The Elements of Computing Systems, second edition Building a Modern Computer from First Principles
The Elements of Computing Systems, second edition by Noam Nisan, published by MIT Press on June 15, 2021, is a comprehensive textbook designed for learners interested in understanding computer systems from the ground up. This edition spans 344 pages and is presented in English, offering an extensively revised approach to building a modern computer through a series of twelve chapters and projects. The book guides readers through the construction of both hardware and software components, providing insights into essential topics such as architecture, operating systems, programming languages, and software engineering.
Readers will find a structured learning experience that begins with basic logic gates and culminates in the creation of a fully functional computer capable of running various programs, including Tetris. The second edition is divided into two parts—hardware and software—each containing six projects that emphasize the separation of abstraction from implementation. With rewritten chapters and the addition of new sections, figures, and examples, this edition aims to synthesize theoretical and applied techniques within a constructive framework, making it suitable for use in universities, coding boot camps, and online courses.
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A new and extensively revised edition of a popular textbook used in universities, coding boot camps, hacker clubs, and online courses.
The best way to understand how computers work is to build one from scratch, and this textbook leads learners through twelve chapters and projects that gradually build the hardware platform and software hierarchy for a simple but powerful computer system. In the process, learners gain hands-on knowledge of hardware, architecture, operating systems, programming languages, compilers, data structures and algorithms, and software engineering. Using this constructive approach, the book introduces readers to a significant body of computer science knowledge and synthesizes key theoretical and applied techniques into one constructive framework.The outcome is known known as Nand to Tetris: a journey that starts with the most elementary logic gate, called Nand, and ends, twelve projects later, with a general-purpose computer system capable of running Tetris and any other program that comes to your mind.
The first edition of this popular textbook inspired Nand to Tetris classes in many universities, coding boot camps, hacker clubs, and online course platforms. This second edition has been extensively revised. It has been restructured into two distinct parts—Part I, hardware, and Part II, software—with six projects in each part. All chapters and projects have been rewritten, with an emphasis on separating abstraction from implementation, and many new sections, figures, and examples have been added. Substantial new appendixes offer focused presentation on technical and theoretical topics.
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