Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals

This book is Superbly well written and comprehensible. Its is my favourite book in my Library and it has made Digital Systems (A Subject in my Course) my favourite. The book is Good... no kidding. At first when I started reading the book, I thought it was going to be like one of those books that just kept the reader on a Rocking Chair. Fortunately, I kept on reading because I had nothing better to do; as a result by the time I read two 10 pages... I got hooked. The book is intuitive and explains lots of Techniques about Implementing Circuits.

This Logic and Computer Design text was excellent for my introductory digital logic course. Although the text is slightly dated, the presentation of key concepts and ideas is clear and understandable. Overall, it provides a strong and thorough background on digital logic fundamentals.

The previous reviewer complained that solutions to the exercises were not available. Since this is obviously a text book to be used in a course, I don't fault the author for not providing answers to the problems. Moreover, he does provide the answers to select problems on his www page. The Xilinx student software is a great way to learn digital logic. Xilinx dominates most of the FPGA applications and experience with their software and more familiarity with their chips makes the Xilinx software a great choice. Be aware that there is a "2nd Edition Updated" that is to be released soon. I spent $100 and already found out that it is out of date. I hope the author includes any supplementary material for the updated 2nd edition on his www page as well.

I found this to be one of the most indispensable books for the Electrical Engineer. I initially had difficulty with it, because it is typically used as an introductory text to EE/CS courses, but I learned that it was because I was not ready for this book. With most books prior to this one, I was able to skim paragraphs quickly and get the general idea. This one, however, requires attention to detail, because every word of every sentence is necessary for comprehension. So should a book with no extraneous details be ridiculed? I think not! In this manner, I think it is like poetry -- it is the best possible description of its subject within smaller textbook limitations.

I found this to be one of the most indispensable books for the Electrical Engineer. I initially had difficulty with it, because it is typically used as an introductory text to EE/CS courses, but I learned that it was because I was not ready for this book. With most books prior to this one, I was able to skim paragraphs quickly and get the general idea. This one, however, requires attention to detail, because every word of every sentence is necessary for comprehension. So should a book with no extraneous details be ridiculed? I think not! In this manner, I think it is like poetry -- it is the best possible description of its subject within smaller textbook limitations.