Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction

Spring 2009

*Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction* is published in two parts. Part I, containing chapters 1-6, is a traditional printed textbook published by Morgan Kaufman, an imprint of Elsevier. Part II, containing chapters 7-11, is available here as an open educational resource. This textbook, an introduction to the principles and abstractions used in the design of computer systems, is an outgrowth of notes written for 6.033 *Computer System Engineering* over a period of 40-plus years. Individual chapters are also used in other EECS subjects. There is also a {{% resource_link "44339b83-1dce-4b60-8162-4b490224e6c9" "web site for the current 6.033 class" %}} with a lecture schedule that includes daily assignments, lecture notes, and lecture slides. The 6.033 class Web site also contains a thirteen-year archive of class assignments, design projects, and quizzes.