Outline

Outline

• Last time:
  • What is the course all about & why is it important?
  • What is a digital system? What is a binary digital system?
  • Boolean Algebra, Truth tables
  • Operators: inversion, and, or, xor, xnor (eq)
  • Design Example: Translating a word problem to a combinational logic function
  • Design Example: Translating a word problem into a sequential design language
  • State Transition Graph
  • State Transition Table
  • Mealy and Moore Forms
• This lecture:
  • Design versus Implementation
  • Specification, Description, and Depiction
  • Conceptual Blocks & How to Overcome Them
  • Good Versus Bad Design
  • The Role of Language in Design
  • The CS150 Project

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