Digital Logic

What you'll learn

The key areas this subject covers, mapped to the official curriculum.

• Number systems and binary codes
• Boolean algebra and logic gates
• Combinational circuits and adders
• Sequential logic and flip-flops
• Registers, counters and memory

Course units

The structured path through this subject.

1. 1

   Binary Systems

   Number systems, complements, codes and how data is represented in hardware.

   5 topics · 5 lessons available

2. 2

   Boolean algebra and Logic Gates

   Postulates and theorems of Boolean algebra, Boolean functions and gate-level implementations.

   5 topics · 5 lessons available

3. 3

   Simplification of Boolean Functions

   Systematic methods to reduce Boolean expressions, including K-maps and tabulation.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

4. 4

   Combinational Logic

   Design and analysis of combinational circuits: adders, subtractors and their building blocks.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

5. 5

   Combinational Logic with MSI and LSI

   Medium and large scale integration blocks: decoders, encoders, multiplexers and programmable logic.

   5 topics · 5 lessons available

6. 6

   Synchronous and Asynchronous Sequential Logic

   Circuits with memory: flip-flops, state machines and the difference between clocked and unclocked logic.

   5 topics · 5 lessons available

7. 7

   Registers and Counters

   Registers, shift registers and the counters built from flip-flops.

   5 topics · 5 lessons available