In this course we are using various free, online resources in lieu of a text book. Here are some resources you will want to spend time with as we move through the semester.

We are fortunate to have such high-quality resource available to us at no charge.

Online Resources

• Ray Toal's NASM Tutorial These are some helpful, documented examples of how to accomplish some basic tasks using NASM in x86_64 mode.


• Intel Assembler Quick Reference This is a short printable instruction reference to the most commonly used assembly language commands. It is created and provided by Roger Jegerlehner.


• Intel 64 and IA-32 Software Developer's Manual This is Intel's official documentation that gives an alphabetical listing of the entire instruction set for the named architectures. This and other manuals are available at Intel's Website.


• Introduction to x64 Assembly This is concise and helpful article by Chris Lomont that explains the Intel/AMD 64-bit architectures as viewed by an assembly lanaguage programmer. Here is the link to the original article.


• PC Assembly Language Book This online book is written by Paul Carter while he was teaching at the University of Central Oklahoma. Although it primarily deals with 32-bit processors it is organized very well and provides excellent explanations and examples.