Fall 2009 – Computer Structures C335 Syllabus

Instructor:      Dr. John F. Doyle, P.E.

Office:          LF112 OH: M/W 1500-1800 

                           T/R 1530-1630 and by appointment

Class:           Number: 25130, Room: CV211  - T/R 1300 - 1450

Phone:           812-941-2195 (Please use email first)

Email:           jfdoyle@ius.edu

Lab Consultant:  William Apple

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 25   Course Introduction, Mathematics Review. Binary and hexadecimal number systems. Please read Ch. 1 and 2 in Irvine

       27   Runnion Chapter 2.1-2.4: Data definition and representation. Exercise 1 due 

   Sep 01   Runnion Chapter 2.5: Data transfer, assembly programming, debugging. Please read Ch. 3 in Irvine Homework 1 due 

	    IA-32 Intel Architecture Optimization Reference Manual

	    Intel-64 and IA-32 Architecture Optimization Reference Manual

	    Assembly Guide

       03   Runnion Chapter 3. Machine Arithmetic. Exercise 2 due Please read Irvine Ch. 4. Guest Speaker: Rosie Shannon, Career Services

       08   CLASS BEGINS AT 1:45pm Runnion Chapter 3. Machine Arithmetic. Homework 2 due

       10   Runnion Chapter 4. Control structures. Exercise 3 due  Programming Project Proposal 1 page submission due. 

            Please read Irvine Ch. 5 and 6

       15   Runnion Chapter 4. Control structures. Homework 3 due

       17   Programming Project PDR. Exercise 4 due

22   Exam #1 – One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted.

       24   Runnion Chapter 5.1-5.6: Modular programming, Procedures and functions

       29   Runnion Chapter 5.1-5.6: Modular programming, Procedures and functions Parameter Passing 

   Oct 01   Runnion Chapter 5.7-5.8: Assembler macros and conditional assembly. Exercise 5 due Homework 4 due

       06   Programming Project CDR. Runnion Chapter 6: Bit manipulation. Multiple precision arithmetic.

       08   NO Class. Please consider coming to the InfoSec Conference!

       13   Runnion Chapter 7.1, 7.3: 386 instructions, Visual C++. Exercise 6 due Homework 5 due

       15   Procedure Calls using Invoke, Structured Data. Windows Operating System Calls. 

       20   Runnion Chapter 8: Data structures. One-dimensional arrays, addressing modes. Exercise 7 due 

       22   Exam #2 - Material covered since last exam. One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted. Homework 6 due

       27   Runnion Chapter 9: Interrupts and BIOS services. Microsoft DOS Interrupts. 

       29   Class Canceled.

   Nov 03   Runnion Chapter 9: Interrupts and BIOS services. Microsoft DOS Interrupts. Runnion Chapter 10: Recursion. Exercise 8 due. 

       05   Runnion Chapter 10: Recursion. 

       10   Runnion Chapter 10: Recursion. Homework 7 due Exercise 9 due.

       12   Runnion Chapter 1: Computer organization and architecture. 

       17   Class Meets in LF-111. DO NOT MISS THIS CLASS OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO HW#9! Homework 8 due. Community Programming

       19   TBD Project Written Report Draft due Exercise 10 due Community Programming due

       26   Thanksgiving break - No class.

       28   Thanksgiving break - No class.

   Dec 01   TBD Project Final Report Due

       03   Last Day of Class – SETs and Project Presentations.  

       08   Final Exam – Comprehensive with emphasis on last third of course. 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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