Fall 2008 – Computer Structures C335 Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. John F. Doyle, P.E.
Office: LF112 OH: M/W 1500-1800
T/R 1600-1800 and by appointment
Class: Number: 12578, Room: CV211 - T/R 1300 - 1450
Phone: 812-941-2195 (Please use email first)
Email: jfdoyle@ius.edu
Lab Consultant: Bill Shato
Text: Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers, 5th Edition by
Kip R. Irvine, Florida International University.
Prentice-Hall Inc. (Pearson Education), ISBN: 0132304686, Copyright 2005.
Textbook Web page
Course Goals
Prerequisites: C202
Grade Scale: A+ 97% - 100% A 93% - 96% A- 90% - 92%
B+ 87% - 89% B 83% - 86% B- 80% - 82%
Click for C+ 77% - 79% C 73% - 76% C- 70% - 72%
Grade Book: D+ 67% - 69% D 63% - 66% D- 60% - 62%
F 0% - 59%
Course
Evaluation: 2 Tests =
30%
Exercises = 10%
Homework =
20%
Project =
15%
Final
Exam = 25%
Total = 100%
Homework
- Due at the start of class.
Project - On designated dates, part of class time will be spent
practicing design skills necessary for homework assignments.
Teams - Student teams of two or three will be required for the project
and select homework assignments.
Ethics - All graded work is expected to be the product of individual
effort and is subject to the Indiana University Code of Student Ethics.
Frequently Asked
Questions
Software
Info (16 bit, FYI only)
Preliminary/Tentative Class Schedule: [I reserve the right to change this schedule at any time]
Aug 26 Course Introduction, Mathematics Review. Binary and hexadecimal number systems. Please read Irvine, Chapters 1 and 2
28 (extra material)Runnion Chapter 2.1-2.4: Data definition and representation. Exercise 1 due
Sep 01 Labor Day - School Holiday
02 Class Cancelled
04 Runnion Chapter 2.5: Data transfer, assembly programming, debugging. Runnion Chapter 3. Machine Arithmetic. Homework 1 due
IA-32 Intel Architecture Optimization Reference Manual
Intel-64 and IA-32 Architecture Optimization Reference Manual
Assembly Guide
09 Runnion Chapter 3. Machine Arithmetic. Exercise 2 due
11 Runnion Chapter 3. Machine Arithmetic. Homework 2 due
16 Runnion Chapter 4. Control structures. Exercise 3 due Programming Project Proposal 1 page submission due.
18 Runnion Chapter 4. Control structures.
23 Runnion Chapter 4. Control structures. Exercise 4 due Homework 3 due
25 Exam #1 – One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted.
30 Runnion Chapter 5.1-5.6: Modular programming, Procedures and functions.
Oct 02 Parameter Passing Exercise 5 due
07 Programming Project PDR. Homework 4 due
09 Runnion Chapter 5.7-5.8: Assembler macros and conditional assembly. Exercise 6 due
14 Runnion Chapter 5.7-5.8: Assembler macros and conditional assembly. Homework 5 due
16 Runnion Chapter 6: Bit manipulation. Multiple precision arithmetic. Exercise 7 due
21 Runnion Chapter 7.1, 7.3: 386 instructions, Visual C++. Programming Project CDR. Homework 6 due
23 Procedure Calls using Invoke, Structured Data. Windows Operating System Calls. Exercise 8 due.
28 Exam #2 - One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted.
30 Runnion Chapter 8: Data structures. One-dimensional arrays, addressing modes.
Nov 04 Runnion Chapter 9: Interrupts and BIOS services. Microsoft DOS Interrupts.
06 Runnion Chapter 9: Interrupts and BIOS services. Microsoft DOS Interrupts. Homework 7 due
11 Runnion Chapter 10: Recursion. Guest lecturer: Professor Ray Wisman
13 Runnion Chapter 10: Recursion. Guest lecturer: Professor Ray Wisman
18 Runnion Chapter 10: Recursion. Project Written Report Draft due Exercise 9 due
20 Runnion Chapter 10: Recursion Community Programming Exercise [attendance mandatory](meet in LF-111)
25 Thanksgiving Break - No class
27 Thanksgiving Break - No class
Dec 02 Runnion Chapter 1: Computer organization and architecture. Project Report Due Project Presentations.
04 Last Day of Class – SETs Project Final Report Due Exercise 10 due Homework 8 due
11 Final Exam – One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted.
Location: Regular classroom, CV211, regular class meeting time 1300 - 1450
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