Archive for February, 2009

Readings for Tuesday 10 Feb

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Starting next week we will dive into the hardware that we will use to implement the machine that will execute our programs.

Read Appendix B.1-B.3

First Midterm Exam

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

The first midterm is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday 24 Feb. It will cover everything we will have covered by then.

Readings for Thursday 5 Feb

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Read: 2.10, 2.11, 2.13, 2.15
Skim: 2.12, 2.14
Read: A.1-A.6, A.9-A.10

Stacks and Procedures

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Today we’ll talk about the implementation of procedures. Slides . The reading is section 2.7.

Problem Set #2

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

In Problem Set #2 you’ll begin to work with the encoding and decoding of instructions in assembly language. Remember, electronic submission! Due Tuesday 10 Feb 2009 before class.