More information about procurement of this textbook, required for this course, is as follows :

Textbook The 8088 and 8086 Microprocessors, Programming Interfacing, Software, Hardware, and Applications 3/e by Walter A. Triebel Avtar Singh, Published June 1999 by Prentice Hall Copyright 2000, 978 pp., Cloth ISBN: 0-13-010560-0 Sites for more details about reviews of the book and buying the book are as below : www.awl-he.com www.pearsonptg.com http://hallcomputer.com We will cover chapters 1-7 of this book. Amazon price(w/o shipping) = $ 115.00. Barnesandnoble.com price(w/o shipping) = $ 115.00. Book is available at the UT Bookstore.

CLASS MEETINGS:          Chat room sessions-TBA

COURSE PREREQUISITE:

Digital Logic Fundamentals (EET 2210)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Introduction to Microprocessors and Microcomputers, Software Architecture of the 8088 and 8086 Microprocessors, Instruction Set, Machine Codes, and Addressing Modes, The DEBUG Program, 8088/8086 Microprocessor Programming, Assembly Language Program Development with MASM.

GRADING ELEMENTS:

Chat Sessions =	10%		A   =	93%- 100%
Assignments =	20%		A-  =	89%- 92%
Progress Reports =	10%		B+ =	86%- 88%
Tests (2) =	30%		B   =	82%- 85%
Final Examination =	30%		B-  =	78%- 81%
			C+ =	75%- 77%
			C   =	72%- 74%
			C-  =	68%- 71%
			D+ =	65%- 67%
			D   =	61%- 64%
			D-  =	58%- 60%
			F    =	Below 58%

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND NOTES: To avoid a failing grade (F), your overall average must be greater than 58% and your average for all tests and final exam must be greater than 55%.

Any changes, additions or deletions, concerning this syllabus will be communicated during regularly scheduled class periods.

No instructor drops (IW) will be given at the end of the semester.