Lecture Notes for
Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (CS:APP)

Originally prepared by Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron. Edited by Warren A. Hunt, Jr. for use in UT CS429.

UT CS429 NOTE: Some of the slide material was prepared by the textbook authors as a part of their textbook offering, and we have made further changes.

First Week Lecture Notes

• Classes 00 - Introduction (Web-based, Physical Computer Presentation):
• Class 00 - Course Overview (August 27, 2014) (Slides1 pdf), read Chapter 1.
• Class 00 - Introduction to C (August 27, 2014) (C Slides pdf), read Chapter 2.
• Example Architecture and C Programming (August 27, 2014). Tool (compiler, assembler, linker) discussion.

Lecture Notes for Chapter 2

• Class 01 - Bits and Bytes (September 3, 2014) (Slides2 pdf) Description of data representations.
• Class 02 - Introduction to C, (September 8, 2014). Simple C language template(pdf) and an introduction to C language features by Christian Miller (Miller C Intro pdf).
  
  
• C Programming (Laboratory #0) handed out
• Example C Programs
• Class 03 - Integers (September 10, 2014) (Slides3 pdf). Presentation of integer representations.
• Class 04 - Bit manipulation and arithmetic in C (September 15, 2014). Example code will be presented; this code will be similiar in form to Laboratory #1.
• Class 05 - Floating Point (September 17, 2014) (Slides4 pdf). Representations of floating point data;
  Introduction to Y86 (Slides6 pdf). Gentle introduction to an instruction set architecture.

Lecture Notes for Sections 4.1, Chapter 3

• Start reading Section 4.1 and Chapter 3.
• Class 06 - Continue introduction to Y86 (September 22, 2014) Slides6 pdf). Prepare for exam.
• Class 07 - First Exam, Begin x86 (September 24, 2014) (Slides7 pdf). Exam in second hour.
• Class 08 - Continue with x86 (September 29, 2014) (Possibly) return exam.
• Class 09 - Continue with x86 (October 1, 2014).
• Class 10 - Continue with x86 (October 6, 2014) (Slides8 pdf).
• Class 11 - x86 ISA (October 13, 2014) (Slides9 pdf).
• Class 12 - x86 ISA (October 15, 2014) (Slides10 pdf).
• Class 13 - (October 20, 2014) Midterm Exam.
• Class 14 - x86 ISA (October 22, 2014) (Slides11 pdf).

Lecture Notes for Chapter 4

• Read the sections 4.2 through 4.6.
• Class 15 - Logic Design (October 27, 2014) (Slides5 pdf).
• Class 16 - Datapath I (October 29, 2014) (Slides12 pdf).
• Class 17 - Pipeline I, II (November 3, 2014) (Slides14 pdf), (Slides15 pdf).
• Class 18 - Pipeline III, IV (November 5, 2014) (Slides16 pdf), (Slides17 pdf).

Lecture Notes for Chapter 5

• Read Sections 5-1-5.9, 5.15.
• Class 19 - Optimization I (November 10, 2014) (Slides21 pdf).
• Class 20 - Third Exam (November 12, 2014).

Lecture Notes for Chapter 6

• Read Chapter 6.
• Class 21 - Storage Technologies, Cache I (November 17, 2014) (Slides18 pdf), (Slides19 pdf).
• Class 22 - Cache II (November 19, 2014) (Slides20 pdf).
• Class 23 - Optimization II (November 24, 2014) (Slides22 pdf).
• No class on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.

Lecture Notes for Chapter 7

• Read Sections 7.1 - 7.6.
• Class 24 - Linking I (December 1, 2014) (Slides24 pdf).
• Class 25 - Linking II (December 3, 2014) (Slides25 pdf).

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