1. Lecture 14: Boolean Algebra
Boolean Functions
Logic Gates

2. Definition of Symbolic Logic
Symbolic logic is the method of representation and techniques of algebraic manipulation that separates the meaning of factual statements from proofs of their consistency and their truth value.
w = ( x AND z ) OR ( NOT y )
w = Chris is allowed to watch television
x = Chris's homework is finished
y = it is a school night
z = it is earlier than 10:00 p.m.
w = the dog is wet
x = the dog is outside
y = the dog did not jump in the pool
z = it is raining

3. Binary Operators
In the following descriptions, we will let A and B be Boolean variables and define a set of binary operators on them. The term binary in this case does not refer to base-two arithmetic but rather to the fact that the operators act on two operands.
unary operator

4. Operator Precedence
As with other algebraic systems, we recognize an order of precedence for the application of its operators. The highest precedence is associated with the unary operator NOT (~). At the next level is AND and NAND. At the next lower level is OR and NOR and XOR. In this text, we place the equality operator (=) at the lowest precedence.

5. Truth Tables F(x,y,z) = (xy) + (~xz) + (y)(~z) + (~xyz)
Definition: Given a Boolean function F containing n Boolean variables b0, b1, b2, . . ., bn-1, we can construct a truth table containing 2n rows which gives the value of F for every combination of truth values of the variables b0, b1, b2, . . ., bn-1.
F(x,y,z) = (xy) + (~xz) + (y)(~z) + (~xyz)

6. Evaluating Logical Expressions
F(x,y,z) = (xy) + (x'z) + (y)(z') + (x'yz)
F(0,1,1) =
F(0,1,1) =
F(0,1,1) = 1

7. All Boolean Binary Operators

8. Boolean Operator Defintions
TRUE - This operator evaluates to true regardless of the truth values of A and B.
A+B - Evaluates to true if either A or B or both are true, also called OR.
B A This is the implication operator. Stated as B implies A it evaluates to true unless
B is true and A is false.
A This is a copy of the truth value set of the variable A.
AB This is the implication operator. Stated as A implies B it evaluates to true unless
A is true and B is false.
B This is a copy of the truth value set of the variable B.
A = B - The equality operator evaluates to true when the values of A and B are the same.
A.B Evaluated to true when both A and B are true, also called AND.
~(A.B) - The negation of A.B, also called NAND.
AB This operator is the exclusive-OR or XOR operator.
~B The negation of B. This is a representation of the NOT operator.
~A The negation of A. This is a representation of the NOT operator.
~(BA) - The negation of implication. See (BA) below.
~(A+ B) - This operator is the negation of OR (+) also called NOR.
FALSE - This operator evaluates to false regardless of the truth values of A and B.

9. Boolean Functions
Definition: A Boolean Function F in n variables is a mapping from the 2n possible truth value combinations of the n variables to truth values for F. There are unique Boolean functions possible using a maximum of n Boolean variables.

10. Tautologies
A tautology is a logical expression that is true for every combination of truth values of its variables.
F(A,B,C) = (A + B).(B' + C)
G(A,B,C) = AB' + AC + BC
(A + B).(B' + C) <=> AB' + AC + BC

11. Venn Diagrams

12. Three-Variable Venn Diagram
F(A,B,C) = A + BC'

13. Laws and Postulates
Closure - We state without proof that Boolean algebra is closed under all Boolean operations. The principle of closure states that a set S is closed with respect to a binary operator if, for every pair of elements of S, the binary operator specifies a rule for obtaining a unique element in S.
Associative Law - The binary operators AND and OR are associative on the set of Boolean values (0,1). The associative law states that the order in which the operators are applied to the operands does not affect the result.
Commutative Law - The binary operators AND and OR are commutative on the set of Boolean values (0,1). the commutative laws states that the order in which the operands appear in the expression does not affect the result of the operation.
Identity Element - The binary operators AND and OR have an identity element in the set of Boolean values (0,1). An identity element is one which when operated on with a Boolean value X results in the same value X.
Inverse - Now that we have identity elements for AND and OR we can define Y as the inverse of X with respect to an operator as X+Y = 1, X.Y = 0, X+X' = 1, and X.X' = 0.
Distributive Law - The distributive law defines the interrelationship between two different operators. For Boolean algebra both AND and OR follow the distributive laws.
associative
commutative
identity
inverse
distributive

14. Idempotent Laws and Absorption
When performing algebraic manipulations of logical expressions we often encounter terms in which one or more of the variables are repeated. The idempotent laws and the laws of absorption give us a way to simplify these terms.

