WELCOME TO ECE 1331

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• WELCOME TO ECE
  1331
• Section 13492
• 10-11AM MWF

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ECE 1331 First Lecture

• Course Instructor Dr. Dave Shattuck
• Office W326-D3
• Phone [phone]
• Mobile [phone]
• Email shattuck_at_uh.edu
• Office Hours 9-945AM, MTuWTh 11-Noon, MWTh,
  or by appt.

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Course Etiquette

• Please come to class on time.
• If you raise your hand, I will call on you.
  Please be recognized before speaking.
• Please make sure your cell phone is silent. If
  it makes noise, I get to answer it.

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Whats the Letter About?
You got a letter if the university computer
thinks you are missing the course requisites.
Prereq Math 1431 (Calc I) C- or better CFORI
ECE 1100 or equivalent Major Engineering
If you got a letter you must respond to it
If you do not respond by the deadline, you will
be dropped! Whatever you do, return the letter
with your response to the ECE Office (N308D)
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ECE 1331

• This course is designed to introduce the
  electrical computer engineering major to the
  use of engineering workstations in a networked
  environment. Computer-based tools for engineering
  problem-solving, including spreadsheets and
  Matlab will be covered.

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Course Format

• The course is taught in lecture sections which
  meet for three hours per week. There is no
  separately scheduled lab. You will have some
  "suggested" lab exercises as well as graded
  homeworks and projects as indicated below.
  However it will be up to you to get them done.

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Required Texts

• Course Guide containing detailed class schedule,
  statement of course policies, supplemental notes,
  the first few labs and the first project must be
  purchased from the Copy Center in the basement of
  the UC. It is packet 68, and costs 20.15.
• Introduction to Matlab 7 for Engineers" by
  William Palm is available in the Bookstore.

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Examinations

• Exam 1 Saturday, February 24, 9AM
• Exam 2 Saturday, April 14, 9AM
• Final Exam Thursday May 3, 5PM
• Rooms to be announced later.

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Grading

• Exam 1 15
• Exam 2 22
• Final Exam 35
• In-class Quizzes 5-10
• Homework 5-10
• Projects 10-20

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Getting Help

• Your Notes from class!
• Your Assigned Reading Material!
• Your Instructor!
• Any ECE 1331 Proctor
• ECE 1331 Proctors will hold office hours in the
  ECC. Schedules will be available soon.

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WebCT

• We will be using WebCT to post and turn in
  homework assignments and supplemental readings.
  Copies of additional labs, class notes, projects,
  old exams and course grades will be linked
  through this site. You should check it often! See
  the instructions in the Course Guide for gaining
  access.

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ECE1331 Listserv

• An email distribution list has been established
  for this course through the campus Listserv. When
  we have important announcements such as
  corrections in assignments, adjustment of
  schedule, and locations of exams, we will send an
  email notification to all who have "subscribed"
  to the list. You are responsible for all such
  messages. It is expected that you will do this,
  and that you will check your email regularly.
  See instructions in Course Guide for subscribing.

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Computer Accounts

• Cougarnet
• Engineering unix (tuxedo)