Python For Engineering and Scientific Computing

10.2    Laws of Boolean Algebra

The variables of logic functions are linked conjunctively or disjunctively by logical operations. During the synthesis of digital circuits, often, the determined logic functions contain more terms than would be necessary for the required function of the control. Boolean algebra, also called switching algebra in the language of technicians, provides rules to simplify or transform logical functions. Let’s now examine some of these rules directly using the Python shell.

10.2.1    Simple Postulates

We’ll examine only a few postulates as examples. Enter the following statements into your Python shell:

>>> 0 and 10>>> 0 & 10>>> 0 or 11>>> 0 | 11 

Apparently, the following rule applies: If a 0 is conjunctively linked ...