Schedule

Tentative Schedule! This course has undergone substantial revision and the schedule may be changed as needed for appropriate pacing.

Event

Date

Description

Course Material
Lecture

08/27/2024
Tuesday

Course Overview & Digital Fundamentals

Course policies

Slides / Black & White
Prep

08/29/2024 11:00
Thursday

Pre-lecture Prep 1

Chapter 1, sections 1.1-1.5 by class
(1.6-1.9 not covered in lecture, but read by next week)

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

08/29/2024
Thursday

Digital Fundamentals
Slides / Black & White
Extras:
- Khan Academy: Converting from dec. to bin.
- Computerphile: Why Binary?
Prep

09/03/2024 11:00
Tuesday

Pre-lecture Prep 2A

Chapter 2, sections 2.1-2.5

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

09/03/2024
Tuesday

Combinational Logic Basics
Slides / Black & White
Extras:
- Intermation: Sum-of-Products Expressions
- Videos from Textbook Authors
Studio

09/05/2024
Thursday

Studio 2A

Studio 2A
Prep

09/09/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 2B

Chapter 2, sections 2.6-2.10

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

09/10/2024
Tuesday

Combinational Logic and Abstract Machines
Slides / Black & White
Extras:
Homework

09/11/2024 23:59
Wednesday

Homework 1 Due!

Homework 1
Studio

09/12/2024
Thursday

Studio 2B

Studio 2B
Prep

09/16/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 3A

Chapter 3, sections 3.1-3.4

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

09/17/2024
Tuesday

Storing Bits and Synchronous Logic

Slides / Black & White
Studio

09/19/2024
Thursday

Studio 3A

Studio 3A
Homework

09/19/2024 23:59
Thursday

Homework 2 Due!

Homework 2
Prep

09/23/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 3B

Chapter 3, sections 3.5-3.7

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

09/24/2024
Tuesday

State Machines
Slides / Black & White

FSM Worksheet

Completed FSM Worksheet

Partial JLS Solution

Prof. Feher’s State Machine Example (PDF)

Prof. Feher’s State Machine Example (docx)
Extras:
Studio

09/26/2024
Thursday

Studio 3B

Studio 3B
Homework

09/26/2024 23:59
Thursday

Homework 3 Due!

Homework 3
Prep

09/30/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 4A

Chapter 4, sections 4.1-4.4

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

10/01/2024
Tuesday

Hardware Description Languages: Basics

Slides / Black & White
Studio

10/03/2024
Thursday

Studio 4A

Studio 4A
Homework

10/09/2024 23:59
Wednesday

Homework 4 Due!

Homework 4
Exam

10/10/2024 15:50
Thursday

Exam 1

Exam 1
Prep

10/14/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 4B

Chapter 4, sections 4.5-4.10

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

10/15/2024
Tuesday

Hardware Description Languages: Beyond Basics

Slides / Black & White
Studio

10/17/2024
Thursday

Studio 4B

Studio 4B
Prep

10/21/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 5

Chapter 5 (RISC-V Edition!!!), sections 5.1-5.7

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

10/22/2024
Tuesday

Computations & Storage

Slides / Black & White
Studio

10/24/2024
Thursday

Studio 5A

Studio 5A
Prep

10/28/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 6A

Chapter 6 (RISC-V Edition!!!), sections 6.1-6.4

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

10/29/2024
Tuesday

Architecture: More basics

Slides / Black & White
Studio

10/31/2024
Thursday

Studio 6A

Studio 6A
Homework

11/03/2024 23:59
Sunday

Homework 5 Due!

Homework 5
Prep

11/04/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 6B

Chapter 6 (RISC-V Edition!!!), sections 6.5-6.9

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

11/05/2024
Tuesday

Architecture: Basics

(U.S. Election Day)

Slides / Black & White
Studio

11/07/2024
Thursday

Studio 6B

Studio 6B
Prep

11/11/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 7A

Chapter 7 (RISC-V Edition!!!), sections 7.1-7.4

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

11/12/2024
Tuesday

Microarchitecture

Slides / Black & White
Studio

11/14/2024
Thursday

Studio 7A

Studio 7A
Homework

11/15/2024 23:59
Friday

Homework 6 Due!

Homework 6
Prep

11/18/2024 23:59
Monday

Pre-lecture Prep 7B

Chapter 7 (RISC-V Edition!!!), sections 7.5-7.9

Submission Link: Canvas
Lecture

11/19/2024
Tuesday
Studio

11/21/2024
Thursday

Studio 7B

Studio 7B
Exam

12/03/2024 15:50
Tuesday

Exam 2

Exam 2