Course Introduction
Core Standards of the Course
STRAND 1
Students will follow safety practices.
Standard 1
Identify potential safety hazards and follow general laboratory safety practices.
Standard 2
Use safe work practices.
Standard 3
Complete a basic safety test without errors (100%) before using any tools or shop equipment.
STRAND 2
Students will understand various number systems used in digital electronics.
Standard 1
Understand the structure of, and how to count in, various numbering systems.
Standard 2
Perform operations in various numbering systems.
STRAND 3
Students will understand the functions of typical logic gates and their logic states.
Standard 1
Describe the function of and create truth tables for typical logic gates.
STRAND 4
Students will understand, construct, and test combinational logic circuits.
Standard 1
From schematic diagrams and specifications, write a truth table and the Boolean equation for combinational logic circuits.
Standard 2
Simplify combinational logic circuits using Boolean identities, De Morgan's Theorems, and logical equivalencies.
Standard 3
Construct combinational logic circuits.
Standard 4
Predict the logic levels in all parts of combinational logic circuits.
Standard 5
Use a logic probe to test and verify logic levels in all parts of combinational logic circuits.
STRAND 5
Students will understand, construct, and test sequential logic circuits.
Standard 1
Define the properties of D flip-flop and JK flip-flop.
Standard 2
Describe the operation and application of:
Standard 3
Construct and test sequential logic circuits.