Computer Organization and Computer Architecture
Move from Boolean circuits to the CPU, memory hierarchy, instruction execution and input/output organisation.
Logic circuitsArithmeticMemoryCPUI/ODigital lab
01 / COMPOSITION
Confirmed
structure.
The Major follows the university curriculum. Mathematics Minor, Physical Sciences MDC and Digital and Technological Solutions VAC are department-confirmed selections. The SEC allocation is awaiting confirmation.
BCOSMAJ03C · 6 credits · 4-2-0
BMTMMEB23T · 4 credits · 4-0-0
BMDCPSC03T · 3 credits · 3-0-0
BVACDTS03T · 4 credits · 4-0-0
Skill Enhancement Course · awaiting confirmationThe Semester 3 SEC contributes 3 credits to the structure. The course allocation will be updated when it is formally confirmed.
02 / COURSE MAP
Learning
scope.
Each block has a distinct role: hardware structure, mathematical method, scientific breadth, digital citizenship and a pending skill course.
Calculus, Differential Equations & Vector Calculus
Develop the mathematical language needed for change, modelling, fields and physical systems.
Higher derivativesIntegrationODEsGradientDivergenceCurl
Physical Sciences
A broad introduction to matter, energy, waves, electricity, optics, the solar system and essential chemistry.
WavesElectronicsOpticsSolar systemChemistry
Digital and Technological Solutions
Understand ICT, cyber security, e-governance and digital financial tools in practical civic life.
ICTNetworksCyber securityE-governanceDigital payments
Allocation awaiting confirmation
The course title and syllabus will be updated following formal confirmation.
Status: pendingSyllabus not yet assigned
03 / FIRST 8 WEEKS
Systems
sprint.
A suggested learning sequence, separate from the official syllabus. A week may be marked complete when its outcome can be explained without notes.
Represent information
Revise bases, complements, Boolean algebra and the physical meaning of bits.
Build with gates
Simplify functions and implement combinational circuits in SOP and POS forms.
Store state
Explain flip-flops, registers, counters and the transition from logic to memory.
Calculate change
Practise higher derivatives, Taylor expansions and first-order differential equations.
Trace an instruction
Follow fetch, decode and execute through registers, control and the ALU.
Map the memory hierarchy
Compare main memory, cache and virtual memory using access-time diagrams.
Use digital systems safely
Connect networks, cyber security, e-governance and digital payments to real tasks.
Integrate the picture
Create one systems map linking logic, CPU, memory, I/O, mathematics and physical science.
0 / 8 weeks complete
04 / SYLLABUS LENS
Course
details.
A compact view of the official modules. The full accordions support lecture, note and revision planning.
BCOSMAJ03C · 6 CREDITS
Computer Organization and Computer Architecture
Logic and representation
Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuits, number systems, codes and computer arithmetic.
Memory and CPU
Hierarchy, cache, virtual memory, registers, instruction formats, addressing modes, control, RISC/CISC and pipelining.
I/O and laboratory work
Buses, programmed and interrupt-driven transfer, DMA, logic-gate verification, multiplexers, adders and counters.
Suggested checkpoint
Draw and explain a complete instruction path and implement a four-bit logic circuit in the laboratory.
BMTMMEB23T · 4 CREDITS
Calculus, Differential Equations & Vector Calculus
Calculus · 30 lectures
Higher derivatives, Leibniz rule, Taylor and Maclaurin expansions, partial derivatives, homogeneous functions, reduction formulae, rectification and quadrature.
Differential equations · 15 lectures
Exact and linear equations, integrating factors, Clairaut’s form and second-order linear equations with constant coefficients.
Vector calculus · 15 lectures
Vector-valued functions, gradient, divergence and curl.
BMDCPSC03T · 3 CREDITS
Physical Sciences
Physics
Matter, energy, waves, properties of matter, electricity, magnetism, electronics, optics and the solar system.
Chemistry
Symbols and formulae, ideal gas, acid–base theories, ammonia manufacture and everyday chemical compounds.
BVACDTS03T · 4 CREDITS
Digital and Technological Solutions
Digital foundations and ICT
Computer systems, software, operating systems, communication, networks, internet services and e-commerce.
Security and public systems
Cyber safeguards, laws, e-governance, GIS, smart devices and business-process re-engineering.
Digital finance
UPI, AEPS, USSD, cards, internet banking, NEFT and RTGS.
SEMESTER 3 · 3 CREDITS
Skill Enhancement Course
Pending confirmation
The course title, code and syllabus have not been supplied or confirmed. This roadmap will not invent them.
05 / COMPLETE SYLLABUS
Official content,
cleanly set.
Course content follows the SKBU syllabus records. Obvious punctuation, spacing and capitalization issues are corrected without changing academic meaning.
Each course expands to display its complete module structure. Lecture counts and practical requirements are retained where supplied.
MAJ-3Computer Organization and Computer Architecture
CodeBCOSMAJ03C
L-P-Tu4-2-0
Credits6
ModeCombined
Course focus
Computer-system structure; instructions and addressing modes; CPU, ALU and control-unit design; pipelining; memory hierarchy and I/O organisation.
Digital Logic Circuits · 15 lectures
Boolean-algebra simplification, combinational circuits, sequential circuits, flip-flops, registers, counters and memory units.
Data Representation and Basic Computer Arithmetic · 10 lectures
Number systems and codes, complements, fixed- and floating-point representation, character representation, and integer addition, subtraction, multiplication and division algorithms.
Memory Organization · 15 lectures
Memory-system hierarchy, main-memory organisation, cache memory and virtual memory.
