Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 21:48:42 GMT Server: NCSA/1.4.2 Content-type: text/html
Course Goals: To provide in-depth understanding of digital systems and their design, from specification and simulation to construction and debugging.
Enrollment: No auditing of the class will be permitted and only registered students may attend. All students must have completed the prerequisite material (CSE326/CSE370).
Textbook: Katz, Contemporary Digital Design (Benjamin/Cummings, 1994) and supplementary notes to be distributed in class. (A copy of Katz is on reserve in the library. I may have a copy you can borrow.) Here is a list of books on reserve.
Lecture Notes: A set of lecture slides are available on the Ave at Professional Copy 'N Print at 4200 University Way NE. Although I will not be teaching directly from these slides, I will be covering this material and using most of the examples. These notes are also available on the Web in pdf format, but I strongly advise you to pick up a printed copy so you can take notes on them in class. (Please don't try to print them out from the Web.)
Assignments: There will be both written homework and laboratory exercises. A lab project will dominate towards the end of the quarter.
Collaborative Learning: It is well known that students can learn a lot from each other given the chance. During the first week I will assign everyone into teams of three and four students. You will have to work together to solve some of the homework assignments and work on the labs. Each member of the team will be responsible for the performance of all other team members; that is, the entire team must understand the solution and contribute to part of it. We will talk about this in more detail later.
Quizzes and Exams: There will be a mid-term exam. The final exam will be two-hour hours and is scheduled for ????? from ??????. Quizzes and the final exam will be open book and open notes.
Grading: The course grade will be roughly determined as follows:
Cheating Policy: You will need to work with your team to be able to complete homework and lab assignments. Each team will record what each team member did and which ideas they contributed. There will be no collaboration on quizzes and exams.