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http://dx.doi.org/10.3745/KTCCS.2015.4.12.391

A Performance Evaluation of Circuit Minimization Algorithms for Mentorship Education of Informatics Gifted Secondary Students  

Lee, Hyung-Bong (강릉원주대학교 컴퓨터공학과)
Kwon, Ki-Hyeon (강원대학교 전자정보통신공학부)
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KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems / v.4, no.12, 2015 , pp. 391-398 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper devises a performance improvement and evaluation process of circuit minimization algorithms for mentorship education of distinguished informatics gifted secondary students. In the process, students learn that there are several alternative equivalent circuits for a target function and recognize the necessity for formalized circuit minimization methods. Firstly, they come at the concept of circuit minimization principle from Karnaugh Map which is a manual methodology. Secondly, they explore Quine-McCluskey algorithm which is a computational methodology. Quine-McCluskey algorithm's time complexity is high because it uses set operations. To improve the performance of Quine-McCluskey algorithm, we encourage them to adopt a bit-wise data structure instead of integer array for sets. They will eventually see that the performance achievement is about 36%. The ultimate goal of the process is to enlarge gifted students' interest and integrated knowledge about computer science encompassing electronic switches, logic gates, logic circuits, programming languages, data structures and algorithms.
Keywords
Gifted Students; Mentorship Education; Circuit Minimization; Karnaugh Map; Quine-McCluskey Algorithm;
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