Syllabus for Computer Logic Design
This course will cover the fundamentals of computer logic design from
Boolean algebra to combinational logic design to sequential logic design.
At the end of the semester, logic testing will be introduced. This course
includes a separate 1-credit hour lab (M 9-12, W 9-12, and Th 9-12).
Instructor:
Teaching assistant:
Class location and time:
- Class will be held in CHE 104 on Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:15pm.
Office hours:
- My office hours are Monday through Thursday, 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Generally,
my door is always open and you are very much welcome to stop by. I try to
promptly answer all emails. Email is my preferred communications medium.
- Jani Syed's office hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 to 2:30pm.
Textbook:
- The textbook for this course is Digital Logic Circuit Analysis &
Design by Nelson, Nagle, Carroll, and Irwin, Prentice-Hall, 1995
(ISBN 0-13-463894-8). The book is available from Barnes and Noble...
here for a used price of $76.50 and a new price of $102.00.
Prerequisites:
- The prerequisites for this course are Computer Organization (CDA 3100)
and Program Design (COP 3514)
Grades:
- Exam #1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22% (held on 10/15/01)
- Exam #2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23% (held on 11/26/01)
- Comprehensive final exam - - - - - - 30% (TBA)
- Quizes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10% (TBA)
- HW assignments - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15% (due dates are given in the
course outline)
- Bonus project - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5% (due 12/07/01)
The lowest HW grade will be dropped.
Miscellaneous:
- The last day to drop or withdraw from this course without academic penalty
is Friday, October 26, 2001.
- HW and exam solutions and all supplemtary materials not handed out in class
will be posted on the course website (here). No
materials will be placed in the library reserve room.
The legal stuff...
All the stuff I have to say (but hate to say since it should all be obvious)...
Submission of late work:
Late work (assignments or project) will not be accepted except in cases
of verifiable emergencies.
Getting an incomplete:
Incomplete ("I") grades will only be given in the case of severe and
verifiable hardship conditions. Simply being "overloaded" and
unable to complete your work will not result in an "I" grade.
Academic honesty:
The concept of academic honesty is not a difficult one. When in doubt,
ask...ignorance is not an excuse. Standard department rules
hold (in a nutshell, if you cheat you get an "FF" in the course and I have
no leeway on this by department rules). Copying of homework is definitely
cheating. Unfortunately, we look for this.
Selling of notes and/or recordings:
What you do with your class notes is your business. You may not, however,
sell or give away recordings (video and/or audio) of the class.
Standard note from the Provost regarding religious observances:
"Students who anticipate the necessity of being absent from class due to
the observation of a major religious observance must provide notice of the
date(s) to the instructor, in writing, by the second class meeting."
Last updated by
Ken Christensen on OCTOBER 3, 2001