Introduction to Logic Circuits & Logic Design with VHDL

<P>THIS TEXTBOOK INTRODUCES READERS TO THE FUNDAMENTAL HARDWARE USED IN MODERN COMPUTERS.&NBSP; THE ONLY PRE-REQUISITE IS ALGEBRA, SO IT CAN BE TAKEN BY COLLEGE FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMORE STUDENTS OR EVEN USED IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES IN HIGH SCHOOL.&NBSP; THIS BOOK PRESENTS BOTH THE CLASSICAL APPROACH TO DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN (I.E., PEN AND PAPER) IN ADDITION TO THE MODERN HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE (HDL) DESIGN APPROACH (COMPUTER-BASED).&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;</P><P>THIS TEXTBOOK ENABLES READERS TO DESIGN DIGITAL SYSTEMS USING THE MODERN HDL APPROACH WHILE ENSURING THEY HAVE A SOLID FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNDERLYING HARDWARE AND THEORY OF THEIR DESIGNS.&NBSP; THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED TO MATCH THE WAY THE MATERIAL IS ACTUALLY TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM. TOPICS ARE PRESENTED IN A MANNER WHICH BUILDS FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE BEFORE MOVING ONTO ADVANCED TOPICS. THE AUTHOR HAS DESIGNED THE CONTENT WITH LEARNING GOALS AND ASSESSMENT AT ITS CORE.&NBSP; EACH SECTION ADDRESSES A SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOME THAT THE LEARNER SHOULD BE ABLE TO “DO” AFTER ITS COMPLETION. THE CONCEPT CHECKS AND EXERCISE PROBLEMS PROVIDE A RICH SET OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS TO MEASURE LEARNER PERFORMANCE ON EACH OUTCOME.&NBSP;&NBSP;</P><P>THIS BOOK CAN BE USED FOR EITHER A SEQUENCE OF TWO COURSES CONSISTING OF AN <I>INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC CIRCUITS</I> (CHAPTERS 1-7) FOLLOWED BY <I>LOGIC DESIGN </I>(CHAPTERS 8-13) OR A SINGLE, ACCELERATED COURSE THAT USES THE EARLY CHAPTERS AS REFERENCE MATERIAL.</P><P></P>