Product Description

Updated with modern coverage, a streamlined presentation, and a CD-ROM, this fifth edition achieves a balance between theory and application. It presents the theory that is necessary for understanding the fundamental concepts of logic design while not overwhelming students with the mathematics of switching theory. Divided into 27 accesible study units, the book covers such fundamental concepts as Boolean algebra, logic gates design, and the logical properties of flip-flops. By combining flip-flops with networks of logic gates, students will learn to design counters, adders, sequence detectors, and similar networks. With a solid foundation in the theory of switching networks and how to apply it, students should be able to apply switching theory to the solution of logic design problems.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #631594 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 784 pages

Customer Reviews

A heavyweight reference
Charles Roths book never fails to impress. I have been using it for some time, and there is practically no aspect of digital design he doesn't touch. Laying bare the ins and outs of Boolean algebra (in no less than 4 superb chapters), he then links it all seamlessly with the important subject of Karnaugh maps. Every chapter follows nicely along from the previous one, and you are never left wondering where something on the current page came from; it is somewhere in the pages before.
The book is clearly laid out, with each chapter beginning with a stated set of objectives. There is, appended to the beginning of each chapter, a useful study guide which you can use flexibly as you move through the chapter. Examples back up the theory, and BOY are there a lot of examples. There are also a series of "Programmed Exercises" at the end of the chapter which guide you, step by step, through more difficult problems and deliver the answers as they should be upfront. Chapters are completed with a hefty number of exercises, and answers to roughly half the questions are given in the back of the book - reflecting it's intention to be a useful teaching aid to lecturers, who may wish to assign questions from the book.
The book is definitely aimed at degree level digital elctronics, touching as it does on the world of Asynchronous design as it's final topic. This is not a bad thing, however, because Roth's presentation and procedural approach to design (there is a foolproof design procedure for practically everything he does, backed up by concrete theory) make it a wonder you never started designing earlier.

A truly excellent book, and an absolute must have on the book shelf of any self-respecting digital designer.