Competencies

Mathematical competence in science, technology and engineering

Digital Competence

Activity

Truth table and logical expressions.

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Theme: Logic gates

Competencies

Mathematical competence in science, technology and engineering

Digital Competence

Subjects and year by Educational System

Spain > Technology > 4th ESO > Technological operators

Enunciation

Observations and context

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation.

Ada Byron was mentored by the mathematician and astronomer Mary Fairfax Sommerville (1780 - 1872), considered the queen of science in the 19th century. She was a contemporary of scientists such as Maria Michel, American astronomer, or the mathematician and nurse Florence Nigthtingale (1854 - 1872), pioneer of modern medicine and statistics. We can consider her to be the precursor of women currently working in the field of computer engineering such as: Ruzena Bajcsy (1933 -) a graduate in electrical engineering whose studies focus on the field of artificial intelligence and computational biology, Margaret Hamilton (1936 -) a computer scientist and mathematician who coined the term software engineering; among others.

Description

TYPE: Exercise to put into practise the concepts of truth tables, logical expressions and Boolean algebra, within the topic of logic gates (digital electronics). Its main goals are:

  • Giving examples of how logic gates and expressions can be used.
  • Working with a truth table. 

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