1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Assembly language introduction: Data types & codes
(binary, ASCII, 2 s complement); Programmers model &
register set; Instruction set & addressing modes; Memory
model; Structure of programs
Assemblers & Compilers: Operation & Compilation/
Assembly process; Assembler facilities (directives, labels &
symbols); Intermediate stages, Linking & relocation
Introduction to C Programming in a hardware environment:
Access to hardware resources; Use of casts
HLL < - > machine code interface: Parameter passing;
Equivalence between HLL and Assembly code
Interrupts and exceptions: Interrupt process; Priority &
Nested interrupts; Interrupt handlers at Assembly and C
language level
I/O Devices & Hardware interfacing:
Programmable interfaces & timers; Serial interfaces; D@A &
A 9 Interfacing; Algorithms for real-time interaction with
external components; Polled versus interrupt driven
Computer structure: Memory types: RAM, ROM,
EPROM, EEPROM; dynamic vs static memory; Buses &
memory decoding; Timing diagrams; DMA
Recommended reading
Antonakos, J.L., The 68000 Microprocessor - Hardware and
Sofiware Principles and Applications, Maxmillan Publishing
Company, 1993.
Kelly, A. & Pohl, I., A Book on C, 3 Ed. Benjamin/Cummings
Publishing Company, 1995.
Uffenbeck, J., The 8086/8088 Family : Design, Programming and
Intwfacing, Prentice-Hall, 1991.
SE228C
SE228M Physics 4
10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: SE218C/SE218M Assessment: Semester test,
examination
A second year subject in the degree of Bachelor of Applied
Science (Computing & Instrumentation) and (Medical
Biophysics and Instrumentation)
0 biectives
To develop an understanding of fundamental physics, both
classical and modern, at post introductory level.
Content
Thermodynamics and Properties of Matter:
Thermodynamic equilibrium and thermodynamic
quantities. Energy, entropy and the Laws of
thermodynamics; Conditions for equilibrium,
thermodynamic potentials; Thermal processes, phase
transitions and fluctuations; Non-viscous and VISCOUS fluids;
Magnetic and Thermal Properties of Materials.
Physics of Solid State Devices: The PN junction,
rectification; Semi conductor detectors, LED s and lasers.
Classical -- ---- ~
Mechanics: Newton s Laws: Motion with
dissipative forces; Conservation Laws; Lagrangian and
Hamiltonian formulations of classical mechanics; Theory of
small vibrations, normal modes and resonance; Rigid body
dynamics, angular momentum and the inertia tensor, Euler s
equations and torque free motion.
Recommended Reading
Eisberg, R and Resnick, R Quantum Physics ofAtoms,
Molecules,Solids, Nuclei and Particles, 2nd Ed. John Wiley and
Sons, New York, (1985).
Fowles, G.R. Analytical Mechanics 4th Edn. Saunders Colleae -
Publishing, (1986)
Sears and Salineer. Tbermodvnarnics. Kinetic neon, and Statistical
Mechanics, 3rd Ed;., ~ddisoh ~esle;.
SE229 Computer Learning & Authoring
10 credit points 4 hours per weekvHawthorn
Prerequisites: SE2lli Assessment: Assignments and
examination
A second year subject in the degree of Bachelor of Applied
Science in Multimedia Technology
0 b jedives
To introduce students to the range of learning and teaching
paradigms available through computer-based multimedia
systems, covering structured systems such as Computer
Managed Learning programs through to informal
interaction and learning programs such as computer
simulations, and games. Students will be introduced to an
authoring system through which such learning
environments can be generated.
Content
Computer interaction and feedback
Computer Based Instruction (CBI)
Hypertext and HTML
Hypermedia
Authoring software such as Authorware and Author
Computer Managed Learning (CML) and assessment
Writing test items: formative and summative assessment
Item response analysis: reliability and validity
Limitations of CBI and CML
Computer simulations of real physical phenomena
Computer games
Tailoring the learning environments to the audience, eg. the
young
Evaluation of learning
Stand-alone and networked systems
Interaction via the World Wide Web
Recommended reading
Kearsley, G. Authoring : a guide to the design of instructional
sofware. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass, 1986
Laurel, B. i'%e Art of human-computer intwface design,
Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass,1990
Shneiderman, B. Designing the User Interface, Addison
Wesley, Reading, Mass, 1992
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