UMBC
CMSC/CMPE 411 Computer Architecture (Introduction)
Fall 2026
Class Schedule : Mon and Wed 1 P.M. to 2:15 P.M.
Class Room: Janet and Walter Sondheim building, room 108
Instructor:
Dhananjay S. Phatak
Office : ITE 327
Phone : 410.455.3624
Email : phatak@umbc.edu
Course web-site :
http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~phatak/411/f26
Instructor Office Hours : Monday 3 to 4:00 PM
and Thursday 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. or by
appointment.
TA: Mohammad Eskandari
TA's email:
eskandari@umbc.edu
TA office hours (Time and place) : Monday 11 AM to 12 noon; and
Thursday 10 to 11 AM; place TBA
Recommended Textbook :
"Computer Organization and Design,
The hardware/software interface: RISC-V Edition"
by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy.
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2020,
ISBN-13: 978-0128203316
Topics to be covered
- Introduction
- Instruction Set Architecture
- Performance Evaluation
- Computer Arithmetic
- Processor Design
- Memory Hierarchy
- Input/Output
- Topics in Security (time permitting)
Evaluation :
- One mid term approximately
in the 2nd or 3rd week of October
in class): 40%
- Final (cumulative) : 50%
- Homeworks : 10%
Goals of the Course :
To develop an understanding of the fundamentals of computer
architecture.
Academic Conduct :
UMBC's
Academic Integrity
policy and standards must be adhered to.