This course explores Ohms Law, Kirchoff's Laws, the differences between analogue and digital signals; number systems and conversions; Binary arithmetic; Complement notation for negative numbers; Error detection and error correction codes; AND, OR and NOT operations; Formulation of Boolean expressions; Boolean theorems; Minimisation of Boolean expressions; Karnaugh maps for up to 6 variables; Analysis of sequential circuits; Stable and unstable states; Introduction to flip flops; algorithmic state machine approach to the description of digital circuits, analysis of synchronous sequential circuits, design of synchronous sequential circuits.
The course also provides an introduction to the electrical engineering profession, the role of the electrical engineer in society and in the services; the relationship of electrical engineering to the sciences; engineering ethics; equal employment opportunity and related issues of equity; confidentiality and privacy; occupational health and safety; industrial democracy electrical engineering in society and in the services; the relationship of electrical engineering to the sciences; engineering ethics; equal employment opportunity and related issues of equity; confidentiality and privacy; occupational health and safety; industrial democracy.