EE1210

CircuitModelingI

Expectations• Whyareyouinthisclass?• Whatdoyouexpectfromme?• WhatshouldIexpectfromyou?

MeetingTimesandLocationsLecture A: MWF 9:00 AM EGH 127 Lab A1: T 9:00 AM EGH 337

Lab A2: R 9:00 AM EGH 337

InstructorInformation• Instructor:JohnGoomey,EngineeringHall325• Officephone:342‐1361• Email: goomeyj@uwplatt.edu• Website:http://people.uwplatt.edu/~goomeyj• Officehours:

– postedontheinstructor’swebsiteandinD2L– (Note:attimesduringofficehourstheinstructormaybeassistingstudentsinthelaboratories)

CatalogInformationCatalogDescription:Voltage,current,resistance,andimpedance.Opamps.Phasors.Ohm'slaw,Kirchhoff'slaws,superposition,andThevenin's andNorton'stheoremsappliedtothemodelingofzero‐ordernetworks.Complexnumbersandalgebra.Prerequisites: Math2640CalculusITextbook:Circuits3rd Edition,byFawwaz T.Ulaby,MichelM.Maharbiz,andCynthiaM.Furse

ExpectedLearningOutcomes• Abilitytocalculatevoltage,current,andpowerinelectricalcircuitswithKirchhoff’sandOhm'slaws.(a)

• AbilitytosolveDCelectricalcircuitswithnodalandmeshanalysis,linearity,superposition,andThevenin’s andNorton'stheorems.(a)

• Understandingofphasors,impedance,resistance,reactance,admittance,conductance,andsusceptance (a)

• AbilitytouseSPICEtoanalyzecircuits(c)• Abilitytoanalyzeanddesignsimpleamplifiercircuitsthatuseopamps(a‐e)

ExpectedLearningOutcomescont.• Abilitytousepowersuppliesandtomeasurevariousquantitieswithamultimeter.(c)

• Abilitytoconstructcircuitsonabreadboardandtotestthemexperimentally.(a,b,c,e)

• Abilitytoworksafelyinalaboratory(c)• AbilitytouseSPICEtoanalyzecircuits(c)• Abilitytouseafunctiongeneratorandoscilloscope.(c)• Abilitytowritegoodreports.(f)

CourseOutline• Unitsandcircuitelements(2classes)• Ohm’slaw,Kirchhoff’slaws,andcombinationsofresistors(7classes)

• Linearity,superposition,andsourcetransformations(6classes)

• Op‐Amps(2classes)

CourseOutlinecont.• NodalandMeshanalysis(4classes)• Thevenin’s andNorton’stheoremsandmaximumpowertransfer(3classes)

• Complexnumbersandalgebra(5classes)• PSpice (1class)

AttendancePolicy• Attendanceinlectureisnotrequired.

– However,attendancewillbetaken.– Lectureswillbeusedtodoexampleproblemsandtodogroupwork,soattendancewillstronglyinfluenceyourgrade.

• Attendanceduringlaboratoryprojectsessionsisrequired.

‘Lecture’• Atraditionallecturehasbeenshowntobeineffectiveforstudentsuccess1

• Thebestwaytoimproveperformanceispractice

• Practiceismosteffectivewhenimmediatefeedbackisavailableandgiven

1ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaActive learningincreasesstudentperformanceinscience,engineering,andmathematicsScottFreemana,1, SarahL.Eddya, MilesMcDonougha, MichelleK.Smithb, Nnadozie

Okoroafora,Hannah Jordta,and MaryPatWenderotha

GradingPolicy• Gradeswillbebasedon:

– homework,classparticipation,quizzes15%–midtermexaminations 30%– laboratoryassignments30%– finalexam25%

GradingScaleA =  4.00 (>93.0%)A‐ = 3.70 (90.0‐92.9%)

B+ = 3.30 (87.0‐89.9%)B =   3.00 (83.0‐86.9%)B‐ =  2.70  (80.0‐82.9%)

C+ = 2.30 (77‐79.9%)C =   2.00 (73‐76.9%)C‐ =  1.70  (70.0‐72.9%)

D+ = 1.30 (67‐69.9%)D =   1.00 (60‐66.9%)

F =    0.00 (<60%)

AdditionalGradingPolicies• Gradesonindividualpiecesofworkwillnotbechangedmorethanoneweekaftertheassignmentisreturnedtotheclass.– Thisincludesanylateworkoranyappeals(seehomeworksectionbelow).

AdditionalGradingPolicies• GradesonindividualpiecesofworkwillbepostedinD2L.– Unlessotherwiseindicated,gradesreportedinD2Lrepresentonlythescoreforeachindividualpieceofwork.

