Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals

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Summary: decent book
Review: I'm a Computer Science student (from the Netherlands) and at our university we use the above book. I think it has a good coverage of the subject. The basics are tought quick. Further on, the information is more difficult to absorb.

Conclusion: great book, good information. The latter chapters are not easy to read, because of its large texts.

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Summary: Needs more examples!
Review: The other reviews said it all. This book is detailed and thorough, but is practically impossible to learn from because there are not enough examples, and there are no answers to the problems! You can get selected solutions on the website, but even with the answers, it can often be very difficult to figure out how to do the problems.

I'm on Amazon.com right now because I'm desperately seeking other books that will help me pass my Logic Design class...

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Summary: Excellen book and companion software
Review: 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 I spent $100 and already found out that it is out of date.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.

Rating:
Summary: Excellen book and companion software
Review: 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.

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Summary: The worst I have ever seen
Review: This book is the WORST book I ever used. There are barely any examples. The contents are written very unclearly. It takes long time to undertand the SOLVED EXAMPLE in the book, let alone the problems.
Even solved problems on the website, you find wrong solutions...
I DO NOT recommand anyone even read this book...

Rating:
Summary: Good intro
Review: This book is well suited for a namesake semester course. We have used it, together with Murdocca's "Principles of Computer Architecture". The result has been quite satisfying for all of us. The book is well paced, and digital design topics are covered just enough to understand the second part of the book, about computer design fundamentals. This second part too is very well explained and many subtleties (e.g. details on CISC and RISC kind architectures) are precisely pointed out.
My only complain is that design concepts are explained with no reference to real CPUs (e.g. Intel, SPARC, Motorola, PowerPC), so if you are the kind of reader that likes a direct match on reality you'll have to look elsewhere to find some examples (e.g. Murdocca).

Rating:
Summary: Excellent introductory text
Review: This book is well suited for a namesake semester course. We have used it, together with Murdocca's "Principles of Computer Architecture". The result has been quite satisfying for all of us. The book is well paced, and digital design topics are covered just enough to understand the second part of the book, about computer design fundamentals. This second part too is very well explained and many subtleties (e.g. details on CISC and RISC kind architectures) are precisely pointed out.
My only complain is that design concepts are explained with no reference to real CPUs (e.g. Intel, SPARC, Motorola, PowerPC), so if you are the kind of reader that likes a direct match on reality you'll have to look elsewhere to find some examples (e.g. Murdocca).

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Summary: Computers Don't Make Mistakes!
Review: This is a great book if you want study the theory of computers. How to create information with computer is really showed. There's all about 0s and 1s. There's not enough examples I think but otherwise everything is very clear.

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Summary: Excellent introductory text
Review: This logic and computer design text is excellent for an 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.