CSE 3602
Computer Architecture
This course explores the interaction and design philosophy of hardware and software for digital computer systems. Topics include: Processor architecture, Instruction Set Architecture, Assembly Language, memory hierarchy design, I/O considerations, and a comparison of computer architectures.
Instructors
Burchan Bayazit, Michael Hall, Roger Chamberlain, William Richard
Reviews
Prof. Hall is very caring and understanding. He's aware of our workload from other classes and is lenient with deadlines and extensions on lab assignments. Exams can be a little lengthy but overall fair and doable. Lectures can be a little boring but mostly manageable. Responsive on Piazza & helpful during office hours.
12/19/2025
Nice professor, but his lectures are not the best (reads off slides). Helpful office hours. Assignments weren't too bad when trying to understand the big picture, but they do take up a lot of time to complete (around 9 hours for each simulation assignment. Only had 3 simulation assignments).
12/18/2024
The worst professor in CSE department ever. Totally disorganized lecture. Sometimes answering a phone call from his daughter in class. Talk about an important concept for 5 seconds and then move on. The exam given is hilarious, like a question about what we talked about in class. Avoid this prefessor at all cost.
11/2/2019
Frequently mocks students for asking basic questions (this is an upper level CS course, there's going to be a lot of those). Avoid at all costs.
11/16/2017
I sleep through his class and I don't feel bad at all. I read book but after the lecture it doesn't make sense. It seems like he is teaching himself and does his rough work on the board. It also seems like he just enjoys himself during the lecture and turns around and realises that there are students also here.
11/17/2005
Dr. Bayazit is awful. I respect him as a person, but he is a rotten lectuerer. His poor grasp of the English language (he is Turkish) doesn't help, but he does not know what he is doing; he has to be corrected constantly in class. It is definitely worth the trouble to try to arrange some other professor to teach Comp. Architecture.
10/18/2005