Course Syllabus

This course teaches the fundamental theory and design methods for digital systems. Topics include: logic functions minimization, combinational circuit design, synchronous and asynchronous sequential circuit design, state diagrams, Mealy and Moore circuits, state minimization and assignment, basic computer organization, and controller implementation. This course also teaches the use of software tools for design, minimization, simulation, and schematic capture of digital systems. The digital systems that are designed will be implemented using MSI, LSI, and field programmable gate arrays.

Instructor: Dr. Chris Myers 

Teaching assistants: Harikrishna, Harsha Nori, Bhawna Lakshmipathy, Ke Xu

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CS 1410 (Intro to CS) or 2000 (Intro to Programming), and PHYCS 2220: Physics for Scien. & Engineering II.

The programming requirement ensures that you have a basic programming knowledge.  While we will not be programming in this class, we will be using the Verilog hardware description language that looks like a programming language like C. While some concepts are similar to programming languages, there are many differences which is what we will focus on in this course.

The Physics requirement ensures that you have knowledge of basic electronics: resistance, capacitance, current, voltage, Ohm's law, Kirchoffs laws, etc.

Fundamentals of Digital Logic with Verilog Design, by Stephen Brown and Zvonko Vranesic 

Available at the Campus Bookstore.

 

Class Lecture	12:25 - 1:45pm	Tuesday and Thursday	Dr. Myers	WEB 1230
Office Hours	2pm - 3pm	Tuesday	Dr. Myers	MEB 4112
Office Hours	11am - noon	Thursday	Dr. Myers	MEB 4112
Discussion Section 1	2pm - 5pm	Tuesday	Harikrishna	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 2	8am - 11am	Wednesday	Harsha Nori	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 3	3pm - 6pm	Wednesday	Harikrishna	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 4	9am - noon	Thursday	Harsha Nori	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 5	2pm - 5pm	Thursday	Bhawna Lakshmipathy	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 6	8am - 11am	Friday	Harsha Nori	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 7	2pm - 5pm	Friday	Harikrishna	MEB 3133
Office Hours	9am - 10am	Monday	Ke Xu	MEB 3133
Office Hours	4pm - 5pm	Monday	Harikrishna	MEB 3133
Office Hours	9am - 10am	Tuesday	Harsha Nori	MEB 3133
Office Hours	11am - noon	Wednesday	Bhawna Lakshmipathy	MEB 3133
Office Hours	2pm - 3pm	Wednesday	Harikrishna	MEB 3133
Office Hours	8am - 9am	Thursday	Harsha Nori	MEB 3133
Office Hours	11am - noon	Friday	Bhawna Lakshmipathy	MEB 3133

Homework should be turned into the appropriate ECE homework locker for your TA located in MEB 2101 (across from the new ECE office). Hardware labs and the project will be checked off in your discussion section or office hours, and write-up is due at time of check-off.  All assignments will be graded and returned in your discussion section within one week.  All homework, labs, etc. are assumed to be correctly graded one week after they are returned.  If you have a question regarding your homework or lab grade, please contact your TA. For exams, the person who graded the problem must address the issue.  If there are any questions on grading, they must be addressed within one week of receiving a graded assignment. After the one week has elapsed, no changes will be considered. Please put your discussion section number on all assignments.

During the semester, you may turn in one homework or lab late, but no later than when the assignment is returned graded to the rest of the class.  Students who do not take advantage of this policy will receive 10 extra credit points on their homework grade.  AFTER THE FIRST LATE ASSIGNMENT, NO OTHERS WILL BE ACCEPTED EXCEPT WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE INSTRUCTOR.

Cheating will not be tolerated in this course.  

ECE students are bound by the ECE Academic Misconduct Policy as well as the University’s Student Code. Cheating on exams (using unauthorized materials, copying or collaborating with another student), and plagiarizing (copying words, code, or work from another person without crediting it to them), constitute academic misconduct in this course and will result in academic sanction. Academic misconduct on any assignment will result in a sanction in this course up to failing the course.  The sanctions are the following:

You may find the Spring semester guidelines here.