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title: "ECS 154B/201A: Computer Architecture"
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description: "UC Davis Computer Architecture course offered by Jason Lowe-Power Winter Quarter 2023"
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modules: ["Introduction", "Processor Architecture", "Memory Architecture", "Parallel Architecture", "DINO CPU", "gem5"]
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description: "UC Davis Computer Architecture course offered by Jason Lowe-Power Winter Quarter 2025"
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modules: ["Introduction", "Processor Architecture", "Memory Architecture", "Parallel Architecture", "gem5"]
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quarter: "Winter 2024"
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quarter_abbr: "wq24"
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lecture_location: "Storer Hall 1322. M/W/F 2:10pm - 3:00pm"
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quarter: "Winter 2025"
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quarter_abbr: "wq25"
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lecture_location: "Teaching and Learning Complex 1010. M/W/F 1:10pm - 2:00pm"
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discussion_154b_location: "Hart Hall 1150. Mondays 10:00am - 10:50am"
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discussion_201a_location: "Wellman Hall 226. Fridays 9:00am - 9:50am"
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discussion_site: "Piazza"
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midterm: "2/7"
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dino_1: "1/19"
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dino_2: "1/29"
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dino_31: "2/5"
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gem5_0: "1/15"
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gem5_1: "1/20"
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gem5_2: "1/27"
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gem5_6: "3/10"

‎index.md

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Those of you in ECS 154B will be using the [DINO CPU]({{ site.data.course.dino_cpu_link }}), and those of you in ECS 201A will be using [gem5](https://www.gem5.org).
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Each section will have one or two project-based assignments based on the computer architecture simulator [gem5](https://www.gem5.org).
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{% comment %} Those of you in ECS 154B will be using the [DINO CPU]({{ site.data.course.dino_cpu_link }}), and those of you in ECS 201A will be using [gem5](https://www.gem5.org). {% endcomment %}
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