Rex N. Fisher  --  CoE 243: Course Outline

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NOTE:  Because Monday, May 28 and Wednesday, July 4 are holidays, *optional* study sessions will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on May 30 (Day 4) and July 9 (Day 15).

Day 1:   Lecture 1:    Course Introduction
                                 Digital Concepts
                                 Number Systems
                                 Codes
                                 Class Notes
             HW1:           Read Faculty Web Page
                                 Tocci: Read Chapt 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.8
                                 Katz: Read Chapt 1, Appendix A
                                 Worksheet 1

Day 2:   Lecture 2:    Logic Gates
                                Boolean Algebra
                                Class Notes
             HW2:          Tocci: Read Chapt 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3..4, 3.5, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 4.6
                                Katz: Read Chapt 2, 3
                                Worksheet 2

             Lab 2:         Logic Gates

Day 3:   Memorial Day Holiday  (Optional "make-up/help session" at 5:00 on Day 4)

Day 4:   Lecture 4:    Combinational Logic CircuitsLogic Gates
                                Boolean Algebra
                                Class Notes
             HW4:          Tocci: Read Chapt 3.6, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5,4.8, 4.14
                                Katz: Read Chapt 2, 3
                                Worksheet 4       

Day 5:   Lab 5:         SSI Circuits

Day 6:   Lecture 6:    Test 1
                                Decoders
                                Encoders
                                Comparators
                                Multiplexers
                                Demultiplexers    
                                 Tri-State Devices
                                 Open-Collector Outputs
                                 Class Notes
             HW6:          Tocci (7th Ed): Read Chapt 9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.5, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.13,9.15, 9.16
                                Tocci (8th Ed): Read Chapt 9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.10, 9.11, 9.12, 9.13 
                                Katz: Read Chapt 4
                                Worksheet 6

Day 7:   Lecture 7:    Binary Arithmetic
                                Adders
                                Subtractors
                                ALUs
             HW7:          Tocci: Read Chapt 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.9, 6.11, 6.15, 6.17, 6.18
                                Katz: Read Chapt 4
                                Worksheet 7  

Day 8:   Lab 8:         Arithmetic Logic Units

Day 9:   Lecture 9:    Test 2
                                Latches
                                Flip Flops
             HW9:          Tocci: Read Chapt 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.13
                                Katz: Read Chapt 5
                                Worksheet 9 

Day 10:   Lab 10:     Latches & Flip Flops

Day 11:   Lecture 11:    Sequential Circuit Design & Analysis
                                    Registers
                                    Shift Registers
                                    Asynchronous Counters
               HW11:          Tocci: Read Chapt 5.12, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.23, 5.24
                                                                  7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
                                    Katz: Read Chapts 5
                                    Worksheet 11

Day 12:   Lecture 12:    Synchronous Counters
                                    Intro to State Machines
               HW12:          Read FSM Handout
                                    Tocci: Read Chapts 7.6, 7.7, 7.11, 7.14                    
                                    Katz: Read Chapts 6, 8, 10
                                    Worksheet 12

Day 13:   Lecture 13:    Test 3 (After Lab 13)
               Lab 13:          Finite State Machines

Day 14:   Independence Day Holiday  (Optional "make-up/help session" at 5:00 on Day 15)

Day 15:    Lecture 15:    Comprehensive Final Test (Open-Book)

Day 16:    Lecture 16:    Project Presentations