CS-I Journal J1013: Boolean Algebra

Name: Anish Choudhury

Date: 13-Sep-2022

I received assistance from: Mrs. Jang

I assisted: NO ONE

Section 1

Question 1: Why is one of the symbols used for exclusive disjunction?

To show that A and B are both true and both are not true.

Section 2

Question 1: Why is the formula for determining number of rows in a truth table related only to the number of inputs, and why is the formula 2^n?

It acts like a function. You can't get an output without the input. 2^n is used to find out the number of rows in any such table.

What did I learn? What is the "big idea"?

I learned that how to do boolean expressions.

What challenges did I encounter?

I encountered challlenges when I came across 2^n.

How could this experience be improved?

This experience could be improved by clearer instructions in coder merlin.

Free Reflection: How has what I've learned affected my thinking?

I now realize that computers use boolean expressions to think.