Welcome to the undergraduate assembly course. If you are just browsing, you're probably interested in the online resources below.

This course is divided into four main volumes: a volume on data representation, a volume on introduction to machine architecture, a volume on basic assembly language programming, and a volume on intermediate assembly language programming.

This course is a restrictive one and carries three credits.

YAN Hongfei, room 1714E, Science office building No. 1, yhf AT net.pku.edu.cn, 010-62765817, office hours by appointment.

HE Xing , room 1345W,Science office building No. 1, hexing AT water.pku.edu.cn, 010-62753379

at 16:50-17:40,17:50-18:40 every Wed, & 14:40-15:30,15:40-16:30 every other Fri (every odd week). 2002-2003 academic year calendar
Classroom 103, Science teaching building No.1.

The Art of Assembly Language Programming assumes that the reader already knows at least one high level programming language like C/C++, Java, or Pascal/Delphi. If you understand the basics of computer programming, you're ready to learn assembly language programming!

There will be assignments with weight 35%, a quiz with 10%, and a course project with 10% (including a bonus with 5%). Be advised that the assignments are a little time-consuming, especially for the inexperienced. There will also be a final exam (50% of your grade and closed book). Notation: these weights are subject to minor variation.

• Submission requirements
• Submit your solutions to the assignments electronically by e-mail to TA  (hexing AT water.pku.edu.cn ) .
• Homework information

All homework is to be done individually, and collaboration is restricted to verbal discussion.

• Randall Hyde. The Art of Assembly Language , 2001. This book is quite comprehensive, and tries to cover many concepts and techniques in varying levels of detail. We'll follow this book and use much of its terminology.
  
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• Paul A. Carter.Tutorial: PC Assembly Language, December 12, 2002. Example code: Linux

• Write programs with Nasm
• LinuxAssembly.org
• some useful texts
• writing-a-useful-program-with-nasm.txt
• Barry B.Brey. The Intel Microprocessors Processor Architecture, Programming, and Interfacing, 5th edition, 2000.
• http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/,
  Mirror site was done on Feb. 1, 2003 (Due to most Chinese students are not free to access sites outside China.) 
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aoaprogramming   　
• Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike. The Practice of Programming. Addison-Wesley, Inc., 1999.

I would like to thank Prof. LI Xiaoming and Prof. DAI Yafei for their suggestions on the opening of this course in spring 2003.