Understanding Coding Using Boolean Logic

by Patricia Harris

George Boole, for whom Boolean logic is named, developed the idea of expressing any idea as a mathematical or logical statement. Today, Boolean logic is foundational to computer programs and computer hardware, but it is also important in our everyday thinking. This guide includes an overview of logic gates and a review of differences between computer logic and human logic. The author’s clever use of a famous movie line—“Lions and tigers and bears!”—truly helps make a potentially difficult topic easy to grasp for readers of all ages. Photographs, illustrations, and sidebars round out the educational experience.

24 pages, Library Binding

Published December 30, 2016

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[ArcticRaven · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better explanation of Boolean logic than the last one of this series I read.
The book asks the reader if they can draw up truth tables for the various gates, but doesn’t give an answer key for that particular question. It does provide a key for identifying the gates, though, in a different question. I guess you could deduce the truth tables using that information but that’s a lot of work for kids, to whom this book is directed.