This review is for version 9.
Let me mention first: This book barely scratch the surface of the topic it discusses, but it's enough for the VERY beginner.
If you are a student studying this subject for the 1st time, or your class title is "Fundamental of Computer Engineering" or teach about logic design, Boolean algebra or such, you might want to read below:
This book is the ultimate book I've read (for beginner at least).
Let me tell you what book I have and how they compare in my opinion:
- Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals (Morris Mano) (No example or illustration or ....)
- Fundamentals of Logic Design (Charles Roth, Larry Kinney) (Very good. but I did not like how the book is structured)
- Digital Logic Design (brian Holdsworth) (I did not like it)
- Digital Design and Computer Architecture (David Harris) (extremely bad. That's actually a joke a more than a book)
- Digital Fundamental (Floyd) (Excellent "for beginner")
But why I did not like "Digital Design and Computer Architecture" even though it has good review on Amazon. For that, I invite you (just as example) to read the topic on KARNAUGH map in both books and compare... ...
Floyd book is well presented, structured and organized in a way you feel that the author is feeding you the material with a spoon, and he made his best to really teach you the book content. You always see "Pay attention to this, ...., notice this ...,don't get confused, ... ..." accompanied with plenty of illustrations, pictures, charts, lists, examples or whatever it takes, to make it easy for student to get visual on the subject. I guess he worked this book out deep from his heart and not just for profit.
When I was taking this class, I was forced by school to have "Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals (Morris Mano)". This book is great and awful at the same time. It talk about more in depth topics you don't find in Floyd book, but has no example whatsoever, no emphasize on important term and the book layout is extremely bad, that I got frustrated and started looking for an alternative. Once I got this book, I did not even need to follow my instructor notes anymore, since everything is in this book, and much more.
And for people who complain "... .. Only the fundamental is covered in this book ... ..", then, if you take a look at the book title, it's clearly titled "Digital Fundamentals". If you already studied the material and you feel comfortable in it, then there is definitely more advanced books in the market, that don't bother to teach you the "FUNDAMENTALS".
I should mention that "Fundamentals of Logic Design (Charles Roth, Larry Kinney)" is an excellent book too with more in depth examples than Floyd book. The examples in Floyd book are very easy, but the way he explain things, makes student ready to tackle complex problems. I started with Floyd book, and then I was able to grasp most of Charles Roth book content.
Anyway, the subject by itself is extremely easy to grasp once you understand the basic.
I got so impressed with the way the author presented this book, that I started looking for whatever available books he wrote for my other classes.
Thank you Mr. Floyd
