EE 212 (was EE 305) – Introduction To Electronic Measuring Systems

Designation:

Intended for non-Electrical Engineering students

Catalog Data:

Electronic devices and characteristics, amplifiers and feedback, electronic instruments and recording systems. Designed for non-electrical engineering students. Prerequisite: PHYS 212.

Prerequisites by topic:

1. Understanding of and ability to use basic and intermediate algebra, calculus & trigonometry, exponentials & complex numbers. Ability to use a calculator with trig functions, exponentials and polar/rectangular coordinate transformations.
2. Knowledge of Kirchoff’s laws, familiarity with the SI system of units and prefixes, both electrical and mechanical.

Course Objectives:

This course provides fundamental education in electrical circuit analysis techniques to non-electrical engineering majors. Students should be able to do the following upon completion of this course:

1. Analyze simple DC resistive circuits using ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws.
2. Analyze DC circuits containing independent sources using node-voltage & mesh-current methods.
3. Understand difference between ideal sources and practical sources.
4. Understand Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, superposition, and source transformation techniques.
5. Analyze the natural and step (Transient) responses of RL, RC circuits.
6. Analyze basic AC circuits using phasor analysis.
7. Learn concepts of complex power and residential electrical service.
8. Analyze basic diode and Op-Amp circuits.

Topics:

1. Introduction and units (1 class)
2. Definition of voltage, current, and Ohm’s law and resistance. (1 class)
3. Power & sign convention, KCL, KVL, resistors in series & parallel and voltage & current divider Rules (3 classes)
4. Node–voltage and mesh–current analysis techniques, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, superposition principle (3 classes)
5. Capacitors, inductors and stored energy (2 classes)
6. 1st order RC and RL circuits (2 classes)
7. Sinusoidal sources, impedance, sinusoidal steady state phasor analysis methods, low-pass and high–pass filters, frequency response – Bode plots, Decibel (6 classes)
8. Average, reactive, and complex power, power factor, transformers, electricity generation and transmission, residential electricity and grounding (3 classes)
9. Ideal diode circuits (2 classes)
10. Ideal op–amp circuits analysis (2 classes)

Class Schedule:

Two 50-minute lectures and one 50-minute recitation per week.

Computer Usage:

Learning of concepts is reinforced through the use of multimedia presentations and proof of mastery exercises. Flash presentations are used to step students through complex example problems and an on-line quiz system is used to test mastery of material.