Homework For LuLz

[WingedPanther]

Effectively, here's what my Venn diagrams are doing:

F = y’z’ + x’yz + x’y + xyz + xz’
F = (xy'z' + x'y'z') + (x'yz) + (x'yz + x'yz') + (xyz) + (xyz' + xy'z') //write each xyz combo explicitly
F = xyz + xyz' + xy'z' + x'yz + x'yz' + x'y'z' //write each value once
F = (xyz + xyz' + xy'z') + (x'yz + x'yz' + x'y'z') + (xyz + xyz' + x'yz + x'yz') + (xy'z' + x'y'z') + (xyz + x'yz) + (xyz' + xy'z' + x'yz' + x'y'z') // write all the items that correspond to x, x', y, y', z, z', duplicating as necessary
F = (xyz + xyz' + xy'z') + (x'yz + x'yz' + x'y'z') + y + (xy'z' + x'y'z') + (xyz + x'yz) + z' // any quads get rewritten as single letters, highlight any items that they covered
F = y + z' // ignore any sets that are covered by the singletons

[morefood2001]

I used a Karnaugh Map and sort of showed John.

Basically put a 1 where the conditions are met:
y'z' y'z yz yz'
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X' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Now Just highlight the biggest areas of 4

y'z' y'z yz yz'
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X' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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This corresponds to: Z'

y'z' y'z yz yz'
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X' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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This corresponds to Y

So the Prime Implicants are: Y and Z' answering the question.

The Prime Implicates are: the biggest clusters of 0, so they would be: Y'Z

As questions if you don't understand this method

If you quote this, the numbers line up better for some reason

[ClaytonJenkins]

Are you familiar with ajax?

[Jordan]

Several of us know how to use AJAX. If you ask your question here: http://forum.codecall.net/ajax/ I'll be happy to help you.

[Xav]

I know what Ajax is... but, erm, I've never done anything with it, nor learnt it. I know you have to instantiate an XmlHTTPRequest object, but that's about it.