Career And Technical Programs ( CAT P )

SPRING 2012

COURSE OUTLINE - ELT2204 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

Independent Study

Instructor: Jim Gibson

Office Phone: (815) 224-2720 ext. 453, 455 (lab), 557 (Lab)

Home Phone: (815) 925-7481

Office: D - 107A

Office Hours: W only    2:30 PM - 5:50 PM

                        R only     3:00 PM - 5:50 PM.

 

Course Description: An introduction to basic logic gates and design procedures. Additional topics include adders, encoders, multiplexing, flip-flops, registers, counters, logic families, and memories. A hands-on introduction into microprocessor principles, numbering systems, and logical thinking are used in conjunction with microprocessor-based training. Three (3) hours lecture and four (4) hours lab are needed each week.

 Text: Using MultiSIM Digital Electronics, Reeder.

 Prerequisite: ELT1204 or ELE 1200 or Instructor consent.

 Course Objectives: Upon successfully completing this course, the student should have a basic working knowledge of the following:

 

    1. Numbering Systems
    2. Gates
    3. DeMorgan’s Theorems
    4. TTL Circuits
    5. Boolean Algebra
    6. Karnaugh Maps
    7. ALU’s
    8. Adders
    9. Flip-Flops
    10. Registers
    11. Counters
    12. Memories

 Grading:

            90 to 100 = A                          Labs                            30%

            80 to 89 = B                            Quizzes and Tests      30%

            70 to 79 = C                            Midterm and Final    40%

            60 to 69 = D

 

Attendance: The policy of Illinois Valley Community College as to absences is as follows:

            STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL CLASSES REGULARLY. IF ABSENCE FROM CLASS IS UNAVOIDABLE, IT IS THE STUDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE TO HIS INSTRUCTOR AND ARRANGE TO COMPLETE ANY WORK MISSED.

 IF AN INSTRUCTOR FEELS THE NUMBER OF ACCUMULATED ABSENCES IS INTERFERING WITH THE STUDENT'S PROGRESS AND ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE, THE STUDENT MAY BE DROPPED FROM THE COURSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

            If you miss more than 1/15 of the contact hours bad things will happen. ( You or your grade may be dropped )

CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE: IVCC has adopted official policies which address student rights, academic integrity, and student code of conduct. These policies are outlined in the IVCC Student Handbook and they address such things as cheating, harassment, and verbal abuse. The listing will serve as a guideline for our class in terms of what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Please review the policies when you have time.

 CHEATING POLICY: Cheating is not tolerated and any student caught cheating will automatically receive a ZERO for that exam or quiz and may be withdrawn from the course. 

NOTICE TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:  If you are a student with a cognitive, physical or psychiatric disability you may be eligible for academic support services such as extended test time, texts on tape, note-taking services, etc.... If you are interested in receiving academic support services, please contact the Special Populations Office at 224-0284, office B-204 and inform your instructors.  Also, please speak with me during the first week of class so I can offer any assistance as your instructor.

 SPRING 2012 SCHEDULE

 January 11……… Overview of Digital

January 19 ……… Digital

January 20 ……… Numbering Systems / Binary

January 21 ……… Binary / Octal / Hex

January 26 ……… Binary / Octal / Hex

January 27 ……… Binary / Hex

January 28 ……… BCD, Gray

February 2 ……… Hex Conversions

February 3……….Octal Conversions

February 4……….Quiz 1, Gates

February 9 ……… More Gates

February 10……… Gates

February 11.………Gates, Inverters, Truth Tables

February 16   ……. And, Or

February 17…….. Test 1

February 18 …….. Nor, Nand

February 21……..  Xor, Xnor

February 22 …….. Edible Car Boolean Algebra

February 25 …….. Boolean Algebra, TTL Circuits

March 2       …….. Multiplexers 

March 3       …….. DeMorgan’s Theorems

March 4       …….. Test 2

March 9  ……..… DeMorgan’s Theorems

March 10 .…….… Mid-Term Exam

March 11  ……….. Review, Boolean relations

March 16..….……. Sum of products

March 17..………. Karnaugh Mapping

March 18..………. Karnaugh Mapping, Boolean Algebra

March 26...……… SPRING BREAK college closed

March 27 ……….. SPRING BREAK college closed

March 28...……… SPRING BREAK college closed

April 1        ……… Karnaugh Mapping

April 6       ….…… Test 3

April 7        ……… Flip-flops

April 8      ..……… RS latches 

April 13...………… D&JK Flip-Flops

April 14 ….………. T Flip-Flops

April 15      ………. Master Slave Flip-Flops Quiz 3

April 20  …………. ALU’s

April 21  …………. Registers

April 22 …………. Counters

April 27 …………. Three-State Registers, Bus Organization

April 28 ………….. Three-State Registers, Bus Organization

April 29 …………. Memories

May 4     ..…..……. Test 4

May 2    …....…..... Applications / Labs due

MAY 4   ………… Review

MAY 9   ………. Final Exam