[2021 Spring] Digital Logic Design

Course Information

Course Digital Logic Design Department Computer Science and Engineering
Office Hours Wed. 14:00 ~ 17:00 Course No. and Class 36500-01
Hours 3.0 Academic Credit 3.0
Professor Yoon, Myung Kuk Office Jinseonmi-Gwan, 213
Telephone (82)-2-3277-3819 E-Mail myungkuk.yoon at ewha.ac.kr
Value of Competence Keyword
Class Time (TUE) 17:00 ~ 18:15
(FRI) 15:30 ~ 16:45

Course Description

Digital (or Boolean) Logic is a system of rules that allow us to make complicated decisions based on simple YES/NO (1/0) questions. In this class, students will learn what digital logics are and how digital logics work.

Prerequisites

NONE

Course Format

Lecture Discussion/Presentation Experiment/Practicum Field Study Other
100% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Course Objectives

In this class, students will be introduced to:

  1. An overview of integrated circuit technology
  2. Logic functions and circuits
  3. Boolean algebra for dealing with logic functions
  4. Logic gates
  5. Analysis of circuits
  6. How transistors operate
  7. Graphical representation of logic functions in the form of Karnaugh maps
  8. Representation of numbers in computers
  9. Circuits used to perform arithmetic operations
  10. Commonly used combinational sub-circuits
  11. Multiplexers, Flip-flops, Registers, Shift registers, and so on
  12. Sequential behavior of digital circuits
  13. Hardware description languages: VHDL and Verilog
  14. More if time permits

Evaluation System

Relative + Absolute Evaluation

Midterm Exam Final Exam Quizzes Presentations Projects Assignment Participation Other
30% 50% 10% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0%

*Evaluation of group projects may include peer evaluations.

Explain of evaluation system

  1. About 35% of students: A
  2. About 45% of students: B
  3. About 20% of students: C and below

Required Materials

You do NOT need to buy all the books below. You just need one of the book!

  • Fundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design

    Stephen Brown and Zvonko Vranesic
    Edition: Third (3E)
    ISBN-13: 978-0073529530
    ISBN-10: 0073529532

  • Fundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design

    Stephen Brown and Zvonko Vranesic
    Edition: Third (3E) + International
    ISBN-13: 978-0071268806

  • Fundamentals of Digital Logic with Verilog Design

    Stephen Brown and Zvonko Vranesic
    Edition: Third (3E)
    ISBN-13: 978-0073380544
    ISBN-10: 0073380547

  • Fundamentals of Digital Logic with Verilog Design

    Stephen Brown and Zvonko Vranesic
    Edition: Third (3E) + International
    ISBN-13: 978-1259072031

Supplementary Materials

NONE

Optional Additional Readings

NONE

Course Contents

Week Date Topics & Materials Assignement & Quiz
Week #01 2021-03-02 (TUE) CH #01: Introduction of Digital Logic Design
2021-03-05 (FRI)
Week #02 2021-03-09 (TUE) CH #02: Introduction to Logic Circuits
2021-03-12 (FRI)
Week #03 2021-03-16 (TUE)
2021-03-19 (FRI) CH #03: Implementation Technology
Week #04 2021-03-23 (TUE)
2021-03-26(FRI) Quiz #01
Week #05 2021-03-30 (TUE) CH #04: Optimized Implementation of Logic Functions
2021-04-02 (FRI)
Week #06 2021-04-06 (TUE)
2021-04-09 (FRI)
Week #07 2021-04-13 (TUE) CH #05:Number Representation and Arithmetic Circuits Quiz #02
2021-04-16 (FRI)
Week #08 2021-04-20 (TUE) MIDTERM EXAM
2021-04-23 (FRI) CH #05:Number Representation and Arithmetic Circuits
Week #09 2021-04-27 (TUE)
2021-04-30 (FRI) CH #06: Combinational-Circuit Building Blocks
Week #10 2021-05-04 (TUE)
2021-05-07 (FRI)
Week #11 2021-05-11 (TUE) Quiz #03
2021-05-14 (FRI) CH #07:Flip-Flops, Registers, Counters, and a Simple Processor
Week #12 2021-05-18 (TUE)
2021-05-21 (FRI)
Week #13 2021-05-25 (TUE)
2021-05-28 (FRI) Recoreded
Week #14 2021-06-01 (TUE) CH #08:Synchronous Sequential Circuits
2021-06-04 (FRI) Quiz #04
Week #15 2021-06-08 (TUE)
2021-06-11 (FRI)
Week #16 2021-06-15 (TUE) NO CLASS
2021-06-18 (FRI) FINAL EXAM

Course Policies

*For laboratory courses, all students are required to complete lab safety training.

Special Accommodations

*According to the University regulation #57, students with disabilities can request special accommodation related to attendance, lectures, assignments, and/or tests by contacting the course professor at the beginning of semester. Based on the nature of the students’ requests, students can receive support for such accommodations from the course professor and/or from the Support Center for Students with Disabilities (SCSD).

Extra Information

The contents of this syllabus are not final—they may be updated.