Construct a Modern Computer: From Nand to Tetris II
Learn to build a complete software hierarchy: virtual machine, compiler, and operating system for modern computing.
Learn to build a complete software hierarchy: virtual machine, compiler, and operating system for modern computing.
This hands-on course guides you through building essential software components of modern computer systems. You'll implement a virtual machine, compiler for a Java-like language, and basic operating system. Through practical projects, you'll gain deep understanding of stack processing, parsing, code generation, and fundamental algorithms for memory management, graphics, and I/O handling.
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What you'll learn
Build a complete modern software hierarchy
Implement a virtual machine for high-level languages
Develop a compiler for a Java-like programming language
Create a basic operating system from scratch
Master memory management and I/O handling
Understand computer architecture fundamentals
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
20 Hours PreRecorded video
6 programming assignments
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There are 9 modules in this course
The course covers the complete software hierarchy of modern computing systems through nine comprehensive modules. Starting from basic machine language, students progress through virtual machine implementation, compiler construction, and operating system development. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on learning through practical projects that build a complete software stack.
Getting Started
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Machine Language
Module 2 · 8 Hours to complete
Virtual Machine I: Stack Arithmetic
Module 3 · 13 Hours to complete
Virtual Machine II: Program Control
Module 4 · 12 Hours to complete
Compiler I: Syntax Analysis
Module 6 · 12 Hours to complete
Compiler II: Code Generation
Module 7 · 13 Hours to complete
Operating System
Module 8 · 13 Hours to complete
Postscript: More Fun to Go
Module 9 · 31 Minutes to complete
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Instructor
Pioneering Computer Science Educator and Educational Innovator
Professor Shimon Schocken has established himself as a transformative figure in computer science education, serving as the IDB Professor of Information Technologies and founding dean of the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science at IDC Herzliya. After spending a decade at NYU, he returned to Israel to help establish IDC Herzliya, Israel's first private, non-profit university. His most significant contribution to computer science education came in 2005 when he collaborated with Noam Nisan to develop an innovative approach to teaching computer science, documented in their influential MIT Press book "The Elements of Computing Systems
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