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 New announcements will be posted here in reverse chronological order.
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+**Thu Apr 21, 11**
+  * The marks of Test #2 and the overall letter grades are now on ePost. The letter grades are based on the weighted sum of the three components: Test1, Test2, and Labs. The breakdown of the Labs component is posted under the 2021L course as before. If you suspect errors in your letter grade, take one of the following actions depending on the type of error: If you see an arithmetic error (i.e. the posted component marks do not add up to the posted letter grade) then email me. On the other hand if you suspect an error in the marking of your second test then wait until the test papers are in the Department Office (around the middle of May) and then request a copy of your exam from the Dept Office and, if needed, submit a petition to the Dept Office.
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+**Sun Apr 3, 11**
+  * The final exam will be a closed book, 120-min test covering everything that was covered after the midterm; i.e. the five topics: floating-point, Verilog, single-cycle, pipelines, and caches. Bring a photo ID and optionally a calculator and an information sheet (one 8.5x11" sheet on which you can write or type on either side). Note that the MIPS Green Card, the SPIM system call table, and the CPU diagrams will be provided.
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+**Tue Mar 22, 11**
+  * The posted //Pipeline// (PL.pdf) lecture notes have been updated. Specifically, the slides starting with control hazards are either modified or new.
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+**Mon Mar 14, 11**
+  * The Faculty of Science and Engineering is reviewing the services it provides to students and you are invited to express your views about existing services (or suggest new ones) during an open forum. See {{:forumflyer.pdf|this flyer}} for details.
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+**Tue Mar 8, 11**
+  * The Departmental course evaluation will be held Mon Mar 21st for Lab Session #1, Wed Mar 23rd for Lab Session #2, and Wed Mar 23rd for the lecture.
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+**Wed Mar 2, 11**
+  * The manual marking process will be simplified for Labs K-N: instead of lining up at the TA office to request manual marking, the TA will mark //all// submissions with an auto-generated mark below 2.5 and provide feedback. ePost will indicate when your paper is ready for pick up. Note that this does not apply to Labs A-D and that the Friday TA office hour has been cancelled.
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+**Wed Mar 2, 11**
+  * The marks of Test#1 are now on ePost and the test answers / marking scheme are posted in the lecture notes folder. The papers will be returned in class today. See //Policies// for the procedure to follow in case there is a need to reappraise.
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+**Tue Feb 9, 11**
+  * The posted //Machine Language// (ML) lecture notes have been updated.
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 **Tue Feb 8, 11**
-  * The midterm test will be held in TEL 0001. It is a closed book, 75-min test covering everything that was covered up to and including the lecture of Feb 9. Bring a photo ID and optionally a calculator and an information sheet (one 8.5x11" sheet on which you can write or type on either side). Note that the MIPS Green Card will be provided.
+  * The midterm test will be held in TEL 0001. It is a closed book, 75-min test covering everything that was covered up to and including the lecture of Feb 9. Bring a photo ID and optionally a calculator and an information sheet (one 8.5x11" sheet on which you can write or type on either side). Note that the MIPS Green Card and the SPIM system call table will be provided.
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