CSC 265 Syllabus Fall 2009
 Digital Logic

Instructor: Linda M. Hicks

Email: hickslm@umflint.edu
          Outlook Web Mail  (Always use your umflint student email account for course related communication. )
Phone: (810) 762-3184  (voice mail leave a message)

Office Hours: 

  • TTh: 1:45-3:00 pm in 213D msb
  • W: 3:30-4:00  in 213D msb & 6:00-6:30 pm in 106 msb
  • and by appointment

Recommended Textbook:  Digital Fundamentals  by Thomas L. Floyd

Textbook Web Site for text without VHDL
The study guide portion of this site allows you to take practice quizzes to review concepts presented in the text. Additionally, chapter Checkups and Circuit Analysis problems are provided.

Course Meetings:
CSC 265: TuTh 4:00 pm-5:15 pm 106 MSB
CSC 266: W  4:00 pm-5:50 pm 106 MSB

Blackboard Course Companion Login

URL: packard.flint.umich.edu/~hickslm   

Grading: Your grade will be determined on the basis of the following weight factors:

 Midterm Exam          @ 30%
 Quizzes/Homework  @ 30%
 Final Exam               @ 40%   

General Course Policies including:

Material covered 
 (This is a tentative schedule for material covered, and is subject to change at any time. )

Tasks
Sept. 8th Chapter 1: Introductory Concepts  
Sept. 15th Chapter 2: Number Systems, Operations and Code Quiz 1 number systems
Sept. 22nd Chapter 3: Logic Gates,
Chapter 4: Boolean Algebra and Logic Simplification  		 
Sept. 29th  Chapter 4: Standard Forms: Sum of Products, Product of Sums, Karnaugh Maps  Quiz 2 Boolean Algebra
Oct. 6th Chapter 4: Circuit Simplification using Karnaugh Maps  Quiz 3
K-Maps
Oct. 13th Chapter 5: Combinational Logic  
Oct. 20th Chapter 6 Functions of Combinational Logic   
Oct. 27th Chapter 7 Latches, Flip-Flops, and Timers.
 Midterm Exam - Tuesday Oct. 27th
 Drop Class without petition deadline Friday Oct. 30th		  
Nov. 3rd Chapter 7 Latches, Flip-Flops, and Timers.  
Nov. 10th Chapter 8 Counters  
Nov. 17 th Chapter 9: Shift Registers Quiz 4 Flip-Flops, BSD
Nov. 24th Chapter 10: Memory and Storage
 Thanksgiving Recess Wednesday – Sunday, November 25 - 29
Dec. 1st

Digital Computer Systems

 Instructor Notes
Dec. 8th Digital Computer Systems
Instructor Notes
Dec. 14th Classes End Monday Dec 14th  (Tuesday December 15th is a Study Day)  

Final Exam: Tuesday, December 22nd 4:15-6:45 pm 

 

           

This page was last modified on 09/24/2009 by L.M. Hicks