Syllabus Schedule
The schedule will be clarified as the quarter progresses. Check back here often for updates.
| Week | Date | Reading | Topic | Quizzes | Due | Related Slides |
| 1 | M 1/4 | Chapter 1, Appendix A | Introduction | Chapter 1 | ||
| W 1/6 | Appendix A, Chapter 2, (excluding 2.6) | Boolean Algebra, Specification of Combinational Systems | Chapter 2 | |||
| F 1/8 | Discussion | Quiz 1 | 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.19, 2.24, 2.25, 2.31,
2.33, 2.37, 2.41, 2.44, 2.52, 2.54 Solutions to Chapter 2 Odd Problems |
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| 2 | M 1/11 | Chapter 3 (excluding 3.11), Chapter 4 (excluding 4.5) | Characteristics of Combinational ICs, Description and Analysis of Gate Networks, Universal Sets of Gates |
Chapter 3 Chapter 4 |
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| W 1/13 | Chapter 5 (excluding 5.3.4) | K-maps, Minimal Two-Level Networks | Chapter 5 | |||
| F 1/15 | Discussion | Quiz 2 | 4.2, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9,
4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14a,b,c Solutions to Chapter 3 Odd Problems Solutions to Chapter 4 Odd Problems |
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| 3 | M 1/18 | Holiday: No Class | ||||
| W 1/20 | Chapter 5 (excluding 5.3.4) | K-maps, Minimal Two-Level Networks, PLAs, PALs | ||||
| F 1/22 | Discussion | Quiz 3 |
5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.7, 5.8, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.17, 5.18 Solutions to Chapter 5 Odd Problems |
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| 4 | M 1/25 | Chapter 6 | Multilevel Gate Networks, 2-Input Multiplexer Networks | Chapter 6 | ||
| W 1/27 | Chapters 1-5 | Midterm 1 | ||||
| F 1/29 | Discussion | 6.3, 6.4, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11 Solutions to Chapter 6 Odd Problems |
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| 5 | M 2/1 | Chapter 9 | Combinational Modules | Chapter 9 | ||
| W 2/3 | Chapter 9,10 | Combinational Modules, Arithmetic Modules | Chapter 10 | |||
| F 2/5 | Discussion | Quiz 4 |
9.3, 9.5, 9.8, 9.11, 9.15, 9.18 Solutions to Chapter 9 Odd Problems |
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| 6 | M 2/8 | Chapter 10 | Arithmetic Modules | |||
| W 2/10 | Chapter 7 (excluding 7.9) | Specification of Sequential Systems, Mealy and Moore Machines | Chapter 7 | |||
| F 2/12 | Discussion | Quiz 5 |
10.4, 10.5, 10.10, 10.17, 10.20, 10.23 Solutions to Chapter 10 Odd Problems |
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| 7 | M 2/15 | Holiday: No Class | ||||
| W 2/17 | Chapter 7 (excluding 7.9) | Specification of Sequential Systems, State Minimization | ||||
| F 2/19 | Discussion | |||||
| 8 | M 2/22 | Chapters 1-6, 9, 10 | Midterm 2 | |||
| W 2/24 | Chapter 8 (excluding 8.11) | Flip-Flops | Chapter 8 | |||
| F 2/26 | Discussion | Quiz 6 |
7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 7.10, 7.16, 7.17, 7.22, 7.23 Solutions to Chapter 7 Odd Problems |
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| 9 | M 3/1 | Chapter 8 (excluding 8.11) | Design of Networks with Flip-Flops | |||
| W 3/3 | Chapter 11 | Sequential Modules | Chapter 11 | |||
| F 3/5 | Quiz 7 |
8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.8, 8.9, 8.16,
8.23, 8.26, 8.29, 8.33 Solutions to Chapter 8 Odd Problems |
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| 10 | M 3/8 | Chapter 11, 12 | Sequential Modules, Programmable Modules | Chapter 12 | ||
| W 3/10 | Comprehensive | Final Review | ||||
| F 3/12 | Discussion |
11.2, 11.4, 11.11, 11.16, 11.24, 12. 2, 12.10 Solutions to Chapter 11 Odd Problems Solutions to Chapter 12 Odd Problems |
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| Finals | M 3/15 | Comprehensive | Final Exam |