Schedule of ECE 11 for Fall 2003 :

 
 
Week Date Description of Event
09/1-5 Laboratory: General Introduction, Schedule, Grading System, Lab Note Format, Lab Procedures, Tools, Types of test cables, Safety, Wire Kits, Policy on Cheating,Data Tables, Graphs, How to do a lab and Time allocations
  Introduction to the prototype bread board, Hands on Demonstration of ECE 11 Home page and ECE Labs Web page http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~ecelabs
HW 1: Read and Lab Home Quiz on Safety
Subscribe to ECE11 Email List
Lecture : Basic circuit elements, voltage and current sources, KVL and KCL, power
2 09/8-12 Turn In :  Lab Home Quiz 1
Laboratory: General formulas and DMM Models with example from Error in measurement, Significant Digits, Introduction and demonstration of OrCad 9.2 PSpice, simulation of simple circuits, demonstration on printing and saving simulations.
Experiment #0  - Basic concepts and short introduction to  Pspice simulations
HW 2 : Read and Lab Home Quiz2 on
Reference Data for Engineers 
Technical Data 
Keithley Model 175 - Sections 2.2 thru 2.7.6 
Attenuation Levels - Coaxial Cable by Alpha 
RG/U Coaxial Cable by Manhattan 
Simulation Assignment Experiment # 1
Obtain a printout of each simulation result.
Prewire : Experiment # 1 : Ohm's Law
Lecture : Parallel and series circuits, current and voltage division, source transformation
09/15-09/19 Turn In : 
Laboratory: Experiment #1  - Ohm's Law
HW 3 :
Simulations Assignments Experiment # 2.
Prewire : Experiment # 2 : DC Series and Parallel circuits
Lecture : Equivalent sources, Mesh Current Method, Node voltage Method
09/22-26 Turn In : Lab Home Quiz2
Laboratory: Experiment #2  - DC Series and Parallel circuits
HW 4: Read and Lab Home Quiz 3 on
Keithley Model 178 dc Specifications 
Keithley Model 175 dc Specifications 
Lambda LPD - 422A FM 
Simulations Assignments Experiment #3
Prewire : Experiment # 3 : DC Thevenin circuits
Lecture : Continuation of node voltage and mesh current analysis, Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits;
Superposition theorem
09/29-10/3 Turn In : Lab Home Quiz 3
Laboratory: Experiment #3A  - Introduction to DC Thevenin Circuits
HW 5: Read and Lab Home Quiz 4 on
The XYZs of Using A Scope, dc Thevenin
VRA 246 - CRT Concepts
VRA 268 - Oscilloscope Amplifier concepts
Simulation assignment Experiment #4
Prewire : Experiment # 4 : Ohm Meter Current, Node Voltage Analysis,Mesh Current Analysis, Maximum Power Transfer Theory & Current Meter Voltage Burden.
Lecture : Continuation of Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits; maximum power transfer
6 10/6-10 Turn In : Lab Home Quiz #4
Laboratory: Experiment #3B  -  DC Thevenin Circuits
HW 6 :  Simulation assignment Experiment #4
Prewire : Experiment # 4 : Ohm Meter Current, Node Voltage Analysis,Mesh Current Analysis, Maximum Power Transfer Theory & Current Meter Voltage Burden 
Lecture : Dependent sources. 
7 10/13-17 Turn In  :
Laboratory: Experiment # 4 : Ohm Meter Current, Node Voltage Analysis,Mesh Current Analysis, Maximum Power Transfer Theory & Current Meter Voltage Burden 
HW 7 :  Read and Lab Home Quiz 5 on
XYZs, pages 10 thru 27
VRA 267 - Oscilloscope Sweep concepts
VRA 256 - Oscilloscope Trigger concepts
Simulation assignment Experiment #5
Prewire  : Experiment # 5 : DC Operational Amplifiers - Applications
Lecture : DC OpAmp circuits analysis
 
8 10/20-24 Turn In  : Lab Home Quiz #5
Laboratory: Experiment # 5 : DC Operational Amplifiers - Applications 
HW 8:  Read and Lab Home Quiz  6 on
Reference Data for engineers section 5 - 17 to end
HP8116A 50MHz Function Generator
Hewlett Packard 5314A universal Counter
Fluke PM6304 RCL Meter
Simulation assignment Experiment #6
Prewire  : Experiment # 6 : Instrument Input Resistance, Analog Oscilloscope Measurements, Function Generator Specifications
Lecture : Continue OpAmp Circuits; 
Start AC circuits and phasors 
9 10/27-31 Turn In : Lab Home Quiz # 6 
Laboratory: Experiment # 6 : Instrument Input Resistance, Analog Oscilloscope Measurements, Function Generator Specifications
HW 9: Read and Lab Home Quiz 7 on
AC specifications of Keithley 178
AC specifications of Keithley 175
Simulation assignment Experiment #7
Prewire : Experiment #7  : Meter Responses, Waveforms, & AC Thevenin.
Lecture : Circuit analysis employing phasors
 
10 11/3-7 Turn In : Lab Home Quiz # 7
Laboratory: Experiment #7  - Meter Responses, Waveforms, & AC Thevenin.
HW 11: Simulation assignment Experiment #8
Final
Project:

To be assigned. ( Completion time : 5 Weeks)
Prewire: Experiment #8  :1st Order Steady State, Band Limiting and Phasors
Lecture : Circuit analysis using phasors (cont.); max. power, frequency response 
11 11/10-14 Turn In :
Laboratory: Experiment #8  - 1st Order Steady State, Band Limiting and Phasors, Introduction to Digital Oscilloscope
HW  12 : Simulation assignment Experiment #9
Prewire  : Experiment #9  : 2nd Order Steady State,  Resonance,Bandwidth and Phasor
Lecture :  Frequency response  (cont.); 
12 11/17-21 Turn In :  
Laboratory: Experiment #9  - 2nd Order Steady State,  Resonance, Bandwidth and Phasor
HW 13 :  Simulation assignment Experiment #10
Prewire  : Experiment #10: RC Time Constants, RL Time Constants
Lecture :  AC power; conclude sinusoidal steady-state analysis.
Begin transient response of first  order circuits: homogeneous solution, particular solution (forced response); initial conditions.
13 11/24-28 Turn In :  
Laboratory: Experiment #10  - RC Time Constants, RL Time Constants
Lecture : Transient response of first and second order circuits
14 12/1-5 Turn in:
  Laboratory: Final project design week. Help sessions.
Lecture Transient response of 2nd order circuits (cont.); Comments on the final project
15 12/8-12 Turn in: 
Laboratory: Final Project Demonstration and Presentation.
Lecture: review for final examination.

Last Modified:  Oct. 01. 2003 by YC