EE 224 - Digital Systems, Spring 2016-17

Instructor Madhav Desai

Course Type Core for EP students

Course overview

Boolean Algebra, Sequential Circuits, Finite-State Machines, Timing Analysis, Testability and verification, RTL design. Memories, VHDL synthesis.

Prerequisites

No formal prerequisites. Informal prerequisite: EE112

Credit distribution

2 quizzes (10% each), 1 midsem (30%) and 1 endsem (50%)

Feedback on Lectures

Attendance was not compulsory. The lectures are blackboard based, and a little superficial, extra reading is recommended.

Feedback on tutorials, assignments and exams

Assignments were ungraded, and of average difficulty. Exam problems were of a similar nature.

Relevant References

1. Switching and finite automata theory by Zvi Kohavi and N.K. Jha
2. Digital Electronics by Kleitz

Pro-tips

Attend class, and pay attention. It may feel like an unnecessary engineering course to quite a few, but modern electronics is primarily digital, and it's pretty interesting if you are willing to keep an open mind.

Respondent Vedant Basu

Note: This is a review to help you make a more informed choice about how to study for this course and/or choosing this course. While we've tried to keep it objective and complete, one must keep in mind that students have varying interests, methods of study, and the course itself changes from year to year.