| WEEK | DATE | TOPIC | READING |
| 1 | 01/21 | Instruction Set Architecture | Chapter 3 |
| 01/23 | Instruction Set Architecture | Chapter 3 | |
| 2 | 01/28 | Basic Computer Organization | Chapter 4 |
| 01/30 | Basic Computer Organization | Chapter 4 | |
| 3 | 02/04 | Very simple CPU simulator, Relatively simple CPU simulator,Register Transfer Language | Chapter 5 |
| 02/06 | Register Transfer Language, Homework # 1 | Chapter 5 | |
| 4 | 02/11 | CPU Design | Chapter 6 |
| 02/13 | No class due to weather | ||
| 5 | 02/18 | CPU Design, Homework # 2 | Chapter 6 |
| 02/20 | Microsequencers | Chapter 7 | |
| 6 | 02/25 | Revision for the exam | |
| 02/27 | The first midterm exam | ||
| 7 | 03/04 | Microsequencers | Chapter 7 |
| 03/06 | Microsequencers | Chapter 7 | |
| 8 | 03/11 | Computer Arithmetics | Chapter 8 |
| 03/13 | Computer Arithmetics, Homework # 3 | Chapter 8 | |
| 9 | 03/18 | Spring break | |
| 03/20 | Spring Break | ||
| 10 | 03/25 | Computer Arithmetics | Chapter 8 |
| 03/27 | Computer Arithmetics | Chapter 8 | |
| 11 | 04/01 | Memory Organization | Chapter 9 |
| 04/03 | Memory Organization, Homework # 4 | Chapter 9 | |
| 12 | 04/08 | Memory Organization Homework #5 | Chapter 9 |
| 04/10 | Revision for the exam | ||
| 13 | 04/15 | Second Midterm Exam | Chapter 9 |
| 04/17 | I/O | Chapter 10 | |
| 14 | 04/22 | I/O | Chapter 10 |
| 04/24 | I/O | Chapter 10 | |
| 15 | 04/29 | RISC Machines | Chapter 11 |
| 05/01 | RISC Machines | Chapter 11 | |