RTFM--a digital design lab expert

This thesis describes the design and construction of the Resource Teaching Framebased Machine (RTFM), a knowledge based (or expert) system which helps users to debug and design digital systems. The RTFM system seeks to act in a more educational manner rather than as a direct problem solver, as it is intended for primary use within introductory digital design courses. The project, while seeking to help users with general problems when asked, is primarily based upon problems and questions students are likely to encounter in the 6.111: Introductory Digital Design Laboratory class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Thesis Supervisor: D. E. Troxel Title: Professor