Course Syllabus

Digital Electronics 7637 Student Information Packet

         Digital Electronics will include both class room and laboratory instruction.  Through this program the student will gain an understanding of the concepts of electricity and digital electronics. 

Class room instruction will introduce the student to the course concepts. Laboratory instruction will reinforce classroom theory through the use of Multisym circuit simulation software.

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Unit 1 – Fundamentals

1.1  -  Safety

1.2 – Basic Electron Theory

1.3 – Scientific Prefixes

1.4 – Resistance

1.5 – Laws

1.6 – Capacitance

1.7 – Analog and Digital Waveforms

1.8 – Data Sheets

 

Unit 2 – Number Systems

2.1 – Conversions

 

Unit 3 – Gates

3.1 – Logic Gates

 

Unit 4 – Boolean Algebra

4.1 – Boolean Expressions

4.2 – Logic Simplifications

4.3 – Duality of Logic Functions

 

Unit 5 – Combinational Circuit Design

5.1– Solving Combinational Logic Problems

5.2 – Specific Application of MSI Gates

5.3 – Programmable Logic Devices

 

Unit 6 – Adding

6.1 – Binary Addition

 

 

Unit 7 – Flip-Flops

7.1 – Introduction to Sequential Logic

7.2 – The J-K Flip-Flop

7.3 – Triggers

7.4 – Flip-Flop Considerations

7.5 – Elementary Applications of Flip-Flops

 

Unit 8 – Shift Registers and Counters

8.1 – Shift Registers

8.2 – Asynchronous Counters

8.3 – Synchronous Counters

 

Unit 9 – Families and Specifications

9.1 – Families and Specifications

 

Unit 10 – Microprocessor

10.1 – Microprocessors

10.2 – Interfacing with Motors

 

Classroom Rules

ATTENDANCE:   STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO BE IN CLASS AND

READY TO WORK WHEN THE TARDY BELL RINGS AND HAVE PAPER AND WRITING INSTRUMENTS AVAILABLE.

 

LEAVING CLASS:  STUDENTS ARE NOT TO LEAVE CLASS WITHOUT A PROPER HALL PASS AND THE PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. STUDENTS SHOULD PLAN TO USE THE RESTROOMS BEFORE CLASS. ONLY ONE STUDENT AT A TIME WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE ROOM.

 

FOOD & DRINKS:  FOOD IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM/LAB AREA.  DRINKS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE LAB AT ANY TIME. FOOD ITEMS YOU MAY HAVE SHOULD NOT BE VISIBLE. PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR BOOK BAG AND OUT OF SIGHT.

 

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT:  SHOULD BE RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL

LOCATION BEFORE LEAVING The CLASS / LAB AREA.

 

SAFETY:  HORSEPLAY WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATION.

 

DISRUPTIVE TALKING:  WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. UPON THE NEED TO ASK OR ANSWER QUESTIONS STUDENTS WILL RAISE THEIR HAND AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. STUDENTS MUST REFRAIN FROM ANY TYPE OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH A TEACHER'S RIGHT TO TEACH AND A STUDENT'S RIGHT TO LEARN.

 

SLEEPING IN CLASS: IS NOT PERMITTED, IT IS THE STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO ARRIVE IN CLASS RESTED AND ALERT.

 

END OF CLASS:  DURING THE LAST MINUTES OF CLASS STUDENTS WILL REMAIN SEATED AT THEIR STATIONS OR DESKS UNTIL THE BELL RINGS FOR DISMISSAL. STANDING AT THE DOOR WAITING FOR THE BELL TO RING IS NOT ALLOWED.

 

 

Grading

Six Week Grading Period

   Class / Lab................................    .2

   Quiz  ………………………….    .7

   Unit Review Test........................  1

   Six Week Test............................  2

 

Semester Grade

   First Grading Period.............................25%

   Second Grading Period........................25%

   Third Grading Period...........................25%

   Exam....................................................25% 

   Total........................................................100%

 

 

 

Supplies:

 

You will need one notebook dedicated to your class and lab work

Course Summary:

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