University of Minnesota


EE 5371: Computer Systems Performance Measurement and Evaluation

Fall, 2008

Course Objectives:

Time & Location:
Time: 2:30 - 3:45 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Classroom: 3-125 EE/CSci Bldg. and UNITE.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EE 4363/CS 4203 or equivalent (computer architecture); or instructor's permission.


Instructor:
David J. Lilja
- Office: 6-131 EE/CSci Bldg.
- Email: lilja at umn dot edu
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 am

Teaching Assistant:
Shruti Patil
- E-mail: pati0036 at umn dot edu
- Office: 2-127 EE/CSci Bldg.
- Phone: 612-624-1845
- Office hours:  Wednesdays, 11:00 am - 12:00 noon; phone: 612-624-8811.


Required Texts:

1. "Measuring Computer Performance: A Practitioner's Guide," David J. Lilja, Cambridge University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-521-64670-7 (paperback).
Errata -- This is the list of corrections for the book. Please let me know if you find any other errors.
The textbook is available at the bookstore in Coffman Union.

2. Papers from the supplemental reading list shown in the syllabus.
These papers are available through the University library's electronic reserve system, accessible through this link: http://eres.lib.umn.edu/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=1323. As a student registered in this course, you have free access to these electronic journals through the library. For this free access to work properly, you will need a course password, which we will email to you. You also may need your X.500 login to access some of the papers.


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