Voltage, current, Kirchoff Laws, voltage and current measurements, Ohm's
Law, resistors, diodes, half-wave rectifier, Zener diodes, LEDs, Non-linear
resistive elements, capacitors, inductors, transformers, oscilloscopes, using
oscilloscopes to measure waveforms and i-v characteristics. Design project and
a competition. There will be seminars on the role of the
electrical/electronics engineer and the current issues in the profession.
The main goal is to provide the
students a quick introduction to the field with hands on lab experience. The
experiments are designed to give the students a positive feeling of
accomplishment, and to invoke further curiosity and motivation toward
underlying theoretical fundamentals.
Lectures complement the lab
work by providing necessary analysis and synthesis techniques in a
structured fashion. The course is designed to improve self-learning and
creative thinking abilities: Students will design some of their own laboratory
experiments, and complete a design project. Furthermore, there will be written
and oral reports.
Direct Current
Fundamentals: Resistance, Resistive Circuits, Voltage Dividers, Thevenin
Eqivalent Circuits. Related Experiments.
Alternating Currents and
Components: AC Currents and Voltages, Capacitance, RC Circuits.
Alternating Currents and
Components: Inductance, Transformers. Related Experiments.
Nonlinear resistive
elements: Diodes, Zener diodes,
Power Supply. Related experiments.
Semiconductors: Diodes, Bipolar
Junction Transistors (BJT), Field Effect Transistors (FET), CMOS. Related Experiments.
General issues related to
engineering profession: Engineering ethics, communication skills, workplace
expectations, entrepreneurship.
Technical Writing: basics of
preparing a project report.
Seminars.
Project.
None, except possible word processing for lab reports.
M
(a) An ability to apply knowledge of Mathematics, Science and
Engineering
M
(b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze
and interpret data
M
(c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired
needs.
None (d) An ability to
function on multi-disciplinary teams.
L
(e) An ability to indentify, formulate and solve engineering problems
M
(f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
M
(g) An ability to communicate effectively
L
(h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of
engineering
M
(i) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long
learning
L
(j) A knowledge of contemporary issues
M (k)
An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools
necessary for engineering practice.