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

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

3. Course Information Instructor: Dr. Gheith Abandah Email: abandah@ju.edu.jo Office: CPE 406 Home page: http://www.abandah.com/gheith Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Cpe433PerformanceEvaluationAndModeling Prerequisites:Computer Design + Statistics Office hours – Sun 12-1 – Mon 11-12 – Thu 9-10 3

4. Textbook and References Raj Jain, The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis, Wiley, 1991. References: – Hennessy and Patterson. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5th ed., Morgan Kaufmann, 2011. – A. Law, Simulation Modeling & Analysis, 4th ed., McGraw Hill, 2007. Course slides at: http://www.abandah.com/gheith/?page_id=719 http://www.abandah.com/gheith/?page_id=719 4

5. 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

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

7. 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: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Computer- Engineering-Department/369639656466107 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Computer- Engineering-Department/369639656466107 7

8. 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