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Logic Circuit Basics

• Inversion is the complement of a variable, represented as A --> A'.
• An inverter is depicted as a triangle with a small circle at the output.
• A buffer is represented by a triangle without a circle, outputting the same value as input.
• In a switch circuit, 0 represents an open (false) state and 1 represents a closed (true) state.

Logic Operations

• AND operation is represented by switches in series; all switches must be closed for an output of 1.
• OR operation is represented by switches in parallel; at least one switch must be closed for an output of 1.
• Two boolean expressions are equal if their truth tables are identical or if one can be transformed into the other using boolean algebra.

Boolean Algebra Properties

• X + 0 equals X, while X + 1 equals 1.
• X * 1 equals X, and X * 0 equals 0.
• The idempotent law states that X + X equals X and X * X equals X.
• Involution law states that the complement of a complement returns the original variable: (X')' = X.
• According to complementarity, X + X' equals 1, and X * X' equals 0.

Circuit Connection Symbols

• Wires are shown connected by a dot at the junction; if wires cross without a dot, they are not connected.
• Dots indicate connected wires resembling a plus sign, while wires crossing without a dot indicate non-connection.

Minterms and Literals

• A literal refers to each appearance of a variable or its complement in an expression.
• In the expression CD' + ABD, there are four variables and five literals.

Logic Gates

• NAND is the NOT operation on AND, and NOR is the NOT operation on OR.
• XOR is an exclusive OR, resulting in 1 only if one input is true; outputs 0 if all inputs are 1.
• XNOR is the exclusive NOR, outputting 1 if all inputs are the same (all 0s or all 1s).

Laws of Boolean Algebra

• The commutative law allows reordering of variables in AND and OR operations: XY = YX and X + Y = Y + X.
• The associative law shows that grouping of variables doesn't affect the outcome: (XY)Z = XYZ and (X + Y) + Z = X + Y + Z.
• The ordinary distributive law states X(Y + Z) = XY + XZ; the second distributive law states X + YZ = (X + Y)(X + Z).

Duality in Boolean Algebra

• The dual of a boolean expression is obtained by interchanging constants (1 and 0) and operations (AND and OR).
• Example: The dual of X + X' = 1 is XX' = 0.

DeMorgan’s Laws

• DeMorgan's first law states that the complement of a sum is the product of the complements: (X + Y)' = X'Y'.
• DeMorgan's second law states that the complement of a product is the sum of the complements: (XY)' = X' + Y'.

Additional Concepts

• Functional completeness allows any boolean expression to be expressed with particular logical operators.
• The sum of minterms is also known as minterm expansion or standard sum of products.
• Maxterms summarize outputs equal to 0, leading to expressions in product-of-sums (POS) notation.
• The order of variables in function names is significant; different orders yield different minterms.
• To translate an English statement into boolean logic, identify variables and construct an expression. For example, “The alarm will ring iff...” becomes Z = AB' + CD'.

Expression Representation

• To express functions in terms of minterms or maxterms, use standardized forms like f = ABC + A'B + ... for minterms.