Review:
I don't know why one should review Krumme considering that he is now retired, but I would like to say that he is the best professor I have had. He is not only brilliant, funny, and fair, but also he is very passionate about his subject, which becomes clear in the structure of the course.

Workload:
Intense programming projects and extremely difficult, mind-bending tests make this course a huge work-load. It is considered by many to be the course that "makes or breaks" a comp. sci. major.

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Review:
This course is not for the faint of heart. Projects are intense, and tests are difficult. Krumme built an interface to a mock processing unit for students to learn the internals of computing and control through assembly language. The result is dazzling. Students are thrown in the deep end, forced to manually manipulate registers, memory, and input/output devices. The students are not without adequate help from the professor and TAs, but sometimes the projects are not fully thought through before they are assigned.

If you think you are a hotshot programmer, this course will quickly give you a reality check. Krumme is always up for a fairly sadistic challenge.

Workload:
The grading is based on a few reasonable tests and several very difficult assembly language projects. The real-time online grader can be unforgiving, but after completing this class, you will have learned a great deal about computer architecture.

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