====== COMPUTER ORGANIZATION  ======
**Fall 2009**


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===== Description  =====

CSE2021 is a unique course in that it bridges the gap between software (S/W) and hardware (H/W) and exposes the roles played by the operating system (O/S) and the digital logic (D/L) circuits. It relies on a hierarchy of abstractions to present the material in layers, switching roles from "using" to "implementing" at every stage. It follows the journey of instructions from high-level to assembly and machine code, through RAM and caches, to the the CPU's datapath and control. The lecture coverage is augmented by labs that provide hands-on experience in MIPS and Verilog.





===== Instructor & Office Hours=====
  * Professor: Hugh Chesser -- chesser AT yorku DOT ca.
  * Email Filter: The string ''CSE2021/X'' in the Subject field, where ''X'' is your username on ''red''.

  * Lectures: MW 17:30-19:00 in TEL 0014.
  * Office Hours: After lecture or by appointment.

  * Lab-01: M 19:00-22:00 in CSEB 1004.
  * Lab-02: T 19:00-22:00 in CSEB 1004.


===== Textbooks =====
**Required** (available in the bookstore):
  * //Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware / Software Interface, 4th edition// by D. Patterson and J. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (Elsevier) (2008).  (3rd Edition is on reserve in Steacie)


**References**:
  * //Structured Computer Organization, 5th edition,// by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall (2006)

  * //MIPS RISC Architecture//, by G. Kane & J. Heinrich, Prentice Hall (1992)

  * //Computer Organization, 5th Edition,// by V.C. Hamacher, Z.G. Vranesic & S.G. Zaky, McGraw-Hill (2002)

  * //Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance, 7th edition, // by William Stallings, Prentice Hall (2006) 





===== Teaching Assistants =====

  * Shakil Khan - skhan AT cse DOT yorku DOT ca
  * Bhavna Agarwal -  bhavna AT cse DOT yorku DOT ca
  * Hamoun Ghanbari - hamoun DOT gh AT gmail DOT com