CDA3101 Calendar
Spring 2016
This handout provides the planned course schedule, including due dates and exam times.
This information is tentative, may be updated and is subject to change as the semester
progresses. Check the course website, including both announcements and this handout's
latest version, and check your FSU email often.
Important Dates
First Day of Class: January 7, 2016
Spring Break (No Class): March 7 – 11, 2016
Final Exam: Friday, April 29, 2016 at 3:00 PM
Due Dates and Exam Schedule
Date
Item
Thurs. February 4
Homework 1
Thurs. February 11
Project 1
Thurs. February 11
Exam 1
Tues. March 22
Homework 2
Fri. March 25
Project 2
Tues. March 29
Exam 2
Tues. April 19
Project 3
Thurs. April 21
Homework 3
Fri. April 29
Final Exam 3:00 – 5:00 PM in HCB 315
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Course Calendar
Week
Topic
Week 1 (1/7)
Syllabus Overview
Lecture 1: Introduction
Week 2 (1/12, 1/14)
Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 2: Assembly
Week 3 (1/19, 1/21)
Lecture 2: Assembly
Lecture 3: Translation
Week 4 (1/26, 1/28)
Lecture 4: Logic Design
Week 5 (2/2, 2/4)
Lecture 5: Single-Cycle Datapath and Control
Week 6 (2/9, 2/11)
Lecture 5: Single-Cycle Datapath and Control
Exam 1
Week 7 (2/16, 2/18)
Lecture 6: Multi-Cycle Datapath and Control
Week 8 (2/23, 2/25)
Week 9 (3/1, 3/3)
Lecture 7: Pipelining
Lecture 8: Pipelining Datapath and Control
Lecture 8: Pipelining Datapath and Control
Lecture 9: Pipeline Hazards
Week 10 (3/8, 3/10)
No Class Spring Break
Week 11 (3/15, 3/17)
Lecture 9: Pipeline Hazards
Lecture 10: Pipelining: Advanced ILP
Week 12 (3/22, 3/24)
Lecture 11: Memory Hierarchy
Week 13 (3/29, 3/31)
Week 14 (4/5, 4/7)
Exam 2
Lecture 11: Memory Hierarchy
Lecture 11: Memory Hierarchy
Lecture 12: Virtual Memory
Week 15 (4/12, 4/14)
Lecture 12: Virtual Memory
Week 16 (4/19, 4/21)
Lecture 13: I/O
Week 17 (4/29)
Final Exam at 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM in HCB 315