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Thomas E. Blum
Office: H-133
Office Hours: Mon.
10:30-11:30, Tues. 11:00-12:00, Wed. 10:30-11:30 and Thur. 11:00-12:00, or by appointment
Phone: 215-951-1139
e-mail: blum@lasalle.edu
Web: http://www.lasalle.edu/~blum
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Description: |
The course covers some basic electronics, including resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors and
transformers. The course introduces the basic logic gates and demonstrates how they
can be used to realize arbitrary truth tables (combinatorial logic). Simplification
procedures (Karnaugh maps) are introduced. Digital representation and
sequential logic circuits are covered as well. Emphasis is placed on computer
components such as adders, comparators, multiplexors, memory, counters,
and bus-related circuits.
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Meetings: |
Mondays & Wednesdays 2:00 - 3:15
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Location: |
Holroyd 155 |
Text: |
The Pattern on the Stone,
(W. Daniel Hillis, Basic Books, 1998)
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Websites: |
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Assessment: |
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Tests: | 60% |
3 on-line tests (the last during final's week). |
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Homework:
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10% |
One page chapter summaries of the book The Pattern on the Stone.
(This is done individually.)
The book is on reserve in the library. Overnight use (1 night).
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Class: |
5% |
a mixture of attendance and participation |
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Lab: | 25% |
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- Ordinarily, these labs will be done in teams of two.
- I reserve the right to select the teams, limit the number of labs
that can be done with a particular partner, and so on.
- Unless stated otherwise, lab reports (one report per team) are due
the week after the lab. Labs and homeworks submitted after the test on
the relevant material will not be eligible for full credit.
- Although labs are a team effort, each student is responsible for
learning all of the skills and concepts.
- Plagiarism, be it from a book, a web site or a fellow student, will
be considered cheating. Copying simulation circuits is also considered
cheating.
- You must cite the sources you use. Sentences directly quoted
require quotation marks, and so on. Changing one or two words per sentence
is still plagiarism.
- You are often allowed to bring in files from labs to use on the tests.
It is recommended that both partners keep a copy of all relevant files.
It might be useful to back them up. Also you should develop a systematic
naming scheme so that you can find the file(s) you need on the test.
- The plus/minus grading system will be used.
- Attendance will be taken.
- Absences, lateness, etc. will be reflected in the class portion of
the grade. More than three unexcused absences may result in the lowering
of a grade.
- Before leaving lab early you must see me to show me your progress. If you
are leaving early or not working on the labs during the lab period,
it will count against you.
- It is your responsibility to keep copies of all of your assignments, tests
and so forth at least until you receive your final grade for the course.
- The homework assignments (9 of them) will consist of a summary of a chapter
in the book The Pattern on the Stone. This will consist of a one-page Word document
with normal margins (Top and Bottom: 1", Left and Right 1.25") using 12-pt Times
New Roman font and double spacing (Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing: double). It must
be obvious that you have read the chapter.
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Classroom Behavior: |
While in the classroom, students should behave in a manner that is
neither distracting to nor disrespectful to the professor or other students.
Cell phones should be turned off.
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Cheating: |
Claiming another's work as your own is cheating. A student caught
cheating will receive a score of zero. Cheating may result in a
reduction of the final grade. In some labs, we will be simulating
circuits, copying them from another group is cheating. (Making minimal changes
does not make it acceptable.) Finally, openly allowing your work to be copied
is also cheating.
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