CS 2733/2731 Computer Organization II
Textbook, starting Fall 2004

Computer Organization and Design
  • Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, 3rd Edition, by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy.
  • Resource page for 3rd Edition
  • Companion Site for 3rd Edition
  • Resource page for 2nd Edition
  • Spim simulator (open source)
  • App. A of 2nd Edition (PDF).
  • Contents of the 3rd Edition.
  • CD with text: About 30% of the text comes on a CD, which holds extra sections and exercises, Chapter 9, all four appendices, and a lot more. This not as handy as a full book, but the book and CD are much cheaper because of it. (The 2nd edition sold for $85 new and $65 used, while the 3rd edtion is $65 new and $45 new discounted on amazon.com.) Be careful to keep the CD with the book and not lose it.
  • 3rd Ed. on amazon.com: This is discounted from $64.95 to $44.17 -- a good buy, although I can't guarantee sales from amazon.com. The "UTSA" (aka Barnes and Noble) Bookstore has its pricing policy: "We will not be oversold: If you can find it at a higher price, we'll raise our price also." Thus they are sticking with the $64.95 price (plus tax).