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 The course outline is a guideline to topics that will be discussed in the course, and when they will be discussed:
-===== Week 1 (Jan 6 - 10) =====
+===== Week 1 (Jan 5 - 9) =====
-Introduction to DSP and VSLI
+Chapter 1: Introduction to DSP and VSLI
-===== Weeks 2 - 3 (Jan 13 - 24) =====
+===== Week 2 (Jan 12 - 16) =====
-Review of number systems and Verilog
+Chapter 2: Binary Arithmetic
-===== Week 4 - 5 (Jan 27 - Feb 7) =====
+===== Weeks 3 - 4 (Jan 19 - 30) =====
-Arithmetic circuits
+Quiz 1 on Jan 19 for Chapter 2 (1:00-1:15pm)
-===== Week 6 Midterm =====
+Chapter 3: Arithmetic Circuits
-Feb 10, from 1:00-2:15pm, at CB120
-===== Week 7 Reading week Feb 15-21 =====
+Project Task 1 starts on Jan. 28 (due on Feb. 11)
-===== Week 8 -9  Feb 24 - Mar 7 ======
+===== Weeks 5 - 6  (Feb 2 - 13) =====
-Algorithm representation
+Chapter 4: Digital Filter
-===== Week 10 - 11 Mar 10 - 21 =====
+Chapter 5: Iterative Bound
-Transformation (retiming, unfolding, folding)
+Quiz 2 on Feb. 11 for Chapter 4 (1:00-1:15pm)
-===== Week 12 - 13  Mar 24 - Apr 4=====
+Project Task 2 starts on Feb. 11 (due on Mar 4).
-Mapping algorithms into hardware and low power design
+===== Reading Week 7 (Feb 14-20) =====
-===== Final Exam =====
+===== Week 8 Midterm (Feb 23-27) =====
-April 17
+No class on Feb 23
+Midterm on Feb 25, from 1:00-2:15pm, at SC 219
+===== Week 9  (Mar 2-6) ======
+Chapter 5: Iterative Bound
+Project Task 3 starts on Mar 4 (due on Mar 30)
+===== Weeks 10 - 11 (Mar 9 - 20) =====
+Quiz 3 for Chapter 5 on Mar 11 (1:00-1:15pm)
+Chapter 6: Pipelining and parallel processing
+===== Weeks 12 - 13 (Mar 23 - Apr 3) =====
+Quiz 4 for Chapter 6 on Mar 25 (1:00-1:15pm)
+Chapter 7: Retiming
+Chapter 8: Folding
+===== Final Exam =====
+TBD