Computer Science 150

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Title	Components and Design Techniques for Digital Systems
Instructors in Charge	Randy H. Katz, A. Richard Newton
Units	5
Prerequisites	61C, Electrical Engineering 40 or 42.
Description	Basic building blocks and design methods to contruct synchronous digital systems. Alternative representations for digital systems. Bipolar TTL vs. MOS implementation technologies. Standard logic (SSI, MSI) vs. programmable logic (PLD, PGA). Finite state machine design. Digital computer building blocks as case studies. Introduction to computer-aided design software. Formal hardware laboratories and substantial design project. Informal software laboratory periodically throughout semester.
Exam Files	Available
Newsgroup	ucb.class.cs150

Sections Instructor Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Fall 2007 Culler 5.6 / 7 ± 0.4
6.2 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2007 Katz 5.8 / 7 ± 0.2
6.1 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2006 Pister 4.7 / 7 ± 0.5
5.5 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2006 Pister 5.2 / 7 ± 0.4
6.2 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2005 Katz 6.3 / 7 ± 0.2
6.6 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 2005 Wawrzynek 5.4 / 7 ± 0.2
6.3 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 2004 Culler 5.9 / 7 ± 0.2
6.4 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 2004 Katz 5.8 / 7 ± 0.2
6.3 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2003 Fearing 5.2 / 7 ± 0.3
5.3 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2003 Wawrzynek 5.1 / 7 ± 0.3
5.2 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 2002 Wawrzynek 4.8 / 7 ± 0.2
5.0 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 2002 Wawrzynek 5.1 / 7 ± 0.5
5.3 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 2001 Subramanian 5.2 / 7 ± 0.5
5.4 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2001 Katz 5.9 / 7 ± 0.2
5.9 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 2000 Katz 6.0 / 7 ± 0.2
5.6 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 2000 Wawrzynek 5.5 / 7 ± 0.2
5.2 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1999 Fearing 5.3 / 7 ± 0.2
5.2 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1999 Pister 6.1 / 7 ± 0.2
6.1 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 1998 Fearing 5.9 / 7 ± 0.2
5.7 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1998 Newton (1/2) 5.9 / 7 ± 0.2
6.2 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1998 Pister (2/2) 5.2 / 7 ± 0.2
6.1 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 1997 Fearing 5.9 / 7 ± 0.1
5.9 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1997 Newton 4.9 / 7 ± 0.6
5.4 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1996 Wawrzynek 5.2 / 7 ± 0.2
5.6 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1996 Newton 5.8 / 7 ± 0.2
5.9 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1995 Koren 4.1 / 7 ± 0.2
5.4 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1995 Newton 5.3 / 7 ± 0.3
5.9 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1994 Wawrzynek 4.5 / 7 ± 0.2
4.8 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 1994 Newton 4.5 / 7 ± 0.5
5.1 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1993 Obermeier 3.0 / 7 ± 0.5
4.8 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 1993 Fearing 5.1 / 7 ± 0.4
5.9 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1992 Katz 6.3 / 7 ± 0.2
6.2 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1992 Newton 5.6 / 7 ± 0.3
5.7 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 1991 Katz 6.2 / 7 ± 0.2
6.2 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1991 Fearing 5.0 / 7 ± 0.3
5.5 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1990 Katz 6.3 / 7 ± 0.2
6.1 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1990 Newton 6.5 / 7 ± 0.1
6.3 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 1989 Fearing 5.6 / 7 ± 0.4
6.1 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1989 Venzl 3.4 / 7 ± 0.3
5.0 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1988 Section 1 Fearing 5.2 / 7 ± 0.4
5.8 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1988 Section 2 Oklobdzija 4.0 / 7 ± 1.2
4.8 / 7 ± 0.7

Overall Rating Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Computer Science 150 5.4 / 7 ± 0.0
5.8 / 7 ± 0.0

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