Spring 2006 – Computer Structures C335 Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. John F. Doyle, P.E.
Office: LF112 OH: M/W 1500-1630 and by appointment
T/R 1500-1800
Class: Number: 2330, Room: LF111 - M/W 1730-1920
Phone: 812-941-2195 (Please use email first)
Email: jfdoyle@ius.edu
Text: Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers, 4th Edition by
Kip R. Irvine, Florida International University.
Prentice-Hall Inc. (Pearson Education), ISBN: 0-13-091013-9, Copyright 2003.
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 =
5%
Homework =
20%
Project = 25%
Final
Exam = 20%
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
Preliminary/Tentative Class Schedule: [I reserve the right to change this schedule at any time]
Jan 09 Course Introduction, Mathematics Review. Binary and hexadecimal number systems.
11 Runnion Chapter 1: Computer organization and architecture. Exercise 1 due
16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - School Holiday
18 Runnion Chapter 2.1-2.4: Data definition and representation. Guest Speaker: Whitney Roberts, Career Services
23 Runnion Chapter 2.5: Data transfer, assembly programming, debugging.
25 Runnion Chapter 3. Machine Arithmetic. Homework 1 due
30 Runnion Chapter 3. Machine Arithmetic. Exercise 2 due Assembly Guide
Feb 01 Runnion Chapter 3. Machine Arithmetic. Homework 2 due
06 Runnion Chapter 4. Control structures. Exercise 3 due Programming Project Proposal 1 page submission due.
08 Runnion Chapter 4. Control structures. Homework 3 due
13 Runnion Chapter 4. Control structures. Exercise 4 due
15 Exam #1 – Runnion Chapters 1-4. One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted.
20 Runnion Chapter 5.1-5.6: Modular programming, Procedures and functions.
22 Parameter Passing Programming Project PDR.
27 Parameter Passing
Mar 01 Runnion Chapter 5.7-5.8: Assembler macros and conditional assembly.
06 Runnion Chapter 5.7-5.8: Assembler macros and conditional assembly. Exercise 5 due Exercise 6 due
08 Runnion Chapter 6: Bit manipulation. Multiple precision arithmetic.
13 Runnion Chapter 7.1, 7.3: 386 instructions, Visual C++. Programming Project CDR. Homework 5 Instructions + Homework 6
15 Exam #2 - Runnion Chapters 5-7 and Notes. One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted.
20 Procedure Calls using Invoke, Structured Data. Windows Operating System Calls.
22 Procedure Calls using Invoke, Structured Data. Windows Operating System Calls. Exercise 7 due
27 Spring Break - No Class
29 Spring Break - No Class
Apr 03 Runnion Chapter 8: Data structures. One-dimensional arrays, addressing modes. Homework 6 due
05 Runnion Chapter 9: Interrupts and BIOS services. Microsoft DOS Interrupts.
10 Runnion Chapter 9: Interrupts and BIOS services. Microsoft DOS Interrupts. Homework 7 due Exercise 8 due.
12 Runnion Chapter 10: Recursion.
17 Runnion Chapter 10: Recursion
19 Special Topics - Project Report Due Project Presentations.
24 Last Day of Class – SETs and Exercise 9 due
25 Reading Day - No class Exercise 10 due Homework 9 due
May 01 Final Exam – Runnion Chapters 8-10 and Notes. One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted. Homework 8 due [Extra Credit Only]
Location: Regular classroom, LF111, regular class meeting time 1730 - 1920 Project Final Report Due Homework 4 due [Extra Credit Only]
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