ECE 4991 - Electrical and Electronic Circuits Course Overview

Welcome to Electrical and Electronic Circuits! Instructor is Ken Ports kports@fit.edu 674 7455 Textbook is Rizzoni, Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering, 4th Edition Who are We? Emphasis is Lifelong Learning Take Notes! Benjamin Bloom and You

Goals of 4991 Lifelong learners Able to analyze electrical and electronic circuits Able to understand the operation of widely used electronic devices Able to understand and design electronic circuits

How Mastery Method Works Students must demonstrate mastery of all course topics to some standard level in order to pass the course Nibble away at course material 7 Tests and a comprehensive Final Students own learning Not the instructor!

Mastery Method in ECE 4991 We go one chapter at a time Chat about the fundamentals – work some problems, etc. Quiz at the end of every chapter In this course, each chapter builds on the preceding chapter Not understanding Ch 2  problems w/ Ch 3, etc. Don’t fall behind…! Final exam is based on retention of fundamentals over entire course Lifelong learning means learning AND retaining!

Some Course Details Make sure you’re on Blackboard with the right email address! Attendance – suit yourself But note that my office hours are for students who come to class but need additional help! Homework – suit yourself But note that those who can’t do the problems can’t pass the tests Course Grading Seven tests @ 10% each = 70% Final exam @ 30% = 30% Fall 04 Results – 43% A, 45% B, 10% C, 3% D What grade do YOU want??

Course Schedule

What’s Important in Chapter 2 Always learn the definitions – I will assume that you always know them Learn the graphics – make sure you can convert a word description into a useful picture (and vice versa!) Learn KCL, KVL and the other laws and how to apply them Learn about current and voltage dividers and sources and how to analyze them

For Next Time Skim through Chapter 1 – bring any questions to class next time Read and start learning Chapter 2 Start working problems for each Chapter 2 section Suggest come prepared to chat about fundamentals and some of the problems you do or do not understand!

Take the rest of this week off See you next Monday!