Week 01               |
2020.09.14               |
Lecture 01: Course Introduction             |
 | Reference Syllabus by Prof. Xiaohong Jiang  | Reference Schedule  | #Q11 Compilation by Us  | #One of A Kind by Us  | #Teach to Learn: A Privilege of Junior Faculty by Kai Bu  | #The 3 Secrets of Highly Successful Graduates by Reid Hoffman  | #What's Your Dream by LinkedIn |
Week 02            |
2020.09.21           |
Lecture 02: Computer Design Fundamentals - Basics Lecture 03: Computer Design Fundamentals - Trends and Performance         |
 | Reading: Chapter 1  | #You and Your Research by Richard Hamming  | #How to Write a Great Research Paper by Simon Peyton Jones  | #How to Give a Great Research Talk by Simon Peyton Jones  | #A Radical New Way to Control the English Language by George Gopen  | #How to Do Good Research by Frédo Durand |
Week 03              |
2020.09.28             |
Lecture 04: Instruction Set Principles             |
 | Reading: Appendix A  | #Why Get a Ph.D.? by Nick Feamster  | #3 Qualities of Successful Ph.D. Students by Matt Might  | #So Long, and Thanks for the Ph.D.! by Ronald Azuma  | #Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science by Mor Harchol-Balter  | #Graduate School: Keys To Success by Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau  | #What My Mentors Taught Me by Shan Lu |
Week 04              |
2020.10.12             |
Lecture 05: Pipelining - Basics and Hazards             |
 | Reading: Appendix C  | Lab 1 Demo Due  | Lab 1 Report Due: October 19  | Lab 1 Tutorial  | Lab 1 Tutorial Re  | #The Story of Xiaoyan  | #Peaceful Warrior |
Week 05      |
2020.10.19     |
Presentation     |
 | Assignment 1 Due  | #Creating Effective Slides: Design, Construction, and Use in Science  | #TED's Secret to Great Public Speaking by Chris Anderson |
Week 06    |
2020.10.26   |
Lecture 06: Pipelining - Implementation   |
 | Reading: Appendix C  | #What Matters More than Your Talents? by Jeff Bezos |
Week 07        |
2020.11.02       |
Lecture 07: Pipelining - Multicycle, MIPS R4000, and More       |
 | Reading: Appendix C  | #Want to Be Happier? Stay in The Moment by Matt Killingsworth  | #Avoid the Comparison Trap and Run Your Own Race by Jeff Goins  | #On Finding Your PhD Advisor by Kai Bu |
Week 08  | 2020.11.11 | Lecture 07: Pipelining - Multicycle, MIPS R4000, and More |  | Reading: Appendix C |
Week 09          |
2020.11.23         |
Lecture 08: Memory Hierarchy - Cache Performance         |
 | Reading: Appendix B  | #Grateful To Be Me  | #Don't Take Anything In Your Life For Granted  | What Is Imposter Syndrome And How Can You Combat It? by Elizabeth Cox  | You Are Not Special by David McCullough Jr. |
Week 10                |
2020.11.30               |
Lecture 09: Memory Hierarchy - Virtual Memory               |
 | Reading: Appendix B  | Assignment 2 Due  | Lab 2 Demo Due  | Lab 2 Report Due: December 07  | Lab 2 Tutorial  | Lab 2 Tutorial Re  | #The Ten Suggestions by Ben Bernanke  | #The Lesson of Grace in Teaching by Francis Su |
Week 11      |
2020.12.07     |
Lecture 10: Memory Hierarchy - Design     |
 | Reading: Appendix B  | #Q25 Compilation by Us  | Life’s Big Adventure by Audiomachine  | The Best Things in Life by Audiomachine |
Week 12      |
2020.12.14     |
Lecture 10: Memory Hierarchy - Design     |
 | Reading: Chapter 2  | Lab 3 Demo Due  | Lab 3 Report Due: December 21 |
Week 13                |
2020.12.21               |
Lecture 11: Storage Systems - Disk, RAID, Dependability               |
 | Reading: Appendix D  | Lab 4 Demo Due  | Lab 4 Report Due: December 28  | #Gratitude by Louie Schwartzberg  | #We Are All Different - and THAT'S AWESOME! by Cole Blakeway  | #Is Smiling Contagious? by Sue Heck  | Extraordinary Merry Christmas by Glee Cast  | This Is The New Year by A Great Big World |
Week 14    |
2020.12.28   |
Lecture 12: Storage Systems - Performance   |
 | Reading: Appendix D  | #Don't Stop Believin' by Glee Cast |
Week 15          |
2021.01.04         |
Lecture 13: Multiprocessors         |
 | Reading: Chapter 5  | Assignment 3 Due  | #How to Study for Exams - Top 6 Steps  | #How to Make Stress Your Friend by Kelly McGonigal  | #Before Avatar … a curious boy by James Cameron |
Week 16              |
2021.01.11             |
Course Review             |
 | Reading: Chapters 1&2&5, Appendices A-D  | Lab 5 Demo Due  | Lab 5 Report Due: January 19  | #The 3 Secrets of Highly Successful Graduates by Reid Hoffman  | #Wish You Well  | #See You  | #Light Up This World |