ECE 238L
Contents
Schedule
Syllabus
Schedule
Lecture Slides
Labs
Homework requirements
Reference


Week
Date
Lect.
Topic
Reading
1
Aug 22
1
Digital Computers and Numbers
1.1 - 1.3

Aug 24 2
Number Base Conversion 1.3
2
Aug 29 3
Decimal Conversion and BCD Addition 1.3–1.4

Aug 31 4
Boolean Algebra 2.1–2
3
Sep 5 5
Gates 2.6
 
Sep 7 6
Canonical Expressions 2.3
4
Sep 12 7
K-Maps 2.5
 
Sep 14 8
Design Hierarchy and Analysis 3.1–3.4
5
Sep 19 9
Integrated Circuits 3.4

Sep 21 10
ROMs, PLAs and FPGAs 3.5–6
6
Sep 26 11
Decoders and Encoders 4.1–4

Sep 28 12
Multiplexers and Adders 4.5-6,5.2
7
Oct 3 13
Binary Subtraction and 2’s Complement 5.3–4

Oct 5 14
Carry Look-Ahead Adder & Multipliers 5.2,5
8
Oct 10
Exam 1 1–5

Oct 12
Fall Break - no class
9
Oct 17 15
Latches and Flip-Flops 6.1–3

Oct 19
No Class
TBD
10
Oct 24 16
Sequential Circuit Analysis, Mealy/Moore Models 6.4

Oct 26 17
Sequential Circuit Design 6.5
11
Oct 31 18
Mealy/Moore Design Circuits

Nov 2 19
Mealy vs. Moore Design
12
Nov 7 20
Registers and Counters 7.1–5

Nov 9 21
BCD Counters 7.6
13
Nov 14
Exam 2 6–7

Nov 16 22
Memory 9.1–2
14
Nov 21 23
RAM 9.3–6

Nov 23
Thanksgiving - no class
15
Nov 28 24
Register Transfer Logic ??

Nov 30 25
Datapath 10.1–2
16
Dec 5 26
Machine Sequencing and Control 8.1–8.4

Dec 7
Review for Final


HOMEWORK and LABS