1. Linear Systems: ECE 661 Philip D Olivier

2. Engineering Education (1) BS How to apply standard design techniques to standard problems, with understanding MS Bridges the gap between BS and PhD –Apply standard or basic design techniques to non standard problems –Apply new design techniques to standard problems –Provide experimental, theoretical, scientific or mathematical foundation for new or advanced design techniques –etc PhD Design new design techniques

3. Engineering Education (2) 500 level courses – closer to BS objectives 600 level courses –Closer to PhD objectives MUSE MS educational outcomes –Students have an ability to make technical presentations to a technical audience –I.e. TEACH technical techniques etc.

4. Course Structure 2 parallel courses 6-7:15 –Chapters 1-4 + additional material –Computational and “applied” material 7:30-8:45 –Chapters 5-10 –Theoretical foundations

5. Course Grade Study Guides (100 pts total) Class presentations (100 pts total) –Based on study guides –Distributed throughout the course Quizzes (100 pts total) –Taken out of class (before, during break, after) Test 1(100 pts, 75 minutes) –Chapters 1&4 Test 2 (100 pts, 75 minutes) –Chapters 2&5 Final exam (200 pts)

6. Study Guides See Handout See Chapter 1 and Chapter 5 even number examples

7. Course Web Site & Email list http://faculty.mercer.edu/olivier_pd –Courses Linear Systems When emailing me please start the subject line with ECE 661: your email’s subject

8. Be careful Only use an equal sign (=) when you mean that what is on its left is exactly, and in every way, identical to what is on its right. The only validity test for mathematics is logical consistency. –Do not believe anything I say (or the book says, etc) unless it is logically consistent with ALL of the rest of the mathematical world.