098. OCR A Level (H046-H446) SLR15 – 1.4 Karnaugh maps part 1

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OCR Specification Reference
AS Level 1.4.3b
A Level 1.4.3b

In part one of a four part series, this video explains why it is important to simplify Boolean expressions and introduces Karnaugh maps as a method to achieve this. The very basics of Karnaugh maps are explained including how to put variables into a two-input map.

Key question:

- What is a Karnaugh map and how do I draw one?

00:00 Karnaugh maps - Part 1
00:12 Intro
00:17 A note about this video
00:31 The need to simplify Boolean expressions
01:09 Using a Karnaugh map to model expressions
04:28 Key question
04:35 Boolean Algebra cheat sheet
05:30 Outro

Last updated: 22.07.26

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