15. De Morgan's Theorem

16. Algebraic Simplification
F(x,y,z) = xy + x'z + yz' + x'yz
= xy + x'z + yz'
= xy(1) + x'z(1) + yz'(1)
= xy(z+z') + x'z(y+y') + yz'(x+x')
= xyz + xyz' + x'yz + x'y'z + xyz' + x'yz'
= xyz + xyz' + x'yz + x'y'z + x'yz'
= xy(z+z') + yz(x+x') + yz'(x+x') + x'z(y+y') + x'y(z+z')
= xy(1) + yz(1) + yz'(1) + x'z(1) + x'y(1)
= (xy+x'y) + (yz+yz') + x'z
= y(x+x') + y(z+z') + x'z
= y(1) + y(1) + x'z
= y + y + x'z
= y + x'z

17. NAND Stands Alone OR
AND
NOT

18. Canonical Forms of Logical Expressions
(1) The canonical forms of logical expressions representing Boolean function will be either disjunctive form (also called sum-of-products) or conjuntive form (also called product-of-sums) .
(2) The canonical form of a logical expression for a particular Boolean function must be unique to within the labels used for the Boolean variables and whether the expression is disjunctive or conjuntive.
(3) The canonical forms of logical expressions representing two different Boolean functions must be different.
Sum of Products
F(x,y,z) = xy + y + xz' + x'y'z
Canonical Sum of Products
F(x,y,z) = xyz + xyz' + x'yz + xy'z' + x'yz'

19. Canonical Sum of Products
F(x,y,z) = xyz + xyz' + x'yz + xy'z' + x'yz'

20. Product of Sums G(x,y,z) = (x+y)(x+z')(y')(x'+y'+z)
(x+y) = (x+y+z)(x+y+z')
(x+z') = (x+y+z')(x+y'+z')
(y') = (x+y')(x'+y')
= (x+y'+z)(x+y'+z')(x'+y'+z)(x'+y'+z')
G(x,y,z) = (x+y+z)(x+y'+z)(x+y+z')(x+y'+z')(x'+y'+z)(x'+y'+z')

21. Minterms and Maxterms F(x,y,z)=xyz+xyz'+x'yz+xy'z'+x'yz'
= m(2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
minterms
G(x,y,z) = (x+y+z)(x+y'+z)(x+y+z')(x+y'+z')(x'+y'+z)(x'+y'+z')
= M(0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7)
Maxterms

22. Converting from SOP to POS
F(a,b,c) = a'bc + a'bc' + ab'c' + a'b'c' SOP form
binary vectors
F(a,b,c) = m(0,2,3,4) minterm list
F(a,b,c) = M(1,5,6,7) maxterm list
binary vectors
F(a,b,c) = (a + b + c')(a'+ b + c')(a'+ b'+ c)(a'+ b'+ c') POS form

23. Logic Gates
F(x,y) = x.y

24. Typical Laboratory Setup

25. Converting Boolean Functions into Logic Circuits
Sum-of-Products
F(x,y) = x.y + x'.y'

26. Cascading Logic Gates
G(x,y,z)=x'yz + x'yz' + xy'z' + x'y'z'

27. Canonical SOP Form

28. Canonical POS Form

29. Implementing Order of Precedence in a Circuit

31. Half Adder

32. Full Adder

33. Full Adder Circuit

34. Ripple-Carry Adder

35. Magnitude Comparators

36. Summary Logic Gates Electrical Circuits Converting Algebra to Circuits
Cascading Logic Gates
Canonical SOP Form
Canonical POS Form
Order of Precedence in Logic
Half-Adder and Full-Adder
N-Bit Ripple-Carry Adder
Magnitude Comparator