ECE 125 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering Fall ...
ECE 125 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering Fall ...
ECE 125 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering Fall ...
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
<strong>ECE</strong> <strong>125</strong> <strong>Fundamentals</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Computer</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>Fall</strong> Semester 2010<br />
Instructor: Dr. Susan Burkett, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Computer</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>, 330<br />
Houser, 348-4378, e-mail: sburkett@eng.ua.edu.<br />
Web Site:<br />
Mailing<br />
List:<br />
<strong>Computer</strong><br />
Use:<br />
The Web-site URL for this course is http://burkett.eng.ua.edu/. Students are expected to<br />
access the Web site frequently to obtain important information about the course.<br />
A mailing list has been created for this course to allow group discussions <strong>and</strong> a forum for<br />
asking questions. Always be pr<strong>of</strong>essional about any mailing list questions <strong>and</strong><br />
comments. They will be viewed by all members. All students must subscribe to the<br />
mailing list. Directions for subscribing are posted on the web site<br />
The use <strong>of</strong> a S<strong>of</strong>tware Simulation Package will be required for this class.<br />
Prerequisite: MATH <strong>125</strong>. Corequisite: DR 100<br />
Each student is expected to have a working knowledge <strong>of</strong> differential calculus <strong>and</strong> an<br />
ability to produce sketches <strong>of</strong> engineering concepts.<br />
Textbook: Basic <strong>Engineering</strong> Circuit Analysis, 9 th Edition, Wiley, 2008.<br />
Lab kit: Lab Kit to be purchased from the IEEE student organization.<br />
Class<br />
Schedule: Section <strong>ECE</strong> <strong>125</strong>-001 Lectures MW 9:00-9:50 pm 309 HOU<br />
Laboratory W 2:30-4:20 pm 207 HOU<br />
Section <strong>ECE</strong> <strong>125</strong>-002 Lectures MW 9:00-9:50 pm 309 HOU<br />
Laboratory W 4:30-6:20 pm 207 HOU<br />
Section <strong>ECE</strong> <strong>125</strong>-003 Lectures MW 9:00-9:50 pm 309 HOU<br />
Laboratory Th 2:30-4:20 pm 207 HOU<br />
Attendance:<br />
Attendance is required <strong>and</strong> please be on time. For each unexcused absence (except the<br />
first), your attendance percentage will be reduced by 1.0%. An absence will be excused<br />
if you alert the instructor prior to 10:00 am the day <strong>of</strong> the class you will be missing. If<br />
you do not inform your instructor before the end <strong>of</strong> the missed class, you will need to<br />
provide a written, university-authorized excuse.<br />
Assignments: Homework will be assigned throughout the semester although not graded. Solutions will<br />
be posted on the web site. A few assignments will be made that do not involve circuit<br />
analysis. These assignments will be graded. For graded assignments, the late penalty is<br />
10 percentage points per day after the due date for a period up to five days after the due<br />
date. If an assignment is turned in six days after the due date, it will receive zero points.<br />
Each day <strong>of</strong> the week counts.<br />
Short<br />
Presentation: Once a week at the beginning <strong>of</strong> lecture, student names will be r<strong>and</strong>omly drawn to work a<br />
homework problem in class. The topic, or problem, will be provided in the previous<br />
lecture. Please communicate any reasons for absence to the instructor before the class<br />
period for a possible excused absence.<br />
Quizzes:<br />
Quizzes will be given regularly over course material <strong>and</strong> worth 10 points each. If the<br />
quiz is not correct, a student will be given a chance to work a similar problem outside <strong>of</strong><br />
1
class. Students will sign up for a time to work the problem in the instructor’s <strong>of</strong>fice. If<br />
this quiz is correct, the student will earn 100% for that quiz. If the quiz is still not<br />
correct, the student gets one more chance to take the quiz <strong>and</strong> if correct, will earn 80%<br />
for that quiz. There will only be two chances to re-take a quiz <strong>and</strong> an incorrect answer at<br />
this point will earn a 0/10.<br />
Class Exams: Two in-class exams will be scheduled during the semester. No make-up exams will be<br />
given. If a student misses an exam with a valid excuse, then the final exam will be<br />
weighted more heavily for the final grade computation. The excused absence request<br />
must be provided to the instructor before the exam. Students missing an exam without a<br />
valid excuse will receive zero points for that exam. The final exam is scheduled on<br />
Monday, December 6, 2010 from 8-10:30 am. It will be comprehensive.<br />
Laboratory:<br />
Basis for<br />
Final Grade:<br />
There are 5 m<strong>and</strong>atory laboratories throughout the semsester to introduce the student to<br />
basic laboratory techniques. Reports will be graded by the Laboratory Teaching<br />
Assistant. One <strong>of</strong> the laboratories involves using your creativity to build a functional<br />
product with attention to aesthetics.<br />
Two in-class examinations (15% each) 30%<br />
Quizzes <strong>and</strong> Assignments 25%<br />
Short Presentation 5%<br />
Attendance 5%<br />
Laboratory Project Reports 15%<br />
Final examination 20%<br />
Total 100%<br />
Grading scale: 90-100 (A); 80-89 (B); 70-79 (C); 60-69 (D);
Change language