ECE401 Perspectives in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Fall 2009

Purpose of this Web Site

The  purpose of this site is to make class-related information readily available to those taking the course. Files are hyperlinked to the day they were covered in class in the calendar below so that they can be downloaded and printed out.

To get the course syllabus, click here

To get your latest grades click here

Instructor: Dr. Kent Chamberlin 

Office hours for Prof. Chamberlin:

To be determined

Office hours for Dan Brogan (Kingsbury W322 or S216):

2:30- 3:30 on Tuesdays

2:00- 3:00 on Wednesdays

And by appointment

To purchase the student version of Multisim, click here

 

Tentative Class Calendar

Week
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Lab
1

31-Aug

Introduction

Homework #1

Blank Summary

 

 

2-Sep

4-Sep

Electrical Fundamentals

Notes given in class

References:

Basic Concepts

 

 

No Labs This Week

2

7-Sep

Labor Day

No Class

Today's lab will meet on Monday, Sept. 14

 
9-Sep

Electrical Fundamentals (continued)

Notes given in class

Reference:

Ohm's Law

Homework #1 Due

11-Sep

Using Ohm's Law

Notes given in class

Resistor Color Codes

 

 

Lab #1

3

14-Sep

Ohm's Law Examples

Multisim Demo

Homework #2

16-Sep

Brief Presentation on IEEE

Functional Resistor Circuit

18-Sep

Speaker: Jon Beckwith

UNH Interoperability Lab

RMS Values
4

 

23-Sep

Introduce KCL & KVL

Homework #2 Due

25-Sep

KVL & KCL Examples

Intro to Matrices

 
5

28-Sep

Circuit Analysis with Matrices

Homework #4

Homework #3 Due

30-Sep

Wrap up KVL Example

Diodes & Transistors + Intro to Lab #4

 

2-Oct

 

Speaker: Portia Lane

 
No Lab
6

5-Oct

Homework #4 Due

Note: Today's lab will be offered next Tuesday

7-Oct

Speaker: Mike Rancourt

 

 

9-Oct

Vectors & Matrices

The information in the above file might appear in a quiz on Tuesday

 

7

12-Oct

Fall Break

Monday's Class Will Be Held Tomorrow

Matrix Examples

Homework #5

HW5_09Prob3.m

 

14-Oct

 

Capacitance

 

 

16-Oct

 

Speaker: Andrzej Ruchinski

8

19-Oct

Speaker: Brent Waddoups (presentation)

 
Homework #5 Due

23-Oct

 

Speaker: Brian Calder

 
No Lab
9

26-Oct

Continue AC Analysis

Homework #6

 

28-Oct

Working with Phase and Amplitude

30-Oct

Speaker: John Olson (Postponed)

The Mathematics of Phase and Amplitude

 
No Lab
10

2-Nov

Speaker: Andrew Kun on the UNH Budapest Program

Numerical Example

Homework #6 Due

 

4-Nov

Speaker: Katie Petren on ROTC opportunities for ECE students

Inductance

 

 

6-Nov

 

AM Radio

 

 

 

Lab #6 and Homework #7

Starts Wednesday the 4th

11

11-Nov

Veterans' Day

No Class

13-Nov

Speaker: Mary Ann Fusi

 

 
12

16-Nov

Speaker: Craig Poole

Lab #7

Starts on Monday, Nov. 16

13
23-Nov
25-Nov

27-Nov

Thanksgiving Holiday

No Class

14

30-Nov

Speaker: Emily Car

2-Dec
4-Dec
Lab #8
15

7-Dec

Speaker: John Olson
9-Dec
11-Dec

Lab#9

 

Last Modified November 20, 2009