Course: EECS 645 - Fall 2014
Title: Computer Architecture,
Credit: 3 hours,
Time: 12:00 - 12:50 PM, Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Location: 2112 Learned Hall

Instructor: Dr. Jerzy Grzymala-Busse,
Office address: 3014 Eaton Hall,
Office phone: 864 - 4488,
Office hours: 1:00 - 2:15 PM, Tuesday and Thursday, or by appointment,
E-mail: jerzy@ku.edu

Teaching assistant: Mahitha Doddala,
Office address: Lab, 1005 C Eaton Hall, East
Office hours: 3:00 - 4:30 PM, Monday and Wednesday
or by appointment.
E-mail: m884d888@ku.edu

Optional textbook: Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach
by John L. Hennesy & David A. Patterson. Morgan Kaufmann Publ., Fifth Edition, 2012.

Homework:

Each homework should be turned in at the beginning of class when it is due. Late homework is accepted in extraordinary circumstances. Soulutions to homework assignments will be available on the class WEB page.

Project:

A programming project will be assigned. Late projects are accepted with a 10% deduction per day.

Tests:

There will be three tests (each of them will be closed book and closed notes). Using handhelds and graphic calculators during tests is not allowed. Following is a tentative schedule of the tests:

Grading:

If the sum of: the attendance score multiplied by 0.06, the homework score (the average of all homework scores) multiplied by 0.21, the project score multiplied by 0.19, and the test score (the average of all test scores) multiplied by 0.54 will be greater than or equal to 90%, then your grade in the course will be an "A". If the above value will be greater than or equal to 80%, 70%, and 60%, then your grade will be a "B", "C", and "D", respectively.

The limit for each grade will not be raised and it may or may not be lowered. All homework assignments should be completed individually. Copying from other students or books, notes, etc., is not allowed during any and all tests and the final exam. Violations of this rule may result in a charge of academic misconduct.

Appeals:

If you feel that your scores are unfair or inappropriate, you should discuss them, first with the teaching assistant, and then, if you are still dissatisfied, with the instructor, within two weeks after your work had been returned.

Disability:

The staff of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), 135 Strong, 785-864-2620, coordinates accommodations and services for KU courses. If you have a disability for which you may request accommodation in KU classes and have not contacted them, please do as soon as possible. Please also see me privately in regard to this course.

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