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amelius
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Building a Modern Computer from First Principles
Does this course include semiconductor physics?
adrianN
on Aug 22, 2016
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To make an Apple pie from scratch you first have to create the universe...
amelius
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I was assuming that "first principles" corresponds to the point where human design knowledge starts. Is that a strange assumption?
smnplk
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But before you can create the universe you need to create at least two membranes.
abecedarius
on Aug 22, 2016
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No, it takes nand gates and clocked flip-flops as primitive.
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