Data Structures

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Data Structures

• CS3339
• Computer Architecture

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Introduction

• Jeff Sloan
• Phone ???????????
• Office ???????????

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Office Hours

• M/W 1345 1430,
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• T/Th 1645 1730
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• Sat 1230 1300, 1545 1615
• RRHEC
• Or by appointment

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Instructor Info

• Background
• 23 years experience in high tech
• Education

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Teaching Philosophies

• Grades
• Attendance policy
• Questions

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Administrivia

• Bathrooms
• Breaks
• Computer access/lab
• My mailbox

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Website

• www.cs.swt.edu/js55

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Required Textbook

• Computer Organization and Architecture , 1st
  edition, Null Lobur, Jones Bartlett, 2003.

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Optional Textbook

• Advanced PC Architecture, 1st edition, Buchanan
  Wilson, Addison Wesley, 2001.

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Syllabus

• Available on website.

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Prerequisites

• A grade of C or better in
• CS 2318 Assembly Language
• CS 3409 Fundamentals of Computer Technology

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Course Requirements

• Midterm and Final
• 30 each
• Group Project including presentations
• Total of 30
• Homework assignments
• Total of 10

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Assignments

• Original work only
• No collaboration
• Must do your own work
• All assignments must be submitted to pass
• Must make a good faith effort
• All source code must be sent as an attachment to
  js55_at_txstate.edu
• Deviations from requirements must be pre-approved
  and will incur some penalty

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Programming Assignments

• Documentation will count towards grade
• Add assumptions into documentation
• All team members mucst contribute
• All team members must make a presentation on the
  project

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First Order of Business

• Send e-mail to js55_at_txstate.edu
• Subject line to include class number and section
• Preferred e-mail address for the term
• Summary of hardware/firmware experience

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Whats coming up?

• Intro to computer architecture
• History of computing