Readings from the textbook, Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective

Keep in mind that we're jumping around a bit. What follows is a
topical guide and an indication of what we'll be covering in the
book.

1. Computer systems overview:             Chapter 1

2. Internal representation for integers,
   floating-point, and character types:   Chapter 2

3. IA32 assembler:                        Chapter 3

4. Exceptions:                            Section 8.1

5. Cache memory                           Chapter 6

6. Pipelining                             Sections 4.4 - 4.6

For other topics, consult the index. Basically, what's above
is what we'll have time to cover for sure. There may be 
some additions, depending on how the time goes.