# Welcome to Computer Architecture

## Greetings

The teaching team of CSC 3050 would like to extend a warm welcome to all students attending our class. We hope that through the course of this semester, students will get to learn a thing or two, and have fun while at it. 

Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need help. You can find us during office hours or send a message by email – we're always happy to help you.

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## Course Details

### Lectures

Lectures will be conducted in-person in the venue listed below.

* **Tuesday & Thursday**
  * 10:30 - 11:50 @ TB 103

Attendance is not mandatory, but you may lose out on some participation points. We highly recommend that you attend all lectures.

### Tutorials

Tutorials will start on the 3rd week of the term, starting on the <mark style="color:green;">**25th of January 2024**</mark>. Again, attendance is not mandatory, but we highly recommend that you attend.

* **Thursday**
  * 18:00 - 18:50 @ TD 108
  * 19:00 - 19:50 @ TD 108

Note that the tutorial sessions originally scheduled for <mark style="color:red;">**Wednesday from 18:00 - 18:50**</mark> are <mark style="color:red;">**CANCELLED.**</mark>

### **Piazza**

We will be using Piazza this term as a forum to conduct all course-related discussions. You can post questions outside of office hours and get a reply from both instructors and fellow students. We encourage you to ask questions when you're struggling to understand a concept—you can even do so anonymously.

* [Link to course Piazza](https://piazza.com/the_chinese_university_of_hong_kong_shenzhen/spring2024/csc3050)

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## Acknowledgement

Thanks to the teaching team of the courses below for making available content that has been referenced on this site.

* CMU CS 15-213: Introduction to Computer Systems
* MIT 6.004: Computation Structures

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This site is maintained by USTF Vincent, send him an [email](mailto:vincentiusjanssen@link.cuhk.edu.cn) if you spot a problem.


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