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:
Schedule (updated throughout semester):
| Week (T, F) | Lecture Topics | Reading | Homework | Laboratories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1/14, 1/17) | Voltage, Current, Resistors, Ohm's Law | 1, 2.1-2.3, 2.5, 2.13, 2.17 | Hw 1 | Meet & Greet |
| 2 (1/21, 1/23) | KVL, KCL, Series, Parallel | 2.11, 2.12, 2.14, 2.15, 7.3 | Hw 2 | Lab 1: Resistors |
| 3 (1/28, 1/31) | Measurements, Nodes, Power, Grounds | 2.7, 2.10 | Hw 3 | Lab 2: Resistive Circuits |
| 4 (2/04, 2/07) | Netlists, Wire, Capacitors | 2.9, 2.23 | Hw 4 | Lab 3: Multisim |
| 5 (2/11, 2/14) | Capacitors | Hw 5 | Lab 4: Multisim & RC Network | |
| 6 (2/18, 2/21) | Exam 1 (Review) | Lab 5: 555 Timer | ||
| 7 (2/25, 2/28) | 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 (3/11, 3/14) | Basics of Digital Electronics | 12.1 | Hw 8 | Lab 8: Operational Amplifier |
| 10 (3/18, 3/21) | Spring Break - No Class | |||
| 11 (3/25, 3/28) | Logic Gates, Combinational Logic | 12.2 | Hw 9 | Lab 9: Multi-frequency Oscillator |
| 12 (4/01, 4/04) | Simplification of Digital Circuits | Hw 10 | Lab 10: Multisim and Digital Logic | |
| 13 (4/08, 4/11) | Exam 2 (Review) | Lab 11: Digital Logic | ||
| 14 (4/15, 4/18) | Thevenin's Theorem | 2.19 | Hw 11 | No Lab |
| 15 (4/22, 4/25) | Digital-to-Analog Converters | 12.10.5 | Hw 12 | Formal Report Due |
| 16 (4/29, 5/02) | Review and Course Evaluations | No Lab | ||
| 17 (5/06, 5/09) | Finals Week (Review) | |||
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