EE106: Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering I

Course Description: This introductory course covers digital systems topics including binary numbers, logic gates, Boolean algebra, circuit simplification using Karnaugh maps, flip-flops, counters, shift registers and arithmetic circuits. Problem solving methods, study skills and professional development will be addressed throughout the course.

EE106_syllabus

Textbooks:

  • “Fundamentals of Logic Design (7th)”, Charles H. Roth. Jr. and Larry L. Kenney, Cengage Learning Engineering, 2014.

    • Tentative Class Schedule
    Week Dates Topics Readings & Handouts Labs & HW
    1 Jan.9 - Jan.13

  • Binary numbers
  • Variables and functions
  • Inversion

    		• Chapter 1, 2
    2 Jan.16 - Jan.20

  • Truth tables
  • Logic gates and networks
  • Boolean Algebra

    • 3 Jan.23 - Jan.27

  • Benn Diagram
  • Synthesis using logic gates

    • 4 Jan.30 - Feb.3

  • NAND and NOR Logic Networks
  • Design Examples

    • 5 Feb.6 - Feb.10

  • Karnaugh mapping
  • Strategy for Minimization
  • Minimization of POS Forms
  • Incompletely specified functions

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    6 Feb.13 - Feb.17

  • Multilevel Synthesis
  • Problems Solving

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    7 Feb.20 - Feb.24

  		• lab4
    8 Feb.27 - March 3

  • 9 March 6 - March 10

    10 March 13 - March 17

  • 11 March 20 - March 24

  • 12 March 27 - March 31

  • 13 April 3 - April 7

  • 14 April 10 - April 14

  • 15 April 17 - April 21

  • 16 April 24 - April 28

    17 Final Exam