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-===== Week 1:  Sept 9, 2013 =====
+===== Week 1:  Jan. 5 - 9, 2015 =====
-Overview and performance
+Chapter 1: Overview and Computer Performance
-Reading: Sections 1.0 - 1.6
-===== Week 2: Sept 16, 2013 =====
+Reading: Sections 1.0 - 1.7, 1.9, 1.10
-Data Translation and basic MIPS instructions
+===== Weeks 2-3: Jan. 12 - 23, 2015 =====
-Reading: Sections 2.1 - 2.4
-===== Weeks 3 to 5: Sept 23, 2013 to Oct 11, 2013 =====
+Quiz 1 for Chapter 1 on Jan. 21 from 5:30-5:50pm
-Machine Language Programming
+Chapter 2: Instructions: Language of the Computer
-Reading: Sections 2.5 - 2.13 and Sections 3.1-3.5
+Reading: Sections 2.1 - 2.13
+===== Weeks 4 to 5: Jan. 26 - Feb. 6, 2015 =====
+Quiz 2 for Chapter 2 on Feb. 2 from 5:30-5:50pm
+Chapter 3: Arithmetic for Computers
+Reading: Sections 3.1-3.5
+Lab starts on Jan. 26 for Lab Group 1 and on Jan. 27 for Lab Group 2.
+Week4: LabA
+Week5: LabB
-===== Weeks 6 to 7: Oct 14, 2013 to Oct 25, 2013 =====
-The Basics of Logic Design
-Reading: Appendix C C.1-C.9
-===== Midterm Exam Oct 23, 2013 =====
-===== Week 8: Oct 28, 2013 =====
+===== Week 6: Feb. 9 - 13, 2015 =====
-Verlog Basics
+Quiz 3 for Chapter 3 on Feb. 11, 2015 from 5:30-5:50pm
-Reading: Appendix C C.4
-===== Co-Curricular Days (Oct 30 - Nov 3) =====
+Appendix 1: The Basics of Logic Design
+Reading: Appendix B B.1-B.3, B.7-B.9
+Week6: LabC
+===== Week 7, Reading Week, Feb. 14 - 21, 2015 =====
 No class
-===== Weeks 9:  Nov 4, 2013  =====
+===== Week 8, Midterm, Feb. 23 - 27, 2015 =====
+Feb. 23 Verilog basics (self-study, no class)
+Reading: Appendix B.4
+Feb. 25 Midterm test from 5:30 - 6:45pm (venue: TBD)
+===== Week 9: Mar. 2 - 6, 2015 =====
+Quiz 4 for Appendix on Mar. 4 from 5:30-5:50pm
+Appendix 2: ALU design
+Reading: B.5 - B.6
+Week 9: LabK
+===== Weeks 10 - 13, Mar. 9 - Apr. 3  =====
+Chapter 4: The Processor
+Reading: 4.1-4.8
-ALU design
+Week 10: LabL
-===== Weeks 10 - 13:  Nov 25, 2013 and Dec 2, 2013  =====
+Week 11: LabM
-The Processor
+Week 12: LabN
-===== Final Exam Dec 10 - 23, 2013 =====
+Quiz 5 for Chapter 4 Parts 1 and 2 on Apr. 1 from 5:30-5:50pm
-Date: Dec. 17, 2013
+===== Final Exam, Apr. 7 -24, 2015 =====
-Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
-Venue: LAS C
+TBD