Syllabus

Course Description

Overview of computer organization and performance.

• Basics of digital logic design.
• Combinational and sequential elements.
• Data representation and manipulation.
• Basics of processor design.
• Pipelining.
• Memory hierarchies.
• Multiprocessors. Prereq: One of CS136, 138, 146; Computer Science and BMath (Data Science) students only. Antireq: BME 292/393, ECE 222, ME 262, MTE 262, SYDE 192

Course Source

MIT 6.004 Computation Structures course

Course Structure