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CPE 315 - Fall 2001
Professor Stearns

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SPIM Bugs and Gotchas     SIM signatures

Date Change Note
12/6/01 Posted Homework #8 Solutions
 
12/5 Final Exam Announcement
The final exam for all CPE 315 sections will be held in 52-E27 on Tuesday, 12/11 from 7:10 - 10:00 p.m.
 
12/5/01 Posted Homework #7 Solutions
 
12/4 Updated Lab #8 FAQ
Updated Lab #8
Clarified submission contents.
Be sure to show lower 13 bits of the PC on screen prints.
12/1 Posted Homework #8
 
11/29 Updated Reading Assignments Added Section 9.10 and changed date
Added Dvorak article
11/28 Announcement I have a textbook that someone left in lecture/lab; please identify the date and place you lost it.
If possible, describe the book as well.
11/28 Updated Final Exam Announcement This isn't finished yet ....
11/22 Posted Retake Exam Solutions Note: some of the work is left for you to do as homework.
11/18 Posted important SPIM bug
JAL doesn't work in kernal space......
11/18 Posted Red Midterm Solution
Posted White Midterm Solution
Posted Blue Midterm Solution
See retake exam solutons for the complete ALU solution.
11/1 Updated Lab #6 and test file Clarified required screen prints; yet more detail on requirements
Made 3rd read port required.
10/31 Updated Lab #6 FAQ Problems with addi and sltu
10/21 Announcement re homeworks 3 widespread problems with the homework:
  1. Failure to use normalized units
    See Units handout
  2. Not showing work
    It is not professionally acceptable to write down answers without showing the process.
  3. Commenting practices
    Reminder: describe the purpose of the code. It is a WOT to describe the code in English.
10/8 Updated X Terminal Emulator List Added Cygwin
10/2 Helpful X Windows hint Selecting text automatically copies that text.
Middle mouse (or left/right together) pastes that text.
9/30 Posted Michigan State lab notes There is a lot of material in these notes; you may find them useful.
The Cal Poly Lab Manual is being worked on.
9/26 Posted Computer Arithmetic Disasters page For now, these are for the curious student.
Later, we will likely have a lab assignment.