EGR 240 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering

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EGR 240Introduction to Electrical and Computer
Engineering

• Prof. Richard E. Haskell
• 115 Dodge Hall
• Prof. Michael P. Polis
• 102J Science Engineering Building

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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)
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EGR 240

• Text Essentials of Electrical and Computer
  Engineering by David V. Kerns, Jr. and J. David
  Irwin, Prentice Hall, 2004.
• Prerequisites
• EGR 141
• MTH 154

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Course Contents

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

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Course ObjectivesBy the end of this course you
should be able to

• State Ohms law and Kirchhoffs 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 Thevenins theorem.
• Analyze an ideal op-amp circuit.
• Analyze basic electric circuits using PSpice and
  MATLAB.

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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 twos 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.

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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.

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Homework

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

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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

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Exams

• Exam 1 Friday, Feb. 3, 2006
• Exam 2 Monday, Mar. 20, 2006
• Final Exam Monday, Apr. 24, 2006
• 1200-200 p.m.
• No makeup exams

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Grading

• Homework 10
• Laboratory 20
• Exam 1 20
• Exam 2 20
• Final exam 30
• 100

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Office HoursProf. Haskell

• Mon., Wed., 300 400 p.m. 115 DH
• Phone [phone]
• email haskell_at_oakland.edu
• Web site
• www.cse.secs.oakland.edu/haskell
• click on EGR 240 and click Winter 2006

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Office HoursProf. Polis

• Mon., Wed., 915 1015 a.m. 102J SEB
• Phone [phone]
• email polis_at_oakland.edu