| Date |
Topic |
| 08/25/2025 |
Introduction to the Hardware/Software Boundary
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
| 08/27/2025 |
von Neumann Architectures
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
| 09/01/2025 |
No class - Labor Day
|
|
09/03/2025
|
Computer Architecture Basics
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
09/08/2025
|
ISAs: The RISC-V ISA
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
09/10/2025
|
Pipelines and Hazards
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
09/15/2025
|
Control hazards and Branch Prediction
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
09/17/2025
|
Caches and Memory Hierarchy
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
09/22/2025
|
Cache Replacement Policies and Enhancements
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
09/24/2025
|
Introduction to Performance Evaluation
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
09/29/2025
|
Design Space Exploration
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
10/01/2025
|
Multicore Interconnect Networks
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
10/06/2025
|
Meltdown and Spectre
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
10/08/2025
|
Exam #1
|
|
10/13/2025
|
Fall Break
|
|
10/15/2025
|
Fall Break
|
|
10/20/2025
|
Virtual Memory
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
10/22/2025
|
The Compiler Is Here to Help (And, wrapping up VM)
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
10/27/2025
|
Advanced Architecture: Superscalar and Out of Order
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
10/29/2025
|
Advanced Architecture: Superscalar and Out of Order (Part 2))
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
| 11/03/2025 |
Advanced Dataflow (Energy Minimal)
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
11/05/2025
|
Sparse Problems Introduction
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
11/10/2025
|
Sparse Problems Optimization (Propagation Blocking)
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
11/12/2025
|
Parallelism, Coherency, and Concurrency Basics
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
11/17/2025
|
Consistency, Coherency, and Understanding the Model
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
11/19/2025
|
Synchronization and Transactional Memory
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
11/24/2025
|
Introduction to Data Center Computing
[pptx] /
[pdf]
|
|
11/26/2025
|
No Class -- Thanksgiving
|
|
12/01/2025
|
Review/Wrap-Up
|
|
12/03/2025
|
Exam #2
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