Class Reserves | Topics | Activities | References | Graded Work | Weekly Schedule | Calendar
Please check each project write up for specific instructions.
Week Ten (10/29-11/2): More on op-amps and magnetic circuit components
Class Materials
(1) Electrical Concepts and Applications by Boctor, Ryff, Hiscocks, Ghorab and Holmes of Ryerson Polytechnic University (Toronto) is written for nonelectric
al engineering students and is available from VarsityBooks.com for $99.
(2) Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering by Leonard Bobrow of UMass is intended for a first course in electrical engineering and
is available from several online stores for $95.
Graded Work
Following long-standing traditions, topical quizzes will be graded on a 100 point scale while homework, experiments, and project reports will be graded according to the percentage of the overall course grade. Practical quizzes are graded on a credit/no
credit basis.
Schedule
Please Note That This Schedule And The Materials Posted Will Change Weekly. The pdf files for each of the experiments, projects and homework assignments will be posted below about the same time as pape
r copies will be distributed in class. Since these assignments will be similar to those of last semester, the older versions will be posted until the new versions are ready so that you can see what to expect. To be sure that you have the correct assignme
nts for this semester, check the revision date on the bottom of each page. Last year's versions are colored orange and this year's are colored green.
Week One (8/27-8/31): Introduction to studio instrumentation: function generator, dc power supplies, protoboards, components, digital multimeter, oscilloscope. Introduction to PSpice.
Week Two (9/3-9/7): Continue to address topics of Week One and address some basic concepts from circuits and electronics.
Week Three (9/10-9/14): Continue Week Two topics and move on to time varying circuits.
Week Four (9/17-9/21): Complete instrumentation and the introduction to passive circuits and begin work on operational amplifiers
Week Five (9/24-9/28): Define and work on the first project.
Week Six (10/1-10/5): AC Steady State & Filters
Week Seven (10/8-10/12): Diodes
Week Eight (10/15-10/19): Complete passive circuits and the introduction to op-amps and diodes,
then move on to other mostly analog active devices before we transition to digital electronics.
Week Nine (10/22-10/26): Project 2
Week Eleven (11/5-11/9):Complete transitional electronics and begin project 3.
Week Twelve (11/12-11/16):Project 3.
Week Thirteen (11/19-11/23): Digital electronics.
Week Fourteen (11/26-11/30): Digital electronics, continued.
Week Fifteen (12/3-12/7): Complete digital electronics and begin Project 4.
Weeks Sixteen and Seventeen (12/10-12/18): Study/Review and Final Exams
Course Calendar Activity Dates listed in Black. Test dates listed in blue. Experiment due dates listed in red. Homework due dates listed in green. |
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Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
1:8/27-8/31
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Exp 1
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Exp 1
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Exp 1
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2:9/3-9/7
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Holiday
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Exp 2
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Exp 2 (Exp 1 due) |
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3:9/10-9/14
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Exp2 & Exp 3
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Exp 3
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Exp 3
(Exp 2 due) |
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4:9/17-9/21
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Exp 3 & Quiz 1 Review
(HW#1 due) |
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Exp 4 & Quiz 1
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Exp 4 (Exp 3 due) |
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5:9/24-9/28
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Exp 4 & Proj 1
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Proj 1 (Exp 4 due) |
Proj 1
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6:10/1-10/5
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Exp 5 |
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Exp 5
(Project 1 due) |
Exp 5
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7:10/8-10/12
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Holiday
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Exp 6 (HW#2 due) |
Exp 6 (Exp 5 due) |
Exp 6 & Quiz 2 Review
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8:10/15-10/19
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Quiz 2 & Exp 7 (HW#3 due) |
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Exp 7 (Exp 6 due) |
Exp 7
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9:10/22-10/26
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Proj 2 (Exp 7 due) |
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Proj 2
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Proj 2
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10:10/29-11/2
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Exp 8 |
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Exp 8 (Project 2 due) |
Exp 8 & Exp 9 |
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11:11/5-11/9
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Exp 9 (Exp 8 due) |
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Exp 9
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Quiz 3 Review & Exp 9
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12:11/12-11/16
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Quiz 3 & Proj 3
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Proj 3
(Exp 9 due) |
Proj 3
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13:11/19-11/23
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Exp 10
(Project 3 due) |
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Holiday
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Holiday
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Holiday
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14:11/26-11/30
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Exp 10
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Exp 10
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Exp 10
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15:12/3-12/7
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Proj 4 & Quiz 4 Review (Exp 10 due) (HW #5 due) |
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Proj 4 & Quiz 4
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Proj 4
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16:12/10-12-14
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(Project 4
due) |
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17:12/17-12/21
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