| Class No. | Class Date | Material Covered | Partial List of Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | Chapter 1 | Class Introduction, Number Systems |
| 2 | Aug 29 | Chapter 1 | Number Systems, codes |
| - | Sep 3 | Holiday | |
| 3 | Sep 5 | Chapter 2 | Digital design basics, combinational logic gates |
| 4 | Sep 10 | Chapter 2 | Boolean Algebra |
| 5 | Sep 12 | Chapter 2 | Standard logic representations, combinational logic design |
| 6 | Sep 17 | Chapter 3 | Sequential logic |
| 7 | Sep 19 | Chapter 3 | Controller design, sequential timing |
| 8 | Sep 24 | Chapter 3 | Synchronous design |
| 9 | Sep 26 | Chapter 4 | Binary addition/subtraction, negative numbers |
| 10 | Oct 1 | Chapter 4 | Datapath components |
| 11 | Oct 3 | . | Review |
| 12 | Oct 8 | . | Exam 1 |
| 13 | Oct 10 | Chapter 5 | RTL design, HLSM |
| - | Oct 15 | Fall break | |
| 14 | Oct 17 | Chapter 5 | RTL design, HLSM |
| 15 | Oct 22 | Chapter 5 | RTL Optimization, RTL examples |
| 16 | Oct 24 | Chapter 5 | Memory components, FIFOs/Stacks/Queues(LIFO) |
| 17 | Oct 29 | Chapter 6 | Combinational logic optimizations |
| 18 | Oct 31 | Chapter 6 | Combinational logic optimizations |
| 19 | Nov 5 | Chapter6 | sequential optimization |
| 20 | Nov 7 | Chapter 6 | Datapath component tradeoffs |
| 21 | Nov 12 | . | Review |
| 22 | Nov 14 | . | Exam 2 |
| 23 | Nov 19 | Chapter 6 | Sequential optimization |
| - | Nov 21 | . | Holiday |
| 24 | Nov 26 | Chapter 7 | Memory components, combinational logic |
| 25 | Nov 28 | Chapter 7 | Memory components, sequential logic |
| 26 | Dec 3 | Chapter 8 | Programmable processors |
| 27 | Dec 5 | Chapter 8 | Programmable processors |
| - | Dec 10 | . | Optional Review |
| - | Dec 12 | . | Optional Review |
| 28 | Dec 17 | Final Exam 5:30 - 7:30 pm | Same room |