Chapters 7 - Logic Circuits

• Key Ideas
  • Truth Tables, Boolean Expressions, and Circuit Symbols for Logic Gates
  • Logic Gates: AND, NAND, OR, NOR, NOT (Inverter), XOR, XNOR
  • Know De Morgan’s Theorems.
  • Be able to write the equation for the output of a circuit like that in Figure 7.17.
  • Be able to draw a circuit for a given output equations like Equation 7.21.
  • Be able to convert from one number system to another.
    • binary
    • decimal
    • hexadecimal
    • octal
• Review the homework problems and the problems worked in class.

Chapter 8 - Microcomputers

• Review the homework on this chapter. Any questions from this chapter will come directly from the homework assignment.

Chapter 9 - Computer Based Instrumentation

• There will be no questions coming from this chapter. Some of the topics in this chapter are covered in lab. There are labs involving the following applications: Electronics Workbench, Orcad, PSpice, and/or Labview.

Chapter 10 - Diodes

• Key Ideas
  • Diode Basics (Figure 10.1)
  • Shockley Equation (Equation 10.1)
  • anode and cathode
  • doped silicon
  • n-type crystals
  • p-type crystals
  • p-n junction
  • reverse bias
  • forward bias
  • Zener diodes and breakdown voltage
  • Ideal Diode (Figure 10.15)
  • Half-Wave Rectifier (Figure 10.24)
  • Full-Wave Rectifier (Figure 10.27)
  • Diode Bridge Full-Wave Rectifier (Figure 10.28)
• Review your homework problems and class notes.