CS 2810: Computer Organization and Architecture

Resources

• Syllabus
• Examples from class (MW section)
• Examples from class (TR section)
• Command-line tutorial
• The missing semester of your CS education
• RISC-V cheat sheet
• Textbook website (with slides)
• Beej’s Guide to C Programming
• Adventure by Warren Robinett
• YT playlist: RISC-V assembly language
• YT playlist: RISC-V microarchitecture
• Khan Academy on binary and hexadecimal
• Lecture slides (will be updated throughout the semester):
  • Binary numbers
  • Assembly language
• Screencasts on YouTube
  • RISC-V: simple conditionals
  • RISC-V: simple loops

Setup instructions for Windows users

• Installing Debian Linux on Windows
• Setting up CodeGrinder

Setup instructions for Linux users

• Installing Debian Linux tools
• Setting up CodeGrinder

Setup instructions for MacOS users

• Install tools on MacOS
• Setting up CodeGrinder

Last Updated 01/28/2026