CS-308
(Assembly Language) Syllabus Fall 2008
Instructor -
Joe Toone
Phone (256)824-6904
Text: 80x86 Assembly Language and Computer
Architecture
By Richard C.
Detmer
Published
2001 by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Class
Hours: Monday and Wednesday 12:45PM –
2:05PM
Office
Hours: Monday through Thursday 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM and by appointment
Class# Date Lecture Assignment Due
1 8/18 Representing Numeric Data in the Computer
- Chapter 1
2 8/20 Organization of the 8086 Computer Family
- Chapter 2
3 8/25 Hardware Components and Peripherals
4 8/27 Historical and Current Processor Design
9/1 Labor Day Holliday (no class)
5 9/3 Introduction to
16 bit programming in assembly
using
MASM Assembler
6 9/8 Required Components of 16 bit Assembly Program 1
Writing your first
(hello world) program
7 9/10 Debugging your
program with DOS Debug
8 9/15 Elements of 32 bit Assembly Language
Programs - Chapter 3
9 9/17 Debugging with Windbg
- Chapter 3
10 9/22 Basic
Instructions, addressing, and Opcodes Chapter 4
11 9/24 Chapter
4 concluded
12 9/29 Branching,
Jumps, and Loops - Chapter 5 Program
2 Program 1
13 10/1 Chapter
5 concluded
14 10/6 Midterm
Exam MIDTERM
15 10/8 Controlling
Program Development through
Procedures and
Structured Programming - Chapter 6
16 10/13 Strings
Operations - Chapter 7
17 10/15 Chapter 7 completed Program
3 Program 2
18 10/20 Individual
Bit Operations - Chapter 8
19 10/22 The Assembly Process and Macros - Chapter 9
20 10/27 Chapter
9 Completed
21 10/29 Floating
Point Arithmetic - Chapter 10
Class# Date Lecture Assignment Due
22 11/3 The
FPU completed
23 11/5 Decimal
and BCD Arithmetic - Chapter 11 Program
4 Program 3
24 11/10 Chapter
11 Completed
25 11/12 16
Bit File I/O
26 11/17 Input / Output using the Kernel 32 Library – Chapter 12
27 11/19 Direct
Control of Hardware (CRT, keyboard, and printer)
28 11/24 32
Bit Windows API for GUI Console (Review for Final Exam) Program 4
11/26 Thanksgiving Holliday (no class)
29 12/3 Wednesday
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Final Exam
FINAL EXAM
Grading Policy
Midterm
Exam 30%
Final
Exam 30%
Four
Programming Assignments 40%
100%
Late Programming Assignments
Programs that are not turned in on time will be reduced by 15 points per class period for each of the first two class periods
after the due date. Programs later than
two class periods will not receive a
grade.
NOTE:
Programming assignments should be turned in prior to the start of
class. Do not miss class to work in the
lab on a programming assignment since it will be counted late if not turned in
at the beginning of class.
Attendance
You are expected to attend each class! Significant amounts of information not
covered in the text will be discussed in class.
If you must be absent, it is your
responsibility to obtain any missed
handouts at the next class
meeting. Class notes should be obtained
from another class member.
Academic Misconduct will be dealt with in
a manner according to the Code of Conduct outlined in the UAH Student Handbook.
Notice:
Any student with a disability that will require special attention or
accommodation should inform the instructor as soon as possible, preferably
within the first week of class.