| Reading Assignments | |||||
| Beginning date | Topic |
Roth 7th Edition |
Roth 6th Edition |
Roth 5th Edition |
Lam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan | Read the syllabus | . | . | . | . |
| -- | Intro and basic logic | . | Preface, 1.1, 2.1-2.5 | Preface, 1.1, 2.1-2.5 | 2.1-2.5, 2.11, Chapter 3 |
| -- | Number systems and arithmetic | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 |
| -- | Boolean algebra and K-maps | Chapters 2-5, 7 | Chapters 2-5, 7 | Chapters 2-5, 7 | 2.6-2.11 |
| -- | MSI circuit elements | 9.1-9.4 | 9.1-9.4 | 9.1-9.4 | 4.1, 4.3-4.7, 4.2 |
| -- | More MSI | 4.7 (Adders) | 4.7 (Adders) | 4.7 (Adders) | 4.2 |
| -- | ALU | . | . | . | 6.2 |
| -- | Sequential circuit elements (flip-flops) | Chapter 11 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 11 | 5.1-5.4 |
| -- | More sequential circuits, counters and registers | Chapter 12 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 12 | 5.5-5.8 |
| -- | Shifting | . | . | . | 5.7.2 |
| -- | RAM, ROM | 9.5 (ROM) | 9.5 (ROM) | 9.5 (ROM) | 6.5 |
| -- | Algorithmic State Machines (ASMs) | Chapters 16, 19 | Chapters 16, 19 | Chapters 16, 19 | chapter 7 |
| -- | VHDL | Chapter 10, Appendix B, (Chapters 17, 20) | Chapter 10, Appendix B, (Chapters 17, 20) | Chapter 10, Appendix B, (Chapters 17, 20) | -- |
| -- | Static IC parameters (delays, hazards, fan in/out); Simulation/Testing | . | Chapter 8 | Chapter 8 (delays, hazards, fan in/out) | 4.8 |
| -- | PLDs | 9.6-9.8 | 9.6-9.8 | 9.6-9.8 | 6.4 |
| -- | GCPU (Read documentation) | . | -- | -- | Chapters 8-12 (if available) |