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A Computer Story:Complexity from Simplicity

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Lehigh University andParkland High School

Gary DeLeo, Amanda Weidenhammer, and Kristen Wecht

“Series” PlumbingFaucet 1 Faucet 2 Water?

off offoff onon offon on

“Series” PlumbingFaucet 1 Faucet 2 Water?

off off nooff on noon off noon on yes

Series CircuitSwitch 1 Switch 2 Light

0 00 11 01 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1 switch 2


0 0 00 11 01 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1 switch 2


0 0 00 1 01 01 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1 switch 2


0 0 00 1 01 0 01 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1 switch 2


0 0 00 1 01 0 01 1 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1 switch 2

Switch 1 Switch 2 Light0 0 00 1 01 0 01 1 1

0 = Off 1 = On

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battery light

switch 1 switch 2X Y

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Series Circuit

Series CircuitX Y Z0 0 00 1 01 0 01 1 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery Z

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Truth Table for X AND YX Y Z

0 0 00 1 01 0 01 1 1

Z = X AND YOutputInput

X Y

“Parallel” PlumbingFaucet 1 Faucet 2 Water?

off offoff onon offon on

“Parallel” PlumbingFaucet 1 Faucet 2 Water?

off off nooff on yeson off yeson on yes

Parallel CircuitSwitch 1 Switch 2 Light

0 00 11 01 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1

switch 2


0 0 00 11 01 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1

switch 2


0 0 00 1 11 01 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1

switch 2


0 0 00 1 11 0 11 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1

switch 2


0 0 00 1 11 0 11 1 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1

switch 2


0 0 00 1 11 0 11 1 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery light

switch 1

switch 2

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Parallel CircuitX Y Z0 0 00 1 11 0 11 1 1

0 = Off 1 = On

battery Z

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Truth Table for X OR YX Y Z

0 0 00 1 11 0 11 1 1

Z = X OR YOutputInput

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X Y Z0 0 00 1 11 0 11 1 0

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Electrical Circuit ElementsX X )(

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Seven-Segment Display Converter

A B C D Number0123456789

0 = Off1 = On

Binary Coded Decimal (BCD)

A B C D Number0 0 0 0 0

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0 = Off1 = On


A B C D Number0 0 0 0 00 0 0 1 1

23456789

0 = Off1 = On


A B C D Number0 0 0 0 00 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 2

3456789

0 = Off1 = On


A B C D Number0 0 0 0 00 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 20 0 1 1 3

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0 = Off1 = On


A B C D Number0 0 0 0 00 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 20 0 1 1 30 1 0 0 4

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0 = Off1 = On


A B C D Number0 0 0 0 00 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 20 0 1 1 30 1 0 0 40 1 0 1 50 1 1 0 60 1 1 1 71 0 0 0 81 0 0 1 9

0 = Off1 = On


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Seven-Segment Display Converter

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Seven-Light Display

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