Class Information:
Laboratory Information:
Description: EE 101 & L provide a broad overview of electrical engineering including an introduction to analog and digital circuitry. In addition, practical exercises are undertaken using the EE department's computer-based applications and lab equipment.
Textbook (required): Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition by Paul Scherz and Simon Monk, ISBN 0071771336 / 9780071771337, errata found on publisher's website here
Grading: (To pass the course, both theory and laboratory require a passing grade).
Schedule (updated throughout semester):
| Week (T, F) | Lecture Topics | Reading | Homework | Laboratories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (8/17, 8/21) | Voltage, Current, Resistors, Ohm's Law | 1, 2.1-2.3, 2.5, 2.13, 2.17 | Hw 1, due 8/25 | Meet & Greet |
| 2 (8/24, 8/28) | KVL, KCL, Series, Parallel | 2.11, 2.12, 2.14, 2.15, 7.3 | Hw 2, due Sept. 1 | Lab 1: Resistors |
| 3 (8/31, 9/04) | Measurements, Nodes, Power, Grounds | 2.7, 2.10 | Hw 3 | Lab 2: Resistive Circuits |
| 4 (9/07, 9/11) | Netlists, Wire, Capacitors | 2.9, 2.23 | Hw 4 | Lab 3: Multisim |
| 5 (9/14, 9/18) | Capacitors | Hw 5 | Lab 4: Multisim & RC Network | |
| 6 (9/22, 9/25) | Exam 1 (Review) | exam1_Review.pdfLab 5: 555 Timer | ||
| 7 (10/06, 10/09) | Alternating Current (AC), Operational Amplifiers | 2.20, 8.1-8.4 | Hw 6 | Lab 6: Ultiboard |
| 8 (3/04, 3/07) | Operational Amplifiers | Hw 7 | Lab 7: Oscilloscope & Function Generator | |
| 9 (10/27, 10/30) | Basics of Digital Electronics | 12.1 | Hw 8 | Lab 8: Operational Amplifier |
| 10 (11/03, 11/06) | Logic Gates, Combinational Logic | 12.2 | Hw 9 | Lab 9: Multi-frequency Oscillator |
| 11 (11/03, 11/10) | Exam 2 (Review) | Lab 10: Digital Logic | ||
| 120 (11/17, 11/23) | Thevenin and Norton's theorems | 2.19 | Hw 10 | Lab 11: | /table>