The Elements of Computing Systems

Related to the course [[from-nand-to-tetris-part-1]].

Resources

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Modules

Structure of the book

Starting with the construction of elementary logic gates (chapter 1), we go bottom-up to combinational and sequential chips (chapters 2-3), through the design of a typical computer architecture (chapters 4-5) and a typical software hierarchy (chapters 6-8), all the way to implementing a compiler (chapters 10-11) for a modern object-based language (chapter 9), ending with the design and implementation of a simple operating system (chapter 12).

Checklist

• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 - Boolean Logic
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Specification
  • 1.3 Implementation
  • 1.4 Perspective
  • 1.5 Project
• Chapter 2 - Boolean Arithmetic
  • 2.1 Background
  • 2.2 Specification
  • 2.3 Implementation
  • 2.4 Perspective
  • 2.5 Project
• Chapter 3 - Sequential Logic
  • 3.1 Background
  • 3.2 Specification
  • 3.3 Implementation
  • 3.4 Perspective
  • 3.5 Project
• Chapter 4 - Machine Language
  • 4.1 Background
  • 4.2 Hack Machine Language Specification
  • 4.3 Perspective
  • 4.4 Project
• Chapter 5 - Computer Architecture
  • 5.1 Background
  • 5.2 The Hack Hardware Platform Specification
  • 5.3 Implementation
  • 5.4 Perspective
  • 5.5 Project
• Chapter 6 - Assembler
• 6.1 Background
  • 6.2 Hack Assembly-to-Binary Translation Specification
  • 6.3 Implementation
  • 6.4 Perspective
  • 6.5 Project
• Chapter 7 - Virtual Machine I: Stack Arithmetic
  • 7.1 Background
  • 7.2 VM Specification, Part I
  • 7.3 Implementation
  • 7.4 Perspective
  • 7.5 Project
• Chapter 8 - Virtual Machine II: Program Control
  • 8.1 Background
  • 8.2 VM Specification, Part II
  • 8.3 Implementation
  • 8.4 Perspective
  • 8.5 Project
• Chapter 9 - High-Level Language
  • 9.1 Background
  • 9.2 The Jack Language Specification
  • 9.3 Writing Jack Applications
  • 9.4 Perspective
  • 9.5 Project
• Chapter 10 - Compiler I: Syntax Analysis
  • 10.1 Background
  • 10.2 Specification
  • 10.3 Implementation
  • 10.4 Perspective
  • 10.5 Project
• Chapter 11 - Compiler II: Code Generation
  • 11.1 Background
  • 11.2 Specification
  • 11.3 Implementation
  • 11.4 Perspective
  • 11.5 Project
• Chapter 12 - Operating System
  • 12.1 Background
  • 12.2 The Jack OS Specification
  • 12.3 Implementation
  • 12.4 Perspective
  • 12.5 Project
• Chapter 13 - Postscript: More Fun to Go
  • 13.1 Hardware Realizations
  • 13.2 Hardware Improvements
  • 13.3 High-Level Languages
  • 13.4 Optimizations
  • 13.5 Communications