From the online course catalog:
"Introduction to the fundamental concepts of electrical engineering.
Voltage, current, signals, electrical elements and their laws.
Kirchhoff's laws. Digital systems, logic design using FPGAs.
Electrical measurements."
More specifically, this course introduces the student to the basic concepts used in
all of the subdisciplines of electrical engineering, and it lays the groundwork for
all later required courses. It is therefore of fundamental importance.
Topics covered include:
- Ohm's law
- Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws
- Parallel and series combinations of resistors
- Basic nodal and mesh analysis
- Superposition and linearity
- Operational amplifiers
- Combinational and sequential digital logic
- Flip-flops and digital registers
- Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)
An important ingredient for the successful completion of the course
is a good understanding of basic calculus.
Consequently, MATH202 is the corequisite.
Another course or previous experience can be substituted for this course only by
permission of the instructor.
Lecture: MWF 11:00-11:52 am in Dana 214
Lab: Thursdays 2:00-4:52 pm in Dana 303