TABLE OF CONTENTS Step 3 requires you to transpose into functions the statements and facts you obtained when you selected and defined your project. These functions are called initial functions. You may end up with only one initial function or perhaps 10 or 20 initial functions, depending upon the project you select. How initial functions are named will be demonstrated as the five sample projects are developed in Chapters 8 through 12. If you invite participants to work with you, have each one develop his or her own list of initial functions. This will ensure that the team gets off to a good start. If either a Step-by-Step Diagram or a Composite Merged Diagram is to be created, each participant should share his or her list of functions with the team leader and receive other participants' lists before performing Step 4. All participants, of course, should know how to name functions. The type of logic diagram to be created should be determined before proceeding to Step 4. The types are individual, step-by-step, composite merged, and normal.
The lightbulb shown in Figure 8.5 consists of a base rim, a glass bulb, some insulation, a stem, a stem press, lead-in wires, support wires, a filament, a heat-deflecting disc, and a center contact. The task is to determine what functions are performed by the major components of this assembly. Figure 8.6 lists the components of an incandescent lightbulb and...