Central Processing Unit · 12 lectures
Register organisation, instruction sets and formats, addressing modes, timing and control, the instruction cycle, arithmetic and logical micro-operations, stack organisation, microprogrammed control, RISC/CISC architectures and pipelining.
Input/Output Organization · 8 lectures
Computer buses, bus control, program-controlled, interrupt-controlled and DMA transfer techniques, and interrupts.
Digital Electronics Laboratory
- Study IC nomenclature, specifications, data sheets, VCC, ground and logic-gate truth tables using TTL ICs.
- Implement Boolean functions in SOP and POS forms.
- Verify RS, JK, T and D flip-flops using NAND and NOR gates.
- Implement and verify multiplexers, demultiplexers, decoders and encoders.
- Build a 4×1 multiplexer, a four-bit parallel adder using 7483, and synchronous/asynchronous counters.
OFFICIAL SKBU RECORD · COMPUTER SCIENCE · SEMESTER 3
ME-3 · FIXEDCalculus, Differential Equations & Vector Calculus
CodeBMTMMEB23T
L-P-Tu4-0-0
Credits4
ModeTheory
Unit I: Calculus · 2 credits, 30 lectures
Higher-order derivatives; Leibniz rule and applications; Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s theorems with Lagrange remainder; expansions of sine, cosine, exponential and logarithmic functions; first- and second-order partial derivatives; chain rules; homogeneous functions and Euler’s theorem; reduction formulae; rectification and quadrature of simple plane curves.
Unit II: Differential Equations · 1 credit, 15 lectures
Exact equations and exactness conditions; integrating factors; linear equations; first-order equations not of first degree, including equations solvable for p, x or y and Clairaut’s form; second-order linear equations with constant coefficients and particular integrals for polynomial, trigonometric and exponential functions.
Unit III: Vector Calculus · 1 credit, 15 lectures
Differentiability of vector-valued functions; functions of two and three variables; gradient of a scalar function; divergence and curl of vector-valued functions.
OFFICIAL SKBU RECORD · MATHEMATICS · SEMESTER 3
MDC · FIXEDPhysical Sciences
Curriculum codeBMDCPSC03T
L-P-Tu3-0-0
Credits3
ModeTheory
Record note
The curriculum table uses BMDCPSC03T; the detailed portal record displays BMDCPHY03T. This page retains the curriculum-table code supplied for the programme.
Matter, Energy and Waves · 6 lectures
Constituents of matter; motion quantities and force; bonding, radioactivity and fundamental forces; forms, units and renewable sources of energy; mechanical, sound and electromagnetic waves.
General Properties of Matter · 3 lectures
States of matter, phase changes, air pressure, elasticity and viscosity.
Electricity, Magnetism and Electronics · 6 lectures
Charge, field, potential and current; resistance, capacitance and consumption; magnetic effect, induction and transformers; semiconductors, diodes, rectifiers and logic gates.
Optical Response · 5 lectures
Reflection, refraction, Snell’s law, total internal reflection, mirrors, lenses, dispersion, the human eye, microscopes and telescopes.
Physics of the Solar System · 3 lectures
Gravitation, escape velocity, geostationary satellites, the Sun, planets, moons, solar wind and the universe.
Chemistry · 22 lectures
Chemical symbols, valency and formulae; ideal-gas behaviour; Arrhenius and Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theories; Haber-process ammonia; washing soda, baking soda, vinegar, common salt and sugar.
OFFICIAL SKBU RECORD · PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY · SEMESTER 3
VAC · FIXEDDigital and Technological Solutions
Curriculum codeBVACDTS03T
L-P-Tu4-0-0
Credits4
ModeTheory
Record note
The curriculum table uses BVACDTS03T and “Digital and Technological Solutions”; the detailed portal record displays BVACCOS03T and “Digital Technology Solutions.” This page retains the curriculum-table wording.
Introduction · 10 lectures
Benefits and challenges of digital technologies; computer systems; system and application software; operating-system types and functions.
Information and Communication Technology · 15 lectures
Data communication, network types, internet/intranet, networking devices, browsers, the Web, protocols, search, email, social networking, e-commerce and digital marketing.
Cyber Security · 15 lectures
Safeguards, cyberspace and jurisdiction, intellectual property, cyber laws and the National Cyber Security Policy.
E-Governance · 10 lectures
Importance and features, Indian initiatives, smart devices, ethics, GIS-based management and business-process re-engineering.
Digital Financial Tools · 10 lectures
UPI, AEPS, USSD, cards, internet banking, NEFT and RTGS.
OFFICIAL SKBU RECORD · COMPUTER SCIENCE · SEMESTER 3
SEC · PENDINGSkill Enhancement Course
Unresolved allocation
No course code, title or syllabus is stated until an official selection is confirmed. The 3-credit placeholder is included only to complete the semester’s credit structure.
06 / STUDY OPERATING SYSTEM
Three rules
for systems thinking.
Draw before memorising
Architecture becomes clearer when every register, bus and memory layer has a place on a diagram.
Solve mathematics weekly
Calculus and differential equations reward continuity; do not let problem sets accumulate.
Connect concepts to devices
Use a phone or laptop as a case study for storage, I/O, networks, security and digital services.
07 / SUGGESTED MASTERY TARGETS
The semester is intended to establish a systems-level understanding of computing.
01Simplify and implement digital logic
02Trace CPU, memory and I/O activity
03Use calculus and vectors for modelling
04Use digital systems safely and responsibly
These targets and the eight-week plan are suggested study guidance. Course codes, credits and syllabus modules follow the SKBU curriculum and detailed records.