CS/EE 3700
Fundamentals of Digital System Design

Course description

This course teaches the fundamental theory and design methods for digital systems. Topics include: logic functions minimization, combinational circuit design, synchronous and asynchronous sequential circuit design, state diagrams, Mealy and Moore circuits, state minimization and assignment, basic computer organization, and controller implementation. This course also teaches the use of software tools for design, minimization, simulation, and schematic capture of digital systems. The digital systems that are designed will be implemented using MSI, LSI, and field programmable gate arrays.

Teaching staff

Instructor: Dr. Chris Myers

Teaching assistants: David Sanderson, Jian Zhou, and James Bergstrom.

Grader: Dong-Hoon Yoo,

How to get more information

Due to the quantity of students in this class, maintaining and using a class mailing list is infeasible. Therefore, there is a class webboard, which you should read frequently. The webboard will be used to answer all questions and to provide any additional information about homeworks. Is will also be an additional medium to lecture for announcements concerning homeworks, labs, exams, and deadlines. All questions that are of a general interest to the class should be posted to the news group. Questions on a personal level need to be directed to your assigned TA or to Professor Myers.

Books

Fundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design

Fundamentals of Digital Logic with VHDL Design, by Stephen Brown and Zvonko Vranesic

Available at the Campus Bookstore.

Meeting Times

Class Lecture	8:35am - 10:30am	Tuesday and Thursday	Dr. Myers	EMCB 101
Office Hours	10:30am - 11:30	Tuesday and Thursday	Dr. Myers	MEB 4112
Office Hours	1-2pm	Monday	Jian	CADE Lab
Office Hours	3-5pm	Monday	James	CADE Lab
Office Hours	5-7pm	Monday	Jian	CADE Lab
Office Hours	12-2:30pm	Tuesday	Dave	CADE Lab
Office Hours	3:30-5pm	Tuesday	James	CADE Lab
Office Hours	10:40-12:20	Wednesday	Dave	CADE Lab
Office Hours	12-2pm	Wednesday	Jian	CADE Lab
Office Hours	1:45-3:40pm	Wednesday	Dave	CADE Lab
Office Hours	3-5pm	Wednesday	James	CADE Lab
Office Hours	5-7pm	Wednesday	Jian	CADE Lab
Office Hours	12-2:30pm	Thursday	Dave	CADE Lab
Office Hours	3:30-5pm	Thursday	James	CADE Lab
Office Hours	8:30-10:30am	Friday	James	CADE Lab
Office Hours	10:45-12:45pm	Friday	Dave	CADE Lab
Office Hours	1-2pm	Friday	James	CADE Lab
Office Hours	2-4pm	Friday	Jian	CADE Lab
Office Hours	10-noon	Saturday	Jian	CADE Lab
Discussion Section 1	9:40-10:30am	Monday	James	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 2	10:45-11:35am	Monday	Dave	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 3	2-2:50pm	Tuesday	Jian	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 4	3:05-3:55pm	Tuesday	Jian	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 5	7:30-8:20am	Wednesday	Dave	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 6	9:40-10:30am	Wednesday	James	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 7	7:30-8:20am	Tuesday	Dave	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 8	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	James	MEB 3133
Discussion Section 9	2:00-2:50pm	Thursday	Jian	MEB 3133

Homework & Projects

Homework should be turned into the appropriate EE homework locker located in MEB just North-East of the main EE office. Homework will be graded and returned in your discussion section within one week. There is no provision for turning in late homework or projects. All homework, labs, etc. are assumed to be correctly graded one week after they are returned. If you have a question regarding you grade, please contact the grader or for exams the person who graded the problem to address the issue. If there are any questions on grading, they must be addressed within one week of receiving a graded assignment. After the one week has lapsed, no changes will be considered. Please put your discussion section number and name of your TA on all homework and projects.

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