3.2 Logic gates and logic circuits

Specification

  • Use the following logic gate symbols: NOT, AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR

  • Understand and define the functions of :

    • NOT, AND, OR, NAND, NOR and XOR (EOR) gates

    • All gates except the NOT gate will have two inputs only

  • Construct the truth table for each of the logic gates above

  • Construct a logic circuit from:

    • a problem statement

    • a logic expression

    • a truth table

  • Construct a truth table from

    • a problem statement

    • a logic expression

    • a logic expression

  • Construct a logic expression from

    • a problem statement

    • a logic circuit

    • a truth table

Resources:

The slides used in the lessons can be found on the Unit 3 page (with some helpful notes in the speaker notes section).

This is the full length video used in lesson two.

Logic expressions (Boolean expressions)

Karnaugh Maps (K Maps)

While K Maps do not appear until A2, they are incredibly useful when simplifying so they have been covered early.