USC Schedule of Classes

Fall 2025

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Computer Science 457:

Computer Systems Organization (4.0 units)

Register Transfer level machine organization; performance; arithmetic; pipelined processors; exceptions, out-of-order and speculative execution, cache, virtual memory, multi-core multi-threaded processors, cache coherence.
  • Prerequisite: EE 354
  • Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 457.
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
31284R001Lecture2:00-3:50pmMon, Wed23 of 60Gandhi PuvvadaGFS101session dates
31305D014Lecture4:00-5:50pmTue, Thu0 of 20DEN@Viterbisession dates
31338R001Lecture4:00-5:50pmTue, Thu29 of 82Gandhi PuvvadaOHE132session dates
30569R001Discussion4:00-4:50pmWednesday30 of 82OHE132session dates
30605R001Discussion12:00-12:50pmFriday22 of 95SLH200session dates
31285D014Discussion4:00-4:50pmWednesday0 of 20DEN@Viterbisession dates
31336D014Quiz6:00-9:00pmThursday0 of 20DEN@Viterbisession dates
31337R001Quiz6:00-9:00pmThursday52 of 180OFFICEsession dates
Information accurate as of April 7, 2025 2:55 am.
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