ECE 2020 Digital Design

Last time

• Last time
  • We introduced plenty of theorems to manipulate Boolean expressions!
• To be effectively prepared for today you should have:
  • Read textbook Sections 1.2, 1.4, 3.0-3.1 (we have not covered everything yet)
  • Read your notes and reviewed the examples
• Important notes
  • Homework 1 due Wednesday September 03, 2025 - low stake but important assignment
  • Breanna's office hours Thursdays 2-3pm in TSRB 530
  • Dr. Bloch's office hours on Wednesdays 8:30am-9:30am before class
  • No class Monday!
• Today
  • We will introduce standard forms of functions as "products of sum" and "sum of products"
  • We will talk about Karnaugh maps
• Be ready!
  • You will be asked to doodle a few things on a writing support
  • We will take a quizz on canvas to see if my attendance taking system works

SOP and POS forms

• We know how to create a truth table from a function

• How do we create a function from a truth table
  • There is no unique way…
  • but there are standard ways
• We will introduce sum of products and product of sums

Minterms and maxterms

Canonical form

Karnaugh maps

Until next time

• To be effectively prepared for Wednesday September 3, 2025, you should:
  • Read textbook Sections 1.2, 1.4, 3.0-3.1 (we have covered most things)
  • Read your notes and review the examples
• Next time
  • We will introduce devices that implement boolean functions
• What to expect later today (on Canvas)
  • Detailed tentative schedule