CS151: Introduction to Digital Design
Fall 2007
Note: I’ll be available in PSU Tuesday Jan 8 and Jan 15 from 10:30-1 for any possible questions.

Welcome!

Welcome to the Digital Design course, I hope it is of great benefit and joy

Course Description:
Digital design is concerned with the design of digital electronic circuits, which are employed in the design and construction of digital systems such as computers, data communication, digital recording, and many other applications. This course presents the basic tools for the design of digital circuits and provides the fundamental concepts used in the design of digital systems.

Credit Hours: 3 Hours.
Prerequisite : CS 101.
Detailed Course Outline
Course Guide.
Office Hours: 

            SAT , MON       10:00 – 10:50,
            TUES               12:00 – 12:50,

                        (Or by appointment).
However, you are welcomed to email me anytime.


Course Content:

1.    Present the various binary systems suitable for representing information in digital systems.

2.    Introduce logic gates and basic concepts for designing gate circuits, Boolean algebra, Karnough maps and map simplification techniques.

3.    Combinational circuit analysis and design.

4.    Sequential circuit concepts and design.

 

Evaluation and Important Dates:

20 % Major 1 Exam : 
Chapters 1 and 2.
Monday November 5th , 2007 [8:00-9:15].

20 % Major 2 Exam:
Chapter 3 and 4.
Monday December 10th , 2007 [8:00-9:15].

10 % Assignments.

5% Lab Work.
Lab1: Instructions Document for LAB 1.
            Date: Monday October 22, 2007.
Makeup: Monday November 12th, 2007 during break.


Lab 2:  (Please read instructions for using SynaptiCAD below)
Lab2 Handout
Instructions for simulating logical equations using SynaptiCAD®.

            Date: Sunday November 4th, 2007.
Makeup: Monday November 12th, 2007 during break.

10% Quizzes:
Quiz 1:  Wednesday September 26th, 2007.

Quiz 2: Sunday October 28th , 2007.

Quiz 3: Wednesday November 28th , 2007.

35% Final Exam:  During period 21 January – 31 January 2008.

 

 

 

 

 


Text Book

"Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals", Morris Mano and Charles Kime. 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2004.

Don’t miss the text Companion Website: http://www.prenhall.com/mano
You’ll find solutions to selected book exercises.

Additional Reference:
"Digital Design" by M. Mano, Prentice Hall, 2001. 

 

 

Lecture Notes and Assignments

Attendance Sheet (Last updated 12/11/2007)
For attendance regulations please refer to the students affairs office.

Grades (Last Updated 12/12/2007)
Each student is responsible for reviewing her own grades. Objections after Hajj vacation are NOT accepted.

 

 

 

 

 

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