WEEK
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DATE
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EVENTS/HOLIDAYS
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READING AND
HOMEWORK
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CLASS TOPIC
AND OVERHEADS
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OTHER NOTES
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Week 1 |
21-Aug |
First day of class/instruction |
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Introduction, Syllabus, and Models |
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23-Aug
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Friday, Aug. 25: Last Day to enroll, add courses, or drop courses without any grade record or tuition billing. Last day to file for December graduation. |
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Topics in Set Theory |
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Week 2 |
28-Aug |
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Logic History & Switching Algebra |
Topics in Set Theory |
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30-Aug |
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Discrete Algebras: Binary and MVL |
PLA Benchmark Files
.pla File Format man Pages |
Week 3 |
04-Sep |
NO CLASS - SMU HOLIDAY |
NO CLASS - SMU HOLIDAY |
NO CLASS - SMU HOLIDAY |
NO CLASS - SMU HOLIDAY
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06-Sep |
Last day to request excused absence for religious holiday. |
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NO CLASS - POWER OUTAGE |
NO CLASS - POWER OUTAGE |
Week 4 |
11-Sep |
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Discrete Algebras: Binary and MVL
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13-Sep |
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Discrete Algebras: Binary and MVL |
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Week 5 |
18-Sep |
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Discrete Algebras: Binary and MVL
Cube & Set-based Models |
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20-Sep |
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Cube & Set-based Models
Classical Minimization |
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Week 6 |
25-Sep |
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Heuristic Minimization |
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27-Sep |
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ESPRESSO
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Week 7 |
02-Oct |
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Algebraic Normal Form & Reed-Muller Transform |
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04-Oct |
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Exclusive-OR Sum-of-Products |
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Week 8 |
09-Oct |
NO CLASS - SMU HOLIDAY |
NO CLASS - SMU HOLIDAY |
NO CLASS - SMU HOLIDAY |
NO CLASS - SMU HOLIDAY |
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11-Oct |
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Exclusive-OR Sum-of-Products |
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Week 9 |
16-Oct |
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Exclusive-OR Sum-of-Products
Examination 1 Review |
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18-Oct |
Examination 1 |
Examination 1 |
Examination 1 |
Examination 1 |
Week 10 |
23-Oct |
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Intro Reversible Logic & the ESOP Synthesis Technique
Class Projects Discussion |
IEEE Conf. Paper Format
PDF Example |
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25-Oct |
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Hadamard-Walsh Spectrum of Switching Functions
Examination 1 Solution |
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Week 11 |
30-Oct |
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Hadamard-Walsh Spectrum of Switching Functions |
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01-Nov |
Friday, Nov. 3: Last day to drop a course and receive W |
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Introduction to Linear Algebraic Model of Switching Circuits |
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Week 12 |
06-Nov |
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Switching Circuit Transfer Function Matrices |
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08-Nov |
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Justification using the Vector Space Model |
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Week 13 |
13-Nov |
Students should file for May 2018 graduation. Last day to file is Jan. 26, 2018. |
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VSIM Extension to MVL Switching Functions |
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15-Nov |
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MVL Switching Function Justification
Implementation Issues for VSIM |
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Week 14 |
20-Nov |
Tuesday, Nov. 21: Last day to withdraw from university (grade of W). |
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VSIM Reed-Muller Spectral Theory: Binary Switching Functions |
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22-Nov |
NO CLASS DAY
Thu/Fri, Nov. 23-24 is SMU Holiday
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NO CLASS DAY
Thu/Fri, Nov. 23-24 is SMU Holiday |
NO CLASS DAY
Thu/Fri, Nov. 23-24 is SMU Holiday |
NO CLASS DAY
Thu/Fri, Nov. 23-24 is SMU Holiday |
Week 15 |
27-Nov |
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VSIM Spectral Theory: MVL Switching Functions |
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29-Nov |
No Final Exams or Unscheduled Tests/Papers |
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Algebraic Graph Theoretic relation to Discrete Switching Function Spectra |
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Week 16 |
04-Dec |
Examination 2
No Final Exams or Unscheduled Tests/Papers
Last Day of Class |
Examination 2 |
Examination 2 |
Examination 2 |
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Final Exam
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12-Dec |
Tuesday 3:00PM-6:00PM
Final Exam Calendar |
FINAL PROJECT DUE AT 3:00PM |
FINAL PROJECT DUE AT 3:00PM |
FINAL PROJECT DUE AT 3:00PM |
