion (pdf
or ps)
Last
updated Friday Jan 10, 2008