Credits: 3 ROOM: W259 TIME: 18:00 - 21:50, R Instructor: Tommy Lu OFFICE: W254 TEL: (302) 573-5475 e-mail address: lu@hopi.dtcc.edu Home page: http://www.dtcc.edu/~lu PREREQUISITES: CIS120 - Introduction to Programming CIS141 - Operating Systems I TEXT: "Peter Norton's Inside the PC, 7th Edition", by Peter Norton, Brady Publishing "Assembly Language for the IBM-PC", by Kip R. Irvine, MacMillan COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is designed to introduce personal computer organization (hardware) and IBM-PC Assembly language (software) with the emphasis on PC hardware. Through hands-on practice, students are expected to demonstrate the entry-level ability to program in assembly language by using Turbo Assembler. EVALUATIONS: based upon the following: tests , homework assignments, and projects 1. Tests: There will be four written tests including final. The highest three test scores will be used to calculate your final grade. 2. In class labs/works: range from 10 to 100 points, depends on the difficulty. All in class labs/works are due either at end of the class or at beginning of next class. So if you missed a class, please check with me as soon as possible to find out whether there is a class lab due. 3. Homework assignments: 100 points each. 4. Projects: All projects are programming projects. 100 points each. Grade: average 92 or above ---> A average 83 or above but less than 92 ---> B average 75 or above but less than 83 ---> C average less than 75 but still attending classes---> R average less than 75 but stop attending classes ---> U
Class attendance is very important. If you missed a class, for any reason, please contact me as soon as possible for any in-class exercise, homework assignment and material covered. No make-up test will be given and any missing test will be assigned zero.
If you have a question, please feel free to ask. Please do not let it skip. Everything you learn is a building block for the next topic. Should you find yourself behind the class, please discuss it with me after the class and make an arrangement to catch up. Please don't wait until the last minute for it would be very difficult for both of us to work out plans.
Plagiarism is prohibited. All class exercises, homework assignments, and tests are individual work. Do your best but don't copy someone else's. Anyone found cheating would receive zero on that exercise, homework, or test.
All late assignments will be accepted with penalty: within 1 day ----> 5 points within 1 week ----> 10 points within 2 weeks ---> 20 points within 3 weeks ---> 30 points No late assignments will be accepted after 3 weeks.
Please save all your graded tests, homework assignments, and projects. Should there is any arguments about your final grade, this is your only proof.
Please refer to the campus Student Handbook for further information regarding grading policies, student policies, academic dishonesty policy, and student support services available
Course Syllabus (Spring 1998) Week TOPICS (Thursday) ========== ========================================== 1 - 01/22 Class policies, syllabus, e-mail 2 - 01/29 Kip Chapter 1. Introduction 3 - 02/05 Norton Chapter 4. Understanding Your PC’s Parts Norton Chapter 5. How to Get Your PC to Understand You Kip Chapter 3. Assembly Language Fundamentals 4 - 02/12 Norton Chapter 6. Enhancing Your Understanding by Messing Around Test 1 5 - 02/19 Norton Chapter 7. Understanding PC Processors Norton Chapter 8. How Your PC "Thinks" Kip Chapter 4. The Macro Assembler 6 - 02/26 Norton Chapter 9. You Can Never Have Too Much Closet (or Data Storage) Space Norton Chapter 10. Digging Deeper Into Disks 7 - 03/05 Norton Chapter 11. Bigger Is Better in Ballrooms and in a PC’s Memory Norton Chapter 12. Getting Your PC’s Attention: Input Devices Kip Chapter 5. Input-Output Services 8 - 03/12 Norton Chapter 13. Seeing the Results: PC Displays Test 2 9 - 03/19 Group 1 Presentation Norton Chapter 14. Getting It All Down on Paper: Printers Kip Chapter 6. Conditional Processing 10 - 03/26 Norton Chapter 15. Understanding Standard PC Input and Output Norton Chapter 16. Faster Ways to Get Information Into and Out of Your PC 11 - 04/02 Norton Chapter 17. Understanding PC Operating Systems Norton Chapter 18. Understanding How Humans Instruct PCs Kip Chapter 7. Arithmetic 12 - 04/09 Norton Chapter 19. Some PCs Can Understand Speech and Talk to Us Test 3 13 - 04/16 (Spring Break) 14 - 04/23 Norton Chapter 20. How to "Wow" a Human Norton Chapter 21. Special Storage Hardware Needs for Multimedia Kip Chapter 8. Numeric Conversions and Libraries 15 - 04/30 Norton Chapter 22. Immersive PC Experiences Kip Chapter 9. String Processing 16 - 05/07 Group 2 presentation 17 - 05/14 Final Exam