If special components are required for your lab project, you will have to purchase them. Standard components normally used in the lab may be used without cost if they are returned after the project is complete. If you wish to keep the final project pay for all your own components and build it on vector board using soldering or wire wrap techniques. Therefore, don't fail to finish your final project. It is impossible to cover all the important information in lecture, therefore tests and quizzes will cover the reading assignments even if that material was not covered in class lecture.
Tests consist of both a closed book section, and an open book section.
The closed book section will test your knowledge of material that should be part of your understanding. The open book section will test your ability to solve problems. Therefore it is necessary to gain a thorough understanding of the subject matter which can be demonstrated without reference to the book, and also be able to solve complex logic design problems using the book. Read the assigned material before coming to class. Prepare preliminary lab work before coming to the lab.