Study Plan

The course/book consists of 14 topics. Each topic is covered by a lecture, a book chapter, and a project.
In a typical academic setting, each topic spans one or two weeks of instruction, depending on pace and course format.

Topic	Lecture	Read:		Do:		Review:
Course Overview		Preface	Introduction	Download software	Project 0
Boolean Logic		Chapter 1	Appendix A	Project 1		Hardware Simulator:
Combinatorial Chips		Chapter 2		Project 2
Sequential Chips		Chapter 3		Project 3
Machine Language		Chapter 4		Project 4
Computer Architecture		Chapter 5		Project 5		CPU Emulator:
Assembler		Chapter 6		Project 6		Assembler:
Virtual Machine I: Arithmetic		Chapter 7		Project 7		VM Emulator:
Virtual Machine II: Control		Chapter 8		Project 8
Programming Language		Chapter 9		Project 9
Compiler I: Syntax Analysis		Chapter 10		Project 10
Compiler II: Code Generation		Chapter 11		Project 11
Operating System		Chapter 12		Project 12
More Fun to Go		Chapter 13		It's your call!