[.ca] Computer Systems Design and Architecture (ISBN 0130484407)

The way to learn architecture:
This is an excellent text for learning architecture. Ideal for anyone who needs to discover how computers work.

The book that contains things practically helpful!:
In a word, this is a very nice compact book of Computer Architecture. Anytime can be referenced.. I found there is almost all to understand the process and design simple processors by myself(especially helpful for pipenlined RISC) I think study will be more effiecient if you have also Henney & Patterson's books.

It's too bad...:
I've had Vincent Heuring as a professor. All I can say about the book is that it's a good reference for a professor doesn't cover his own material well. He attempted to explain things in class, but could never quite come through. The books helped greatly in clarifying his lectures.

Good book for introductory level:
This book builds knowledge from ground up so it is a very good book for people who have no background in computer science or computer engineering. Appendices are very neccessary materials if a reader has no background in this area at all so I would recommend to read the appendices first if you have no background.

A Text In Strong Company:
Heuring & Jordan covers all of the key areas of computer architecture but has sparse description. I did not like this book as a course text when I was in college and I still do not care for it as an engineering reference. For all aspects of computer architecture I find Patterson & Hennessy's explanations more clear and their examples more illuminating.