Teaching and Learning

Digital Electronics is a PLTW specialty course of study in applied digital logic. Students will be introduced to digital circuits found in video games, watches, calculators, digital cameras and thousands of other devices. Students will study the application of digital logic and how digital devices are used to control automated equipment. The use of digital circuitry is present in virtually all aspects of our lives and its use is increasing rapidly. Computer simulation software is used to design and test digital circuitry prior to the actual construction of circuits and devices. DE is part of Project Lead the Way, a multi-year, multi-course curriculum designed to support those students interested in the fields of physics, engineering and technology. Upon successful completion of this course and a college exam, students are eligible to receive three hours of articulated college credit in engineering. (This course does not qualify for NCAA eligibility.)