Course material & Preparation

You need the followings to start the course. You can prepare and get a smooth start.

* Course book:Nisan and Schocken, "The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles" , MIT Press. The first chapters are available in full text here. The entire book is available through http://www.kth.se/kthb. (Search for the book title.)It is possible to order the book at the larger Swedish online bookshops.
* Software:You can download the software tools from: http://www.nand2tetris.org/software.php. During the course you will use all the tools listed on the nand2tetris webpage.
* Compilers:Some projects will be done in Python (and/or C). You need compilers for those. You can find compilers at https://intra.kth.se/en/it/mjukvara/progdist. You can find detailed information on how to install Python on the DD1316 webpage: https://www.kth.se/social/course/DD1316/subgroup/ht-2015-prge15/page/ovrigt-19/
* Project work:Students will be divided into 4 seminar groups. Within a seminar group, you will solve and submit the projects individually.