PHYSICS 211 - Introduction to Digital Electronics

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

A one-term introduction to the electronics of the bus architecture and algorithms of digital computers. The course begins with a quick introduction and review of current, voltage, and Kirchhoff's laws; resistors, diodes, and capacitors; filters, impedance, and voltage dividers; and meters and oscilloscopes. Study proceeds to number systems, Boolean algebra, and circuit realizations of combinational and sequential logic, preliminary to elaborating individual bus-architecture minicomputers with memory, addressed I/O, etc. No math beyond algebra and basic trigonometry is required, but calculus occasionally is used and some prior familiarity with basic analog concepts is necessary. Although not restricted to computer science students, this course is designed to serve them. Prerequisite: analog background certified by the instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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