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Tanenbaum A.S., Operating systems:Design and implementation, Prentice Hall, 1992.
Tanenbaum A.S., Structured computer organization, 4th edition, PHI, 1999.
Stallings W, Operating systems, second edition, prentice Hall, 1995.
Hayes, J.P, Computer architecture and Organisation, McGraw Hill, 1998.
HS222
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
(2 ‐ 0 ‐ 0) 2 credits
Exploring the subject matter of Economics: why we study economics – types ‐ definitions –
economic systems – economics as a science.
Principles and Concepts of Micro Economics: demand – supply – production – costs – markets –
equilibrium.
Basics of Macro Economics: role of government – national income concepts – inflation concepts
– classical vs. Keynesianism.
Economic Problems and Policies: meaning of development – problems of growth – population –
agriculture and industry – balance of payments – planning – study report related to economics
of space program.
Textbooks:
1. Samuelson, Paul A. and William D. Nordhaus, Economics, 17th ed., McGraw‐Hill (2005).
2. Dewett, K. K., Modern Economic Theory, 22nd ed., S. Chand & Co.
3. Thirlwall, A. P., Growth and Development with Special Reference to Developing
Economies, Palgrave (2003).
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Gardner, A., Macroeconomic Theory, Surjeet Publications (1998).
Koutsoyiannis, A., Modern Microeconomics, 2nd ed., Palgrave Macmillan (2003).
Black, J., A Dictionary of Economics, Oxford Univ. Press (2003).
Meir, J. M. and Rauch, J. E., Leading Issues in Economic Development, 7th ed., Oxford
Univ. Press (2005).
5. Todaro, M. P. and Smith, S. C., Economic Development, 8th ed., Pearson Education Ltd.
(2008).
6. Economic Survey 2008, Government of India, Ministry of Finance.
7. O'Connor, D. E., The Basics of Economics, Greenwood Press (2004).
AV241
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS LAB
(0 ‐ 0 ‐ 3) 1 credit
1. Design and implementation of combinational circuits using basic gates for arbitrary
functions, code converters, parity generator / checker, magnitude comparator etc.
2. Design and implementation of application using multiplexers, Decoders/encoders.
3. Design and implementation of synchronous & asynchronous sequential circuit.
4. FPGA and Programming.
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