PHY 201: Course Calendar

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Aug. 31 Course syllabus
Binary Numbers (presentation)
Binary Numbers (lab)
Running a C program in Visual Studio
Sep. 7 Truth tables, etc. (presentation)
Introduction to Electronic Workbench (Multisim) and Truth Tables (lab)
Read and summarize Chapter 1 from The Pattern on the Stone
Sep. 14 Simplifying Truth Tables and Karnaugh Maps (presentation)
Simplifying Truth Tables (lab)
Read and summarize Chapter 2 from The Pattern on the Stone
Sep. 21 Multiplexors and Demultiplexors (presentation)
Multiplexors and Demultiplexors (lab)
Making subcircuits in Multisim (lab)
Read and summarize Chapter 3 from The Pattern on the Stone
Sep. 28 Next week is both the Career Expo and the test.  If you are late for the test because you are attending the Career Expo, I will understand and still allow you the full three hours to take the test. Also if you want me to review your resume for the Career Expo, then send it to me Sunday (the earlier the better).  Finally see me on Monday to pick up graded Lab 4's.  


Adders and Simple Digital-to-Analog(presentation)
Adders and Simple Digital-to-Analog (lab)
Read and summarize Chapter 4 from The Pattern on the Stone
(Lab and homework are due in two weeks since there is a test next week.)
Oct. 5 Tentative date for Test 1 covering Labs 1-4.
Oct. 12 Memory, flip-flops, etc. (presentation)
Memory, flip-flops, etc (lab)
AdderWithRegisters.ms8
Read and summarize Chapter 5 from The Pattern on the Stone
Oct. 19 Shift registers, floats etc. (presentation)
Shift registers, floats etc. (lab)
Modem.ms8
Read and summarize Chapter 6 from The Pattern on the Stone
Oct. 26 Flip-flops, counting, etc. (presentation)
Shift registers, floats etc. (lab)
Read and summarize Chapter 7 from The Pattern on the Stone
Nov. 2 Microcode (presentation)
Microcode etc. (lab)
ram.ms8
Nov. 9 Tentative date for Test 2 covering Labs 5-8.
Nov. 16 Stacks (presentation)
Stacks, etc. (lab)
Read and summarize Chapter 8 from The Pattern on the Stone
Nov. 23 Thanksgiving.
Nov. 30 Comparators (presentation)
Buses (presentation)
Some talk about cache
Lab 11
Read and summarize Chapter 9 from The Pattern on the Stone
Dec. 7 Using AlphaNumericTester.ms8 and HelpSign.ms8 as a model, make a sign that has at least three different letters.
Dec. 14 Test 3.

 

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