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Department Electrical and Computer Engineering EE292 Fundamentals of Electrical & Computer Engineering

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EE292 Fundamentals of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Spring 2015 Course info Course Number: EE292 Lecture Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00 2:15 pm Lecture Location: TBE B176 Instructor info for Fall2014 Name: Professor Ke-Xun Sun Office Location: SEB 2172 Lab Location SEB 2156 / 2157 (I am mostly working in the lab) Discussion Room SEB 2164 (The small conference room facing my lab) Office Phone: 702-774-1486 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 2:15 pm 3:30 pm, or by appointments Grader Sergio Contreras [email protected] Lab Assistant Michael Plies [email protected] Communication Please include [EE292] in the subject line of all email communications. Catalog Data Introduction to electrical circuit analysis, electronic devices and circuits, transducers, electric machines and power transmission. For non-electrical engineering majors only. Prerequisite: PHYS 180 or PHYS 151, and MATH 182 We will review necessary physics and mathematics along with the class. In addition, the textbook is self-contained. Textbooks (Available at Amazon.com) Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications, by A. R. Hambley Prentice Hall, 6th Edition ISBN: 0132130068. This is a well-organized textbook now at its 6th edition, providing materials for the first electrical engineering course for both EE & and non-EE majors, and has been used at UNLV EE292 for several semesters. Online resources are available to support student learning experiences. The edition with an access code will allow you to review more online contents such as video solutions to selected problems. Schaum's Outline of Electric Circuits, 6th edition, by Mahmood Nahvi, Joseph Edminister


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McGraw Hill 2013 | ISBN-10: 0071830456 | ISBN-13: 978-0071830454 Numerous solved problems are included. Additional course contents may draw from current research topics. This year we will have more examples from radiation detection and avionics. Reference Apps, Websites, and Textbooks Android App #1: Lessons in Electrical Circuits Android App #2: Basics of Electrical Engineering Lessons in Electric Circuits, Copyright (C) 2000-2013, Tony R. Kuphaldt http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/ Nice online contents. The Art of Electronics 2nd ed. by Paul Horowitz Winfield Hill, 2nd edition (1989); ISBN: 0521370957 Though aged in digital electronics, this book is well suitable for laboratory electronics designer and builders. Avionics: Fundamentals of Aircraft Electronics, by Scott Kenney (Author) Perfect Paperback August 19, 2013 | ISBN: 0521370957 This is a colorful illustration of practical electronics devices and systems on airplanes. Students are encouraged to take projects in avionics. Lab Session and Course Projects Given that most students have no previous exposure to electronics, we will have several lab sessions to let students be acquainted with electronics components and basic electronics instruments. There will one term project. The experimental topics are

1) Resistor circuit 2) Capacitor & inductor circuit 3) Active device and amplifier circuit 4) Digital logic circuit 5) Term design project, demonstration & presentation. The term project should use all the

knowledge The experiment will be conducted ME Mendenhall Lab located in TBE B173. Mr. Michael Plies will distribute electronics kits and help you in the lab. For the term project, use of prototype boards is allowed, even though a more professional PCB is highly valued. Additional electronics experiments can be made available for interested students. Lab Safety Please be absolutely safe when you are doing your experiments. Please follow the advices in Mendenhall lab to take necessary training, and exercise maximum precautions.


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Active Learning and Teaming We will attempt to introduce Active Learning. Students will have more involvements and feedback. The class should have more fun, and should be more effective. The class will have slides. However, most of the lectures will be taught using hand writing via document projector. Taking notes is required. Every student will have a notebook. Teaming is required for all lab experiments, term projects, and active learning. Every 3-4 students should form a group for these activities. All students in each group should at least a common work time slot for 3~4 hours to allow collective lab and discussion sessions. A mix of electronics experts, beginners, seniors, juniors, and sophomores, should help every team member. Course Topics and Coverage We ill mostly follow the sequence of Hambleys textbook, with adjustments shown below. However, this textbook has more contents than we can go through in detail. We will selectively cover the textbook contents. It will be important to attend the classes regularly, and take notes. By doing so, you will save much time and efforts, and yet to learn the subject effectively. Please engage in active learning. 1 Introduction 2 Resistive Circuits 3 Inductance and Capacitance 4 Transients 5 Steady-State Sinusoidal Analysis 6 Frequency Response and Bode Plots 15 Magnetic Circuits &Transformers 16 DC Machines 17 AC Machines 10 Diodes 11 Amplifiers 12 Field Effect Transistors 13 Bipolar Junction Transistors 14 Operational Amplifiers 7 Logic Circuits 8 Computer and Microcontrollers 9 Computer-Based Instruments Homework Homework will be assigned every 7-10 days, and due in 7-10 days, depending on length of the homework and class schedule. Group discussions are encouraged. But the homework completion must be on your own.


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Tests: There will be three tests: Midterm test #1: This test will cover all initial 4~5 weeks of course materials. Midterm test #2: This test will cover all materials required for Fundamental Engineering Test for Mechanical Engineering Students. As such, the test will be nearly closed book, same as the FE exam. However, we will offer two review sessions. Final Exam: This test will cover the course work materials. Equation sheets are allowed. We will also offer an additional review session. Grading The grades will be assigned approximately assigned based using following distributions. In addition to doing well in tests, regular attendance, successful team work, and timely completion of homework assignments are required for this course. They may weigh more for your grades, especially if your test scores are less ideal.

Team work, course project & presentation (10%) Homework assignments (20%) Midterm test #1 (20%) Midterm test #2 (20%). Final exam (30%)


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EE292 Fundamentals of Electrical & Computer EngineeringSpring 2015Course infoInstructor info for Fall2014Textbooks (Available at Amazon.com)Reference Apps, Websites, and TextbooksLab Session and Course ProjectsLab SafetyActive Learning and TeamingCourse Topics and CoverageHomeworkTests:Grading

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