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xxvi PREFACE

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Any text of this size and complexity is bound to contain errors and omissions that have
been overlooked throughout the extensive review and editing process. Identification of any
error or omission would be greatly appreciated by the editors of Academic Press and by the
author. Constructive comments regarding matters of clarity, organization and coverage of
subject matter are also valued. Such information should be directed to the author:
Professor Richard F. Tinder
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2752
e-mail address: rtinder@eecs.wsu.edu

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Of the many people who have contributed to the completion of this project, certain individ-
uals stand out as having played very significant roles. First, my sincere thanks go to the five
reviewers of portions of this text: Professors Ward D. Getty of the University of Michigan,
James C. Harden of Mississippi State University, John P. Robinson of the University of Iowa,
Harpreet Singh of Wayne State University, and Murali Varanasi of the University of South
Florida. Three other persons are here acknowledged for many helpful conversations and
suggestions. These are professors Mark Manwaring, Jack Meador, and Mircea Dabacan,
all of the School of EECS at Washington State University and friends and colleagues of
the author. Special thanks is owed to Professor Manwaring, author of the logic minimizer
called BOOZER, for permitting BOOZER to be bundled with this text on CD ROM. A
debt of gratitude also goes to Professor Marek Perkowski of Portland State University for
his help and suggestions regarding material on Reed-Muller transformation forms covered
in Chapter 5. Finally, of great importance to this text is the work of Bob McCurdy, who,
with only sketchy ideas from the author, is responsible for the student-friendly but powerful
logic simulator, called EXL-Sim2002, that is bundled with this text on CD-ROM.
Four students are gratefully acknowledged for their work in proofing portions of the
manuscript: Ryan O'Fallon, Becky Richardson, Rebecca Sheats, and Parag Upadhyaya.
Finally, sincere thanks go to the hundreds of students that have over several years made
many helpful suggestions and who have helped identify and eliminate many errors and
omissions. Furthermore, it must be acknowledged that the students, more than anyone else,
have played an essential role in shaping the pedagogical content of this text.
These acknowledgments would not be complete without recognizing the encouragement
of and many helpful conversations with Joel Claypool, Executive Editor of Academic Press,
a Division of Harcourt, Inc. Most importantly, the person to whom the author owes much
more than just a statement of gratitude is his loving wife, his friend and confidant, Gloria.

Richard F. Tinder
Pullman, Washington