2024 Fall
COMPSCI 61C 001 - LEC 001
Great Ideas of Computer Architecture (Machine Structures)
Dan Garcia, Peyrin Kao
Class #:28496
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Offered through
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
3
Enrolled: 676
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 679
Waitlist Max: 500
Open Reserved Seats:
2 unreserved seats
1 reserved for Computer Science Majors: New Transfer Students
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.
Final Exam
MON, DECEMBER 16TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
RSF Fieldhouse
Social Sciences Building 56
Cory 241
Wheeler 204
Giannini 141
Mulford 240
Hearst Mining 310
Wheeler 108
Wheeler 20
Other classes by Dan Garcia
Other classes by Peyrin Kao
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.
* Lecture will be recorded for playback later.
* Seats are being held outside the system for newly-declared majors. As you are declared later, we will identify & allocate seats to up to 150 students.
* Lecture will be recorded for playback later.
* Seats are being held outside the system for newly-declared majors. As you are declared later, we will identify & allocate seats to up to 150 students.
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
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
2 unreserved seats
1 reserved for Computer Science Majors: New Transfer Students
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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