University of Minnesota
Machine Architecture and Organization (sec 010)
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CSci 2021 lecture and reading topics schedule

Week Date Topics Readings Assignments due
1 09/03 Mo No class, Labor Day
09/05 We Introduction 1.1–1.10
09/07 Fr C Basics 1 CTut 1–8, 14
2 09/10 Mo C Basics 2 CTut 10–11, 20
09/12 We C Basics 3 CTut 9, 15, 21
09/14 Fr Data representation 1 2.1
3 09/17 Mo Data representation 2 2.2
09/19 We Data representation 3 2.3
09/21 Fr Data representation 4 2.4
4 09/24 Mo Machine-level code 1 3.1–3.5 HA1 due
09/25 Tu HA1 due
09/26 We Machine-level code 2 3.6
09/28 Fr Machine-level code 3 3.6, cont'd
5 10/01 Mo Machine-level code 4 3.7 Ex. 1 due
10/03 We Machine-level code 5
10/05 Fr Midterm 1 review HA2 due
6 10/08 Mo Midterm 1 in class
10/10 We Machine-level code 6 3.7, cont'd
10/12 Fr Data structures and memory 1 3.8–3.9 HA2 due
7 10/15 Mo Data structures and memory 2 3.10 Ex. 2 due
10/17 We Data structures and memory 3 9.11 Ex. 2 due
10/19 Fr Data structures and memory 4 9.9.0–9.9.5 HA3 due
8 10/22 Mo Data structures and memory 5 9.9.6–9.9.14
10/24 We CPU architecture 1 4.1
10/26 Fr CPU architecture 2 4.2 HA3 due
9 10/29 Mo CPU architecture 3 4.2, cont'd Ex. 3 due
10/31 We CPU architecture 4 4.3
11/02 Fr CPU architecture 5 4.4–4.5
10 11/05 Mo Caches 1 6.1–6.3
11/07 We Caches 2 6.4
11/09 Fr Caches 3 6.4, cont'd HA4 due
11 11/12 Mo Optimization 1 5.1–5.3 Ex. 3 due
11/14 We Midterm 2 review
11/16 Fr Midterm 2 in class
12 11/19 Mo Optimization 2 5.1–5.3 Ex. 4 due HA4 due
11/21 We Optimization 3 5.4–5.6, 5.13–5.14
11/23 Fr No class, Thanksgiving break
13 11/26 Mo Optimization 4 6.5–6.6
11/28 We Virtual memory 1 9.1–9.3 Ex. 4 due
11/30 Fr Virtual memory 2 9.6–9.7
14 12/03 Mo Virtual memory 3 9.4–9.5, 8.1–8.2
12/05 We Side channel vulnerabilities Optional details: 1, 2, 3
12/07 Fr Linking 1 7.1–7.9 HA5 due
15 12/10 Mo Linking 2 7.10–7.12
12/12 We Last lecture, final exam review HA5 due
16 12/17 Mo Final exam, 8:00–10:00am

Readings shown with only a section number are from the primary textbook: Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, third edition, by Randal Bryant and David O'Hallaron.

"CTut" in the readings refers to The GNU C Programming Tutorial, edition 4.1, by Mark Burgess and Ron Hale-Evans. Feel free to substitute a different C language book if you prefer it; we've given reading suggestions from this one because it is free (in both the "free speech" and "free beer" senses). The PDF version of the tutorial is available here, and the Texinfo source is here.