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Chapter 11 Boolean Algebra 11 BOOLEAN ALGEBRA Objectives After studying this chapter you should • be able to use AND, NOT, OR and NAND gates; • be able to use combinatorial and switching circuits; • understand equivalent circuits; • understand the laws of Boolean algebra; • be able to simplify Boolean expressions; • understand Boolean functions; • be able to minimise circuits; • understand the significance of half and full adder circuits. 11.0 Introduction When