2026 Fall
COMPSCI 61C 001 - LEC 001
Great Ideas of Computer Architecture (Machine Structures)
Dan Garcia
Aug 26, 2026 - Dec 11, 2026
Mo, We, Fr
11:00 am - 11:59 am
The Gateway Building 1210
Class #:29121
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Offered through
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
12
Enrolled: 548
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 560
Waitlist Max: 500
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, 2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
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Course Catalog Description
The internal organization and operation of digital computers. Machine architecture, support for high-level languages (logic, arithmetic, instruction sequencing) and operating systems (I/O, interrupts, memory management, process switching). Elements of computer logic design. Tradeoffs involved in fundamental architectural design decisions.
Class Notes
- Time conflicts are allowed
- An alternate final will be offered
- Lectures will be recorded
- Seats reserved for students with enrollment permission are not open. They are reserved for students in internal programs. Please DO NOT ask faculty or staff for one of these seats.
- An alternate final will be offered
- Lectures will be recorded
- Seats reserved for students with enrollment permission are not open. They are reserved for students in internal programs. Please DO NOT ask faculty or staff for one of these seats.
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Undergraduate Students: College of Engineering declared majors and L&S Computer Science
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for COMPSCI 61C after completing COMPSCI 61CL.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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