Digital Logic Principles

Dr. Mehdi Rahmani-Andebili is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama. He received his first M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Tarbiat Modares University and Clemson University in 2011 and 2016, respectively, and his second Ph.D. (2nd M.Sc.) degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2019. Moreover, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Sharif University of Technology during 2016-2017. As a professor, he has taught a wide selection of courses and labs including Power System Analysis, Electric Machines, Feedback Control Systems Analysis and Design, Signals and Systems, Electromagnetics, Electronics, Digital Logic, Industrial Electronics, Renewable Distributed Generation and Storage, AC Electrical Circuits Analysis, DC Electrical Circuits Analysis, Electrical Circuits and Devices, Fundamental of Electrical Engineering, Essentials of Electrical Engineering Technology, and Algebra and Calculus-Based Physics. Dr. Rahmani-Andebili has published over 300 single- or first-author scholarly works, including peer-reviewed journal papers, conference papers, textbooks, books, and book chapters, in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Programming. He is an IEEE Senior Member and a permanent reviewer of many reputable journals. His research areas include Smart Grid, Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Planning and Operation of Power Systems, Integration of Renewables and Energy Storage into Power Systems, Energy Scheduling and Demand-Side Management, Electric Vehicles and Distributed Generation, and Advanced Optimization Techniques in Power System Studies.

Numbering Systems, Representations, and Conversions.- Boolean Algebra.- Venn Diagram.- Logic Variables, Functions, Gates, and Circuits.- Analysis and Synthesis Processes.- Optimal Implementation of Logic Functions by Using Karnaugh Map.- Arithmetic Circuits.- Combinational Circuit Building Blocks.- Sequential Circuits: Latches.- Sequential Circuits: Flip-Flops.- Sequential Circuits: Registers.- Sequential Circuits: Counters.