ELEC 242
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II
Final Exam:
Wednesday, April 30, 9:00 AM to Noon.
DH 1070
Review Sessions
Review sessions are held
Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 PM in DH 1075
(Note: on Feb. 13 we will be in DH 1046)
Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 PM in DH 1075
Meetings:
| MWF, 11:00 - 11:50, DH 1070
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Lab:
| Thu., 2:30-5:30 p.m. or Fri., 2:00-5:00 p.m., AL A141
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Instructor:
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J. D. Wise
Abercrombie A132, ext 4073
jdw@rice.edu
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Text:
| Foundations of Electrical Engineering, Second Edition,
J. R. Cogdell,
Prentice Hall, 1996.
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Description
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Lecture Schedule
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Lab Schedule
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Lab Handbook
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Grading
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Links
Description
Formulation and solution of equations describing electric circuits and
electromechanical systems.
Time and frequency domain response of circuits.
Basic electronic devices and circuits, including diodes, optoelectronics,
gates, and amplifiers.
Introduction to feedback and control.
This is the second course in a two course sequence, the first being
ELEC 241.
Course Outline
Basic systems and circuits
- Signals
- Analog and digital representation of information
- Voltage and current sources
- Transducers
- Circuits
- Linear and nonlinear circuit elements
- Kirchoff's laws
- Systems
- Formulation and solution of dynamic equations
- Impedance and Laplace transform techniques
Linear electronics
- Operational amplifiers
- Transistors as amplifiers
Nonlinear and pulse circuits
- Diode circuits
- Transistors as switches and gates
- Timing circuits
- Synchronization
Control
- Electromechanical systems
- Feedback
- Steady state error and stability
J.D. Wise, jdw@rice.edu