CPE433: Performance Evaluation and Modeling Introduction Dr. Gheith Abandah د. غيث علي عبندة

Outline Course Information Textbook and References Course Outline Grading Policies Important Dates 2

Course Information Instructor: Dr. Gheith Abandah Office: CPE 406 Home page: Facebook page: Prerequisites:Computer Design + Statistics Office hours – Sun 12-1 – Mon – Thu

Textbook and References Raj Jain, The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis, Wiley, References: – Hennessy and Patterson. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5th ed., Morgan Kaufmann, – A. Law, Simulation Modeling & Analysis, 4th ed., McGraw Hill, Course slides at: 4

5 Course Content TopicTextbook Chapters Overview of Performance Evaluation1-3 Measurement Techniques and Tools4-7, 9-11 Simulation24-28 Midterm Exam Probability Theory and Statistics12, 14, 15 Experimental Design and Analysis16-19

Grading Midterm Exam 30% Simulation Project20% Final Exam 50% 6

Policies Attendance is required All submitted work must be yours Cheating will not be tolerated Open-book exams Follow the facebook page (Like it) Check department announcements at: Engineering-Department/ Engineering-Department/

Important Dates Sun 3 Feb 2013Classes Begin Mar 17 – Apr 4, 2013Midterm Exam Period Sun 31 Mar 2013Simulation project proposal is due Sun 5 May 2013 Simulation project report is due and start of simulation project demonstrations Sun 12 May 2013Last Lecture May 18 – May 26, 2013Final Exam Period 8