Professor Hsien-Hsin S. Lee
Section A
Fall 2008
Time: MWF 10:05-10:55am
Classroom: Klaus 2456
Office hour: MW 11:00-12:00
Course Syllabus
Textbook:
  • Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals by M. Morris Mano and Charles R. Kime. 4th edition, Prentice Hall. 2008.
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    [ Class Announcement | Schedule & Slides | Assignments | TA Schedule | Exams | Grade Distribution | Honor Code | General 2030 site]

    Class Announcement
    08/18: First class meeting.
    08/25: Class Calendar Click Here or Add the Schedule into your Google account.
    09/07: TA for Section A is announced. He will grade your assignments and answer specific questions for Section A students.
    09/07: Click Here for 2030 General TA Schedule in VL448F.
    09/08: Homework#1 is out, due in one week.
    09/08: Exam#1 is moved to 09/17.
    09/15: HW#1 Solution is online.
    09/20: Exam and Homework Statistics page is available HERE
    09/21: Exam #1 Solution posted.
    09/29: Homework #2 is out, due on 10/10.
    10/10: Homework #2 Solution is posted.

    Class Schedule (Tentative) and Slides
    Week Topic Slide Reading Assignment Other Announcement
    1: 08/18-08/22 M: Introduction Lec1-intro.ppt
    Lec2-number.ppt
    Sec 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6
    Moore's Law
    W: No class, lecturer out of town
    F: Number system
    2: 08/25-08/29 M: Switches, CMOS Lec3-switch.ppt
    Lec4-cmos.ppt
    Supplement: CMOS Circuits
    Sec 2.1, 2.8
    W: CMOS, Xmission Gate
    F: CMOS network
    3: 09/01-09/05 M: No Class, Holiday Lec5-boolean.ppt
    Lec6-canonical.ppt
    Sec 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 ¥ 09/01: Official Holiday
    W: Boolean Algebra
    F: Canonical Forms
    4: 09/08-09/12 M: K-map Lec7-kmap.ppt
    Lec8-QM.ppt
    See class note
    Supplement: Q-M method
    ¥ 09/08: HW#1 Out
    W: Quine-McCluskey
    F:  Quine-McCluskey
    5: 09/15-09/19 M: Combinational Logic, Mixed Logic Lec9-comb.ppt Supplement: Mixed Logic
    Sec 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
    ¥ 09/15: HW#1 Due
    W: In-Class Exam #1
    F: Mixed Logic
    6: 09/22-09/26 M: Timing, Mux Lec10-mux.ppt
    Lec11-dec.ppt
    Sec  3.4 - 3.6
    W: Mux, DeMux
    F: Decoder
    7: 09/29-10/03 M: Encoder, Comparator Lec12-adder.ppt Sec 3.7 - 3.9
    Also see class note
    Sec 4.1 - 4.4
    Carry lookahead adder
    ¥ 09/29: HW#2 Out
    W: Adder, Subtractor
    F: Overflow, Parity, Shifter
    8: 10/06-10/10 M: Integer Multiplier Lec13-shifter.ppt Sec 9.4, Sec 4.5
    class note
    ¥ 10/10: HW#2 Due
    W: Integer Multiplier
    F: Sequential Logic
    9: 10/13-10/17 M: No Class, Recess Lec14-seq.ppt ¥ 10/13-14: Student Recess
    W: In-class Exam#2
    F: SR Latch, D-Latch
    10: 10/20-10/24 M: Flip Flops Lec15-reg.ppt Sec 5.1 -5.3
    class notes
    Sec 7.1-7.3, 7.6
    W: Register
    F:  Toggle cell
    11: 10/27-10/31 M: Counter Lec16-FSM.ppt Sec 5.4 - 5.5
    W: State machine
    F: State Diagram, Table
    12: 11/03-11/07 M: FSM Examples Lec17-mem.ppt Sec 8.1 - 8.3
    W: FSM Examples
    F: Memory, ROM
    13: 11/10-11/14

    M: In-class Exam#3

    Sec 6.8
    W: TBD
    F: Programmable Logic
    14: 11/17-11/21 M: ISA Lec18-ISA.ppt pp.166 - 176
    Supplement: ISA
    W: MIPS instruction Types
    F: Program Control
    15: 11/24-11/28 M: SPIM Lec19-control.ppt Chapter 10
    class notes
    array.s
    prime.s
    ¥ 10/27-28: Thanksgiving
    W: Stack
    F: No Class, holiday
    16: 12/01-12/05 M: Single-cycle Datapath Lec20-datapath.ppt Chapter 9
    Supplement: branch, datapath
    W: Microcode Control
    F: Microcode Control
    17: 12/08-12/12

    FINAL WEEK


    Homework Assignments
    HW#1 Problem
    Solution
    HW#2 Problem
    Solution

    TA Schedule
    TA for Section A Thanh-nha H Tran
    Lab Hours Location: ECE Help Lab Van Leer 448F
    Schedule Click Here

    Exams
    Ex#1 Solution

    Grade Distribution
    Distribution Click Here

    Honor Code
    • Students are expected to abide by the Georgia Tech Honor Code and to avoid any instances of academic misconduct in homework assignments and exams. Any violation will be directly reported to the Dean of Students' Affairs for further action.
    • Please read the Student Code of Conduct. In particular, Section B regarding Prohibited Academic Conduct.