Synopsis


This course introduces basic electrical engineering principles and technology to students outside the electronics and communication curriculum.

Announcements

  • Information regarding final exam
    • Check this course website regularly.
    • Date: 14 May 2015
    • TIME: 09:00 - 12:00
    • ROOMs: BKD 2501-2, 2506, 2601, 2602
    • You will need a calculator. Make sure that you can work quickly with calculation involving complex numbers.
    • 7 Pages: 1 cover page + 6 worksheet pages
    • Closed book. Closed notes.
    • One A4 sheet allowed.
      • Must be hand-written. No small pieces of paper notes glued/attached on top of it.
      • Indicate your name and ID on the upper right corner of the sheet (in portrait orientation).
      • Submit your A4 sheet with your final exam. (You can get it back from me next semester.)
    • Cover all the materials that we discussed in class upto Chapter 10. (The emphasis is on the materials discussed after the midterm. However, to solve some questions, you will still need some skills learned before the midterm.)
  • Announcement slides [Last updated: May 6]
  • Class is canceled on April 16.
  • Midterm Results: Mean 60, Std 24
  • Information regarding midterm exam
    • Check this course website regularly for breaking news about the midterm.
    • Date: 5 Mar 2015
    • TIME: 09:00 - 12:00
    • ROOMs: BKD 3xxx
    • 9 pages (including 1 cover page)
    • 9 Questions
    • Closed book. Closed notes. No cheat/study sheet.
    • Basic calculators (fx-991) are permitted, but borrowing is not allowed. You will need it for solving simultaneous equations.
    • Cover all the materials that we discussed in class and practice in the HWs.
      • Approximate Material Distribution (score-wise; rounded to nearest multiples of 5):
        • Chapter 1: 5%
        • Chapter 2: 30%
        • Chapter 3: 20%
        • Chapter 4: 35%
        • Chapter 5: 10%
      • All annotated notes [Posted @ 12:30AM on Mar 1]
      • All HWs and solutions (Note that only a part of one question is graded. So, read the solutions even when you get a 5.)
      • All quizes and solutions [Posted 2:30PM on Mar 3]
    • Sample exam (from 2009) [Updated @ 6PM on Feb 25]
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General Information

Handouts and Course Material

Problem Set

Note that, for each HW, only a part of ONE question will be graded. Of course, you do not know which one will be selected; so you should work on all of them.

  Due Date Remarks/Solutions

HW1

 Jan 23

Solution [Posted @ 10:30AM on Jan 26]
HW2 Jan 30 Solution [Posted @ 4PM on Feb 1]
HW3 Feb 6 Solution [Posted @ 10PM on Feb 9]
HW4 Feb 13 Solution [Posted @ 9PM on Feb 23]
HW5 Feb 20 Solution [Posted @ 9PM on Feb 23; Updated @ 9PM on Feb 26]
HW6 Feb 27 Solution [Posted @ 11AM on Feb 28]
HW7 Not Due Solution [Posted @ 11:30AM on Feb 28]
Self-Evaluation (1) Mar 20  
HW8 Mar 27 Solution [Posted @ 3:30PM on Apr 19]
HW9 Apr 3 Solution [Posted @ 3:30PM on Apr 19]
HW10 Apr 10 Solution [Posted @ 3:30PM on Apr 19]
HW11 Apr 24 Solution [Posted @ 11AM on Apr 30]
HW12 May 1 Solution [Posted @ 1PM on May 7]
HW13 May 8 Solution [Posted @ 10PM on May 8]
HW14 Free Solution [Posted @ 1PM on May 7]
Self-Evaluation (2) May 15  

 

Calendar



Reading Assignment

  1. Chapter 1: 1.1-1.6
  2. Chapter 2: 2.1-2.6
  3. Chapter 3: 3.1-3.5, 3.7
  4. Chapter 4
  5. Chapter 5: 5.1-5.8
  6. Chapter 6 (Capacitors and Inductors): 6.1-6.5
  7. Chapter 9 (Sinusoids and Phasors): 9.1-9.7
  8. Chapter 10 (Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis): 10.1-10.7
  9. Chapter 11 (AC Power Analysis): 11.1-11.6
  10. Chapter 7 (RC and RL Circuits): 7.1-7.3, 7.5, 7.6

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