EGR 240 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering Prof. Richard E. Haskell 115 Dodge Hall Prof. Michael P. Polis 102J Science & Engineering Building

New Engineering Core EGR 120 Engineering Graphics and CAD (1) EGR 141 Problem Solving in Engineering and Computer Science (4) EGR 240 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (4) EGR 250 Introduction to Thermal Engineering (4) EGR 260 Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering (4) EGR 280 Design and Analysis of Electromechanical Systems (4)

EGR 240 Text: Essentials of Electrical and Computer Engineering by David V. Kerns, Jr. and J. David Irwin, Prentice Hall, Prerequisites: –EGR 141 –MTH 154

Course Contents DC circuits Op Amps Basic logic gates Boolean algebra and logic equations Combinational logic Sequential logic AC Circuits Magnetic circuits DC motors

Course Objectives By the end of this course you should be able to: State Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s laws and apply them to DC resistor circuits. Write circuit equations using nodal and mesh analysis. Find the equivalent circuit of a resistor network by using Thevenin’s theorem. Analyze an ideal op-amp circuit. Analyze basic electric circuits using PSpice and MATLAB.

Course Objectives (cont.) By the end of this course you should be able to: Convert a decimal number to binary and hexadecimal and vice versa. Find the two’s complement of a binary number. Identify basic gates (NOT, AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR) and list the truth tables for each gate. Design combinational logic circuits with up to four inputs using sum of products method. Find the reduced form of any logic function with 3 or 4 inputs by using Karnaugh maps. Use Verilog to design basic combinational and sequential circuits.

Course Objectives (cont.) By the end of this course you should be able to: Describe the behavior of capacitors and inductors in electric circuits. Describe how sinusoidal functions can be analyzed using complex numbers and phasors. Define impedance and admittance in AC circuits. Describe the meaning of instantaneous power, average power, and effective or RMS power in electric circuits. Describe the operation of a linear transformer. Describe the operation of a basic DC motor. Demonstrate an ability to work constructively in a team environment.

Homework Individual homework due on some Wednesdays Class homework due on most lecture days Late homework is NOT accepted

Labs Labs begin Tues, Jan. 10, 2006 –in Room 129, SEB Groups of four (2 computers per group) Lab assignments are on the website Specific lab procedures will be given before each lab

Exams Exam 1: Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 Exam 2: Monday, Mar. 20, 2006 Final Exam: Monday, Apr. 24, 2006 –12:00-2:00 p.m. No makeup exams

Grading Homework10% Laboratory20% Exam 120% Exam 220% Final exam30% 100%

Office Hours Prof. Haskell Mon., Wed., 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.; 115 DH Phone: Web site: – –click on EGR 240 and click Winter 2006

Office Hours Prof. Polis Mon., Wed., 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.; 102J SEB Phone: