6 & 7. Electrical Circuits & Electronic Devices

Learning Goals...

The student shall:
- Understand the underlying principles of electrical and digital circuit analysis.
- Become familiar with electrical and digital circuit experimental laboratory equipment.
- Learn how simultaneous equations are solved with the aid of Matlab.
- Learn to communicate experimental procedures and results through written engineering laboratory reports.

Learning Outcomes...

Upon meeting the goals, the student should be able to:
- Calculate current flows and voltage drops in an electrical circuit represented by a schematic diagram.
- Represent a set of simultaneous linear equations in matrix form and solve using Matlab.
- Construct and test functional experimental electrical circuits.
- Prepare a lab report that clearly communicates the principles, procedures, and results of experiments and tests.
- Work as a cooperating, contributing member of a student project team.

Homework #6:

1. Study textbook pp 117 - 137.
2. Study class handout notes.
3. Work text problems 21,22,26,28.
4. Work class handout problem.
5. Prepare for quiz on Kirchhoff's Laws and Ohm's Law.

Homework #7:

Prepare individual lab report.

Dr. Denenberg's lecture notes on electrical circuit theory and Matlab solutions are posted below. Circuit theory is covered in the "Electrical Circuits" chapter of the course textbook. The E-Source textbook "Introduction to Matlab" by D. Etter & D. Kuncicky is available for online viewing.

A calculator to interpret resistor color bands can be found at the following link.

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