ECE 3301 - General Electrical Engineering
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Designation |
Non-major course |
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Catalog description |
ECE3301. General Electrical Engineering (3:3:0). Prerequisite: MATH 1352. Analysis of electric circuits. Introduction to electronic instrumentation and electromechanics. For non-majors only.
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Prerequisite(s) |
MATH 1352 |
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Textbook(s) and/or other required material |
Hambley, Allan R., Electrical Engineering – Principles and Applications, fourth edition, Prentice Hall, 2008. Lindeburg, Michael R., FE Review Manual, 2nd Edition, Professional Publications, 2006 (recommended)
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Course objectives |
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to analyze linear electric circuits to determine DC, AC, and basic transient response, in terms of voltage, current, power, and energy. They should also have a basic knowledge of digital logic circuits, electronic instrumentation, and electric machines.
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Topics covered |
Electric-circuit fundamentals— 3 hours Resistive networks, DC analysis— 8 hours Capacitance and inductance— 3 hours AC analysis— 8 hours Transient analysis— 3 hours Transformers— 1 hour Operational amplifiers— 3 hours Digital logic circuits— 3 hours Topics in electronic instrumentation— 3 hours Introduction to electric machines— 3 hours Tests and reviews— 4 hours
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Class/laboratory schedule |
Class meets 15 weeks, 3 times per week for 50 minutes or 2 times per week for 80 minutes.
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Contributions to professional component |
This course prepares students with the basic skills of electric-circuit analysis and with a basic knowledge of electronic instrumentation and electric machines. It also prepares them for the EE part of the FE Exam. |
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Relationship of course to program outcomes |
This course is not taken by students in the EE and CompE programs.
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Prepared by |
Ronald H. Cox |
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Coordinator |
Thomas Trost |
January 20, 2006
Features of candidate textbooks for EE3301:
Rizzoni (2007)
1. Chapter on power electronics
2. Chapters on communication systems
3. Section on stepper motors
4. Appendix on FE Exam
Kerns and Irwin (2004)
1. Section on power electronics
2. Tear-out formula cards
Hambley (2002)
1. One page on stepper motors
2. Appendix on FE Exam
Questions regarding the syllabus topics:
1. Should we cover frequency response?
2. Should we cover power electronics?
3. Should we cover electronic instrumentation?
4. Should we cover stepper motors? (Section in Rizzoni and page in Hambley)
5. Should we cover feedback control? (In none of these books)
6. Should we have two hours for “selected current topics”?