The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the computer architecture. This will be done constructively, by building a general-purpose computer system from the ground up. In the first chapter we introduce the combinational logic circuit (Specially the ALU) used by the CPU to do arithmetic binary. In the second chapter we focus on sequential logic (Flip-flops, Registers, Counters, Memories …). In the Third chapter we design a full simple CPU and focusing to the control unit. Chapter four introduce the assembly language of our CPU (Instructions formats, types, decoding), and describe how assembler and compiler work. In chapter 5 we talk about famous processors like intel, ARM, …. Chapter 6 on microcontroller, I/O and chapter 7 practice projects (like Games in Assembly

By the end of the course the student was able to understand how to build all CPU element, and programing in assembly language.

1) The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles
by Noam Nisan (Author), Shimon Schocken (Author); MIT Press
2) Structured Computer Organization (ANDREW S. TANENBAUM, TODD AUSTIN); Pearson
 

- Binary Arithmetic
- Basic Digital Logic
- Basic Programing