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Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering

Discussion D0.1

What will you learn in this course?

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Think of some product that uses electricity

• Toaster

• Washing machine

• Radio, TV, iPod

• Computer

• Automobile

What do all these products have in common?

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InputSensors

Analog circuits

ProcessingDigital circuits

OutputActuators

Magnetic circuits

A typical product

The course

DC circuitsOp amps Digital circuits

AC circuitsMagnetic circuits

Motors

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InputSensors

Analog circuits

ProcessingDigital circuits

OutputActuators

Magnetic circuits

A typical product

In the lab you will work in groups of four and throughout the course your group will invent and design some useful product that

1. uses the amount of squeezing of a hand grip as input

2. processes this data digitally, and3. causes something to move using a relay or motor

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Part 1 of the course DC circuitsOp amps

Topic Lecture Pages

Analog & digital signals, voltage and current, circuit elements D1.2 1 -- 29

Ohm's law and Kirchoff's law, examples D2.1 34-54, 78-79

Binary numbers, R2-R ladder network, D/A converter D2.2 App D, F

Nodal analysis D2.3 59-68

Mesh analysis D2.4 69-74

Circuit Theorems, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems D2.5 75-78, 80-86

Wheatstone bridge D2.6 87-89

Ideal Op Amp, Non-inverting amplifier, Inverting amplifier D3.1 328-334

Differential amplifier, summing circuit, current-to-voltage converter D3.1 334-336, 340

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Current

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Voltage

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Power

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Digital circuitsPart 2 of the course

Topics Lecture Pages

Digital systems, number systems D4.1 500-503, D

Basic logic gates, DeMorgan's theorem D5.1 E

Sum of Products and Product of Sums design D5.1 E

Implementing logic gates and digital circuits, CPLDs D5.2 G

Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps D6.1, D6.2 504-516

Implementing combinational circuits using Verilog D7.1 517-524

Semiconductors, diodes, LEDs, 7-segment displays D7.2 354-365, 394

Latches and flip-flops D8.1 524-530, H

Counters D8.2  H

Implementing sequential circuits using Verilog D8.2  H

State machines  D8.3 530-534

A/D converters, pulse-width modulation  D8.3  

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AC circuitsMagnetic circuits

Motors

Part 3 of the course

Topics Pages

Capacitors and Inductors 104-113

Sinusoidal functions, complex numbers, phasors 144-152

Impedance and admittance 153-160, 174-181

Instantaneous power, average power, RMS values 200-207

Power factor, residential AC power circuits 207-220

DC machines 240-249

dc motors, dc generators 249-259

Magnetic circuits, mutual inductance 379-388

Linear transformer, ideal transformer 582-591

Power supply circuits 591-602