ECE 2504 Tentative Course Schedule Spring 2008
| Session | Date | Topic | Reading | Homework |
| 1 | M 14 Jan | Introduction; Data Types; Base r | M(3-1) | |
| 2 | W 16 Jan | Base r-1;Integers (fixed pt.); | M(3-2) | |
| 3 | F 18 Jan | Add/subtract; overflow | M(3-3) | |
| M 21 Jan | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday | M(3-4)-(3-6) | ||
| 4 | W 23 Jan | Floating point; Codes; error detection | M(1-1)-(1-3) | Hwk 1 Due |
| 5 | F 25 Jan | Logic Gates; Boolean Algebra | M(1-1)-(1-2) | |
| 6 | M 28 Jan | Trainer Kit, Chips; Boolean Algebra | ||
| 7 | W 30 Jan | Truth Table; Karnaugh Maps | Hwk 2 Due | |
| 8 | F 1 Feb | Karnaugh Maps; | M(1-4)-(1-6) | |
| 9 | M 4 Feb | Combinational Circuits | ||
| 10 | W 6 Feb | Logic Works Simulator | LogicWorks manual | Hwk 3 Due |
| 11 | F 8 Feb | Flip-flops | ||
| 12 | M 11 Feb | Sequential Circuits; Synthesis; | M(1-7) | |
| 13 | W 13 Feb | Decoders; Multiplexers | M(2-1)-(2-4) | Hwk 4 Due |
| 14 | F 15 Feb | Registers; Review Session | Project 0 Due | |
| 15 | M 18 Feb | Counters; Design Example | M(2-6) | |
| 16 | W 20 Feb | TEST 1 | M(ch.1→2-4, ch.3) | Hwk 5 Due |
| 17 | F 22 Feb | Control Design Example | ||
| 18 | M 25 Feb | Control design; Counters | M(2-7) | Hwk 6 Due |
| 19 | W 27 Feb | Memory–ROM RAM; Register Transfer; | M(4-1) | Project 1 Due |
| 20 | F 29 Feb | Memory–ROM RAM; Register Transfer; | M(4-1) | |
| 1-9 Mar | Spring Break | |||
| 21 | M 10 Mar | Register Transfer; Bus & Memory | ||
| 22 | W 12 Mar | Arithmetic Micro-operations | M(4-2)-(4-3) | Hwk 7 Due |
| 23 | F 14 Mar | Arithmetic Micro-operations | ||
| 24 | M 17 Mar | Arithmetic & Logical Micro-ops | M(4-4) | |
| 25 | W 19 Mar | Micro-ops | M(4-5)-(4-6) | |
| 26 | F 21 Mar | Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) | Hwk 8 Due | |
| 27 | M 24 Mar | Instruction Codes | M(4-7) | Hwk 9 Due |
| 28 | W 26 Mar | Instruction Codes; Computer registers | ||
| 29 | F 28 Mar | Computer Instructions | Project 2 Due | |
| 30 | M 31 Mar | Computer Organization | Hwk 10 Due | |
| 31 | W 2 Apr | PIC Processor Introduction | P(1-1) | |
| 32 | F 4 Apr | Architecture & Memory | ||
| 33 | M 7 Apr | Register File | P(2-1)-(2-4) | Hwk 11 Due |
| 34 | W 9 Apr | Special Regs.; Addressing modes | ||
| 35 | F 11 Apr | TEST 2 | thru M(4) | |
| 36 | M 14 Apr | Instruction Set | Hwk 12 Due | |
| 37 | W 16 Apr | Assembler | ||
| 38 | F 18 Apr | Instruction Set; Source Code | ||
| 39 | M 21 Apr | Programming | Project 3 Due | |
| 40 | W 23 Apr | Subroutines | ||
| 41 | F 25 Apr | Interrupts | ||
| 42 | M 28 Apr | PIC Hardware Example | ||
| 43 | W 30 Apr | Review | Project 4 Due | |
| 9M=May 3; 10M=May 5; both 7:45AM | Comprehensive | Final Exam |