Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
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Re: Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
#2I think the pass rate for such course is very low, 50%-ish.
I once took a similar course but was about mechanical architecture. Pass rate was 50-60-ish. I spent whole summer studying it and only got 4.75...
But indeed, I learned a lot.
Re: Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
#3I think the pass rate for such course is very low, 50%-ish. I once took a similar course but was about mechanical architecture. Pass rate was 50-60-ish. I spent whole summer studying it and only got 4.75... But indeed, I learned a lot.
For clarification for non-Swiss people:
Grades in Switzerland go 1-6, with 6 being the best, 4 being passing and 1 being the worst grade. A 4.75, typically rounded to a 5, is therefore a decent, though not amazing grade.
Re: Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
#4So stoked this is on HN's front page. Mutlu's materials* were very helpful when I was getting started with computer architecture. Highly recommend this!
*I think he was at CMU back then though.
Re: Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
#5Nice to see some ETH material here!
Are these slides recorded from the wall or why do they have that "special" look? Feels like some lecture notes from the early 2000.
Re: Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
#6I think the pass rate for such course is very low, 50%-ish. I once took a similar course but was about mechanical architecture. Pass rate was 50-60-ish. I spent whole summer studying it and only got 4.75... But indeed, I learned a lot.
For clarification for non-Swiss people: Grades in Switzerland go 1-6, with 6 being the best, 4 being passing and 1 being the worst grade. A 4.75, typically rounded to a 5, is therefore a decent, though not amazing grade.
For ETH it's getting close to amazing, as you'll pretty much never reach a 6.
Re: Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
#7I have watched many of these and I have to say Onur Mutlu is excellent. I have watched his lectures from CMU as well ETH. It must be fantastic attend these in person.
I am curious does anyone more about him and his background?
Re: Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
#8Is 2.5 hours per lecture a norm there?
Re: Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
For clarification for non-Swiss people: Grades in Switzerland go 1-6, with 6 being the best, 4 being passing and 1 being the worst grade. A 4.75, typically rounded to a 5, is therefore a decent, though not amazing grade.
For ETH it's getting close to amazing, as you'll pretty much never reach a 6.
Depends. At least for EE there's a big difference between the courses that are supposed to filter the students (usually years 1 and 2) and those that don't. For the latter a high grade like 5.75 or even 6 was doable, for the former the time limit and amount of material to study is so harsh that I wouldn't even know where to start to achieve that.
Re: Computer Architecture – ETH Zürich – Fall 2017
#10It seems lecture 27 is not available. Can anybody check that out?
Second question, is this graduate level or undergraduate?
P.S. Thank you so much for providing this.