ENGR 12L

Engineering Circuits Laboratory
Spring 2011

Instructor:  Tom Rebold  

phone:  645-1327 
Office: BH-104A
Office Hours: M/W/Th 2-3, W5-6,F4:30-5:30		 Credit: 1 unit
Room: PS-106
Time: Tue 1-4


Class web site:  http://www.mpcfaculty.net/tom_rebold/ENGR12L.htm

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Misc:          Course description:

Students build, measure, analyze and model standard electronics circuits while verifying theoretical circuit principles.  Hands on labs start with basic circuit patterns and culminate with applications of active filters, magnetic circuits and balanced 3 phase power. Use of standard electronics instrumentation and circuit modeling (PSPICE) and analysis (MATLAB) tools is also covered.  

Student Learning Outcome:
    Students will determine phase angle between two points in a circuit using an oscilloscope.

Objectives: Students will be able to

1. Use basic instrumentation (DMM, Oscilloscope) to measure circuit behavior
2. Analyze experimental data and form conclusions about circuit behavior
3. Use P-spice to model and design circuits. PSpice tutorial.
4. Use Matlab to solve circuit equations in the real and complex domains, and plot circuit transient and steady state solutions

COURSE  CONTENT

Week

ENGR 12L Weekly Course Outline

 Supplemental Materials

2/1

 

 1. Introduction to MATLAB Laptops

2/8

 

 2. Basic Electrical Measurements Circuit Kits, DMM
Laptops

2/15

 

 3. PSPICE DC Analysis Laptops

2/22

 

 4. Electrical Measurements of Series/Parallel Circuit Kits, DMM

3/1

 5. Nodal and Mesh using Matlab, PSPICE
Quiz1 -- Electrical DC Measurement		 Laptops

3/8

 

 Extended review session  

3/15

 

 6. Electrical Measurement of Thevenin Equivalent,
    Op-Amp Circuits		 Circuit Kits, DMM
Laptops, Thorntons

3/22

 

 7. Using PSPICE and Matlab for Thevenin Equivalent     
Laptops

3/29

 

SPRING BREAK

  

4/5

 

 8. Electrical Measurements of 1st Order Circuit
Quiz2 -- Matlab		 Circuit Kits, DMM
Laptops

4/12

 

 9. Using PSPICE for 1st Order Circuits Laptops

4/19

 10. Using PSPICE for AC Analysis   Report
Applets--signals		 Laptops

4/26

 

11. AC analysis using Matlab    ang.m   magPhs.m
Quiz3 -- PSPICE

 Laptops

5/3

 12. Electrical Measurements of AC Circuit Circuit Kits, DMM,
Scopes, Laptops

5/10

 

 13. Diodes, Transistors and Logic Gates Circuit Kits, DMM
Laptops, Wattmeter

5/17

 

 14. Frequency Response    Report  response.m          Circuit Kits, DMM
Laptops

5/24

 

 Quiz 4 Electrical AC Measurements
16. Digital Electronics       DiodesToCounters		 Circuit Kits, DMM
Scope, Laptops

 

GRADING

The  total weights of different course activities:

15  Labs                                           50 %
4 Quizzes                                         50 %                                   

            A - 90%
            B - 80%
            C - 70%
            D - 60%

DROPPING THE CLASS

 If you wish to drop the class go to the registration office and officially drop BEFORE the last drop date. Do not depend on me to drop you. If you do not do an official drop then you will get a grade of F for the course. I am not allowed to give you a W after the last drop date.