Computer Organization and Design: the Hardware/Software Interface

David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy

Availability of the Textbook

• In Science Library, at the recommendated books section, call number "SCRBR QA76.9 Car. He". Ask the check-in/out library staff for the book. You can only check out for about two hours. There are three copies here.
• A copy is available in 1st year Lab.
• in NUS Co-op bookstore, price S$73.70.

Reference books available in the 1st/2nd Year Lab.

• "A Programmer's View of Computer Architecture", Goodman & Miller, CS1R063.
• "MIPS RISC Architecture", Kane, CS1R002.
• "MIPS Assembly Language Programmer's Guide", MIPS Computer Systems, CS1R015
• "Computer Organization", Hamacher, Vranesic, & Zaky, CS1R050.

For Chapter 3 on MIPS instructions, Patterson and Hennessy (Computer Organization & Design) is the best. For Chapter 4 on computer arithmetic, the books by W Stallings (Computer Organization and Architecture), or Goodman and Miller (A Programmer's View ...) are also good. Hamacher, Vranesic, and Zaky (Computer Organization) covers wider aspects of computer organization.