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Physics 244: Digital Circuits
Fall 2001 - Dr. H.F. Ahner
TR 12:15-1:30 PM and R 6:35-9:05 PM
Text:
Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, Mano and Kime, Prentice Hall, latest edition.
In a self-contained course, students will
- learn how simple digital logic circuits work, how to assemble them, and how to test them
- be introduced to microprocessors and do experiments with computer interfacing
- master the basics of data communication concepts
- experiment with analog-digital and digital-analog conversion.
In addition to performing experiments that illustrate the principles discussed in the lecture portion of the course, students will build a digital project to take home with them (a digital logic probe).
Tentative Schedule (we will vary the following schedule to ensure student comprehension):
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R 8/30 Ch. 1 Digital Computers & Information; Lab:
T 9/4 Ch. 2 Combinational Logic Circuits
R 9/6 Ch. 2 Lab:
T 9/11 Ch. 2
R 9/13 Ch. 2 Lab:
T 9/18 - No class - Rosh Hashanah
R 9/20 Ch. 3 Combinational Logic Dsign Lab:
T 9/25 Ch. 3
R 9/27 - No class - Yom Kippur
T 10/2 Ch. 3
R 10/4 Ch. 3 Lab:
T 10/9 Ch. 4 Sequential Circuits
R 10/11 Ch. 4 Lab:
T 10/16 Ch. 4
R 10/18 Ch. 5 Registers and Counters Lab:
T 10/23 Ch. 5
R 10/25 Ch. 5 Lab:
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T 10/30 Ch. 6 Memory/Programmable Logic Devices
R 11/1 Ch. 6 Lab:
T 11/6 Ch. 6
R 11/8 Ch. 7 Register Transfers and Datapaths Lab:
T 11/13 Ch. 7
R 11/15 Ch. 7 Lab:
T 11/20 Ch. 8 Sequencing and Control
R 11/22 - No class, no lab - Thanksgiving
T 11/27 Ch. 8
R 11/29 Ch. 9 Instruction Set Architecture Lab:
T 12/4 Ch. 9
R 12/6 Ch. 10 Central Processing Unit Design Lab:
T 12/11 Ch. 10
R 12/13 Ch. 11 Input-Output and Communication Lab:
T 12/18 - Final Exam 1:00-3:00pm (as scheduled by registrar)
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Lab experiments will include the following:
- circuit construction/assembly (digital probe)
- R, I, V, f, oscilloscopes and measurements
- AND, OR, NOT
- NAND, NOR, XOR
- decoders
- half adders
- multipliers, multiplexers
- flip-flops
- external machine control (software, hardware interfacing)
- analog-digital and digital-analog conversion
Grading:
Your grade will be determined from the average of all your quizzes (all quizzes, except the final, will be scheduled as surprise quizzes, either oral or written), and the average of your experiment write-ups. Due dates for experiment write-ups will be announced as labs are completed but will usually be one week after the conclusion of a laboratory session. Letter grades will be associated with averages as follows:
A-= 90,91; A=92-95; A+= 96,or higher
B- =80,81; B=82-87; B+=88,89
C-=70,71; C=72-77; C+=78,79
D-=60,61; D=62-67; D+=68,69
F = 59 and lower.
Office:
My office is in the Physics Suite, Blodgett Hall, Room 8C.
Phone: 516.877.4879
Office Hours:
MW 11:00-11:50 [in BLD 8C]
TR 1:40-2:55 [in BLD 8C]
R 3:05-5:30 [in BLD 8C]
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