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Computer Organization		 Instructor: David Kirk
Summer 2025  June 9 - August 14 (10 week)
 
Assembly Online Book
Chapter 1 - Logic Gates
Chapter 2 - CPU Instruction Cycle
Chapter 3 - x86 CPU
Chapter 4 - Data Representation   IEEE 754 Video
Chapter 5 - Memory
Chapter 7 - Assembly & Hello World    Video
Chapter 8 - Variables, printf, scanf   Video		 Chapter 9 - Data Movement (mov)   Video
Chapter 10 - Arithmetic
Chapter 11 - Bitwise Operations
Chapter 12 - Control Flow
Chapter 13 - Stack, Call and Return
Chapter 14 - Calling C Functions
Chapter 15 - Bells & Whistles
Resources
How to install fasm on Windows  |  Flat Assembler Download  |  Flat Assembler Documentation

Floating Point Converter  |  Bitwise Calculator  |  Syntax Highlighter  |  The World is Still Powered by C Programming

Online C++ compiler
How to run C++ and Java programs on Mac with TextMate

primes1.txt randomized unsorted file with the first 100,000 prime numbers
primes4.txt randomized unsorted file with the first 1,000,000 prime numbers
names.txt 1000 first names
Class Calendar - last updated June 08, 2025
Week 1

Virtual Class Tuesday June 10 - 6:00pm		 Discuss Syllabus

Discuss how CPU's are designed and manufactured:
 How a computer chip is created from sand to CPU
How are Microchips Made?

Chapter 1 - Logic Gates
Chapter 2 - CPU Instruction Cycle
Chapter 3 - x86 CPU
Intro to Binary and Hex

Use logic.ly for creating logic circuits

Discuss Homework 1

 Homework 1 Due June 14  |  How to do Homework 1

Week 2

Virtual Class Tuesday
June 17 - 6:00pm

 Chapter 4 - Data Representation
Chapter 5 - Memory
Chapter 7 - Assembly & Hello World

Discuss Homework 2

 Homework 2 Due June 21  |  How to do Homework 2
Week 3

Virtual Class Tuesday
June 24 - 6:00pm		 Chapter 8 - Variables, printf, scanf
Chapter 9 - Data Movement
Chapter 10 - Arithmetic

How to install fasm on Windows

Discuss Homework 3

 Homework 3 Due June 28  |  How to do Homework 3

Week 4

 Chapter 11 - Bitwise Operations
Chapter 12 - Control Flow

Work on Homework 4
Exam 1 Due July 5:  Chapters 1 - 8

 Homework 4 Due July 12  |  How to do Homework 4
Week 5 Chapter 14 - Calling C Functions

Discuss Homework 5

Homework 5 Due July 19  |  How to do Homework 5
Week 6 Chapter 13 - Stack
Work on Homework 6

 Homework 6 Due July 26  |  How to do Homework 6
Week 7 Work on Homework 7

 July 29, 2025 is the last day to Withdraw

Week 8

 Work on Homework 7
Week 9 Homework 7 Due August 9  |  How to do Homework 7

Exam 2 Due August 13:  Chapters 1 - 14