Search URI:		Spring 2009 ELE208/209: Introduction to Computing Systems Course Description: The objective of ELE208 is to remove much of the mystery of how computers work and to teach enough programming methodology to enable students to get the computer to do some useful work for them. To this end, we will discuss how a computer works at the machine organization level, including how to program the computer in its own, built-in language, machine language. We will move on to assembly language, and then to the high-level programming language C. Time & Location:  Lectures: 10:00 – 10:50am, Monday and Wednesday, 102 Kelley Hall. Labs: Section 1: 2:00- 4:45pm, Monday, Section 2: 2:00 – 4:45pm, Wednesday, Engineering Computer Center, Kirk building, room 203A. Credits:  3 Prerequisites: Credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH141 or equivalent, or permission of instructor Class E-Mail List: Send course-related questions and read the latest announcements posted. Instructor: Resit Sendag - Office: Kelley Annex 219 - Phone: 874-9423 - Email: sendag@ele.uri.edu - Office Hours: Mondays 11am – 12pm, Tuesdays 10am-11am. Teaching Assistant: Yuhong Liu - Office: Kelley Annex 4 -- Email: yuhong@ele.uri.edu - Office Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays 1pm – 2pm Required Text: 1. Introduction to Computing Systems: From Bits and Gates to C and Beyond, 2nd edition, Yale N. Patt and Sanjay J. Patel, McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN 0-07-237690-2. 2. Guide to Using the Unix Version of the LC-3 Simulator, by Kathy Buchheit
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