TECH 3232
TECH 3232
Digital Technology
Fall 2025

Instructor Info

Daniel Kohn
Email: dekohn@memphis.edu
Office ET218
Office Hours

Course Info

Course Policies
Formal Report Guide
 • Numbering Equations in Word
GradeWatch Access
Submit Assignments

Textbooks

No textbook is required for this class. Materials used in the class are taken from Floyd, Digital Fundamentals (any edition). Other online references are listed below:
All About Circuits Volume IV - Digital
Digital Logic Design

Simulator

SimcirJS
SimcirJS (set and get)

Software

KiCad

Course Outline

DateTopicReadingHandoutsAssignments
Aug 26Welcome
Course Policies
Intro to Digital
 Chp 1 PPT 
Aug 28No Class (Instructor Out)    
Sep 2Basic Gates (and, or, not)
Intro to Binary
Lab Discussion
 Chp 3 PPT
Simulations
Lab 1 - Basic Logic Gates. Make sure you demo each circuit to the instructor for sign off. Due end of lab.

Corrected Link to "The Pull-up Resistor" is https://archive.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/199703/basics.html
Sep 4Basic Gates (cont)

Number Systems
Number Systems (Bin, Hex, Oct)Chp 2 PPTHW #1 - Number Conversions (due Sep 9 at start of class). Submit via same link for instant feedback AND submit hand written work at start of class for credit and only one submission will be accepted for this assignment!
Sep 9Logic Circuits
Combining Gates
Deriving Truth Table
Deriving Boolean Equation
 Typed notes

Simulations
HW #2 - Due next class (Sep 11) at start of class (paper copy).

Lab #2 - Due end of lab.
Sep 11Boolean Algebra Notes (Prev Year, but same material)

Boolean Algebra Rules Sheet
HW #3 Due start of next class (Sep 16). Turn in hand written work.
Sep 16Boolean Algebra (Cont) Notes (Prev Year, but same material)

DeMoregan's Theorem
Chp 7 (All About Circuits)
HW #4 Due at start of class Sep 23

Lab #3 - Due end of lab.
Sep 18TEST #1

All material covered up to the start of boolean algebra (Lecture Sep 11), Lab #1 and Lab #2 (exclude question on boolean algebra minimization)

   
     

Reference Links

Common IC's
Boolean Algebra Rules
TTL Data Book (ON-Semi 2.5 MB)
TTL Pocket Databook (TI 4.9 MB)

Requested Links