Welcome to the Fundamentals of Mathematics for Engineers Lab ENGR 2194 Lab # 3 – Sinusoids in Engineering: Measurement and Analysis of Harmonic Signals
Real-World Example Related to Topic! Electrical engineers commonly use: Electrical signals (e.g., waveforms) Electrical equipment and instrumentation (e.g., oscilloscope) Car Amplifier and Concert Audio Equipment
Today's Learning Objectives After today's lab, students will be able to: 1.Discuss the properties of sinusoids 2.Describe the relationships between sinusoid characteristics 3.Explain sinusoidal addition 4.Use a function generator 5.Obtain measurements using an oscilloscope
Sinusoidal Relationships
New Equipment Inductors Capacitors Function Generator Oscilloscope Data Acquisition System
Oscilloscope
Reading a Circuit Diagram
MATLAB Functions (e.g., “sqrt”) Plotting Multiple graphs Commands (e.g., “hold on”) Line specifiers Legend
Important Takeaways Essential to Engineers: Algebra Linear and quadratic equations Sinusoidal relationships Frequency, period, time shift Electrical equipment and instrumentation Capacitors Inductors Function Generator Oscilloscope Technical Computing MATLAB
Preview of Next Lab Systems of Equations in Engineering: The Two- Loop Circuit Matrices Cramer’s Rule