– AnycomputationofgradesperformedbytheD2Lsoftwareshouldbedisregarded.

AdditionalGradingPoliciescont.– AnycomputationofgradesperformedbytheD2Lsoftwareshouldbedisregarded.

– Coursegradescanbedeterminedbytheformulagiveninthesyllabus.

– Theinstructor'sgradingspreadsheetcontainstheonlycopyofofficialgrades.

Homework• Homeworkwillconsistof:

– watchinginstructionalvideos– readingassignments– assignedproblems

• HomeworkwillbesubmittedtotheD2Ldropbox (pdfonly)

• Assignmentsemailedtotheinstructorwillresultinnegativescoresforthatassignment

Homeworkcont.• Studentsareresponsibleforallmaterialcoveredinthereadingassignments.

• Questionsonhomeworkwillbeansweredduringofficehoursorlectures.

• Homeworkwillbegraded,anditisstronglyrecommendedthatALLhomeworkiscompleted.

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Homework vs. Final Grades

9 of 99 were able to pass with failing homework grades.

22 of 99 had both failing homework and final grades.

14 of 99 passed the homework,but not the course

Fromthedistribution,itislikelythatatleast7ofthemweretryingtocheat.

Homeworkcont.• Thepresentation/submissionofallthecompletedhomeworkassignedpriortoeachexamisrequiredtomakeANYappealonanygrade.

• Homeworkthatisexceptionallyneatandwellorganizedmayreceivebonuspoints.

Tests• Therewillbemidtermexaminationsandacomprehensivefinalexam.Seeclassschedulefortentativedates.

• Examswillbeclosedbook,closednotes.• Anymaterialpresentedinreadingassignments,homework,laboratoryorlecturethroughthelecturepriortothetestdaymaybeontheexam.

Laboratory• Therewillbesevenlaboratoryprojects.• Studentsmustsupply18‐24gaugejumperwire,adigitalmultimeter(DMM)andabreadboard.

• Measurementsanddatacollectionwillbedoneindividuallyinthelaboratoryunlessotherwisestated.

• Eachstudentwillbeexpectedtocompletehis/herlaboratoryreportindividually.

Laboratorycont.• Laboratorygradeswillbebasedon:

– Pre‐laboratorypreparation– Demonstrationofmeasurementstotheinstructoranddatacollected• DatamustbesubmittedtotheD2Ldropbox (pdfonly)

– Overallqualityofwrittenreports• SubmittedinpdftoD2Ldropbox• Assignmentsemailedtotheinstructorwillresultinanegativescoreforthatassignment

• AlllaboratoryprojectsmustbeCOMPLETEDtoreceiveapassinggradeforthecourse.

AcademicIntegrity

• PoliciesoutlinedinUWSChapter14.04apply.• Cheatingonanyassignmentwillresultinreductionofthestudents’gradeordismissalfromthecourse.Themaximumallowablepenaltywillbepursued.

• Anysubmittedworkwithanoverwhelmingsimilaritybetweentwoormorestudentsworkwillbedeemedascopied.

• Anysharedelectronicinformationwillbedeemedcopied.• Studyinginacollegeisanhonorforeveryone,andeverycredityouearnmustresultfromyourownefforts.

SSWD• Ifyouneedanaccommodationduetoadisability,pleasemakeanappointmenttoseetheinstructorduringofficehours.

• AVISAfromServicesforStudentswithDisabilitiesauthorizingyouraccommodationswillbeneeded.

• Alternativetestingwilltakeplaceinthetestingcenter

ComputerUse• Word• Excel• Spice• MATLABmaybeused.

AdditionalInformation• Coursewillberunusingaflippedclassroommodel– Materialwillbeintroducedviashortvideos– Videosmustbewatchedoutsideofclasstime– TheremaybeD2Lquizzesonmaterialsfromvideos– Classtimewillbeusedforexamplesandguidedproblemsets

AdditionalInformationcont.• BlackboardCollaborateUltraOnlineRooms

– Originallyintendedforonlinemeetings– AccessinD2L

• Clickon‘Content’ontheD2Lcoursehomepage• Select‘CourseLectures’• Jointheroom

– Onlineroomswillbeliveduringclasstime

AdditionalInformationcont.• Questionsmaybeaskedusingamicrophoneorbymessagingviaonlinerooms

• WhenappropriateclasstimewillberecordedusingBlackboardCollaborateUltra– Toviewrecordings

• Clickon‘ShowAllUpcomingSessions’• Select‘ShowAllPreviousSessions’