Northern Arizona University
College of Engineering and Technology
EE 188- Electrical
Engineering I
Fall 2000
General
Information
Instructor: Dr. Marc E. Herniter, Associate Professor
Office Hours : See
Schedule.
Office Phone Number : 523-4440
Office Number : 234 Engineering
Building 69
Department Phone Number : 523-1448
WEB
Address: http://www.cet.nau.edu/meh
E-mail: Marc.Herniter@nau.edu
Department: Electrical Engineering
College: College of Engineering and Technology
Course Number: EE188 Sequence Number: 40337 Title: Electrical Engineering I
Semester: Fall 2000
Date Syllabus Prepared: 8/25/00
Credit Hours: 3 Credits: 3 hours Lecture.
Course Meeting Time: MWF 12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Final Exam:12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on 12/11/00
COREQUISITE: MAT 136 Calculus I
PREREQUISITE SKILLS [Depth
Level (1 through 5): 1 = exposure, 3
= familiarization, 5 = mastery]
1) Solution of simultaneous equations [5]
2) Complex number arithmetic [3]
Contribution of course to ABET Professional Requirements: 3 hours of engineering science.
Required MATERIALS:
TEXTBOOK: Circuits,
A. Bruce Carlson, Brooks/Cole, 2000, ISBN 0-534-37097-7, Chapters 1-8
Recommended optional materials: None.
Evaluation methods: Your
final grade will be based on the following schedule:
Homework .......... 25%
Exams [3]
.......... 75%
·
Four exams will be given
during the semester. The fourth exam will be held during the time scheduled for
the final.
· The final has the same weight as the three other exams.
·
Only three of the four
exams are used to calculate your grade. The lowest exam score is dropped.
· You must take the final exam.
·
Under no circumstances will an incomplete be given.
· Your grade will be based on a curve generated at the end of the semester.
Course Policies:
HOMEWORK: There will be
approximately 10 homework assignments. These assignments should be done
independently but it never hurts to consult your colleagues. Homework is due at
the beginning of class on the due date. Late homework will not be accepted.
Solutions are available on my web site. The files are downloadable and can be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Attendance: Attendance is required.
Late Homework: Homework is due at the beginning of class on the specified
due date. Late homework will not be accepted.
IN CLASS
EXAMS: These exams are open book,
open notes, and open brain (your brain only). Expect a difficult exam with an
average near 50%. You will be required to sign the university honor pledge at the
end of the exam. These exams are to be done independently. Cheating will result
in a grade of "F" for the course and a motion for dismissal from the
university.
Makeup Exams: Makeup exams will not be given.
Final EXAM: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on 12/11/00.
Plagiarism and cheating: See University policies.
INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY:
Material is presented within a context of
electrical systems and circuits with useful applications.
Models of electrical devices and systems such as transistors, operational
amplifiers, comparators, general amplifiers, transducers, motors, and generators
are used to teach and practice basic circuit analysis methods.
Some design activity is introduced in the form of selecting component
values to achieve circuit performance within specified performance limits. Mechanical analogies are used to assist the understanding of
voltage, current, power, resistance, inductance, and capacitance.
Cooperative learning is encouraged by the use of team quizzes.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES/OUTLINE [Depth Level (1
through 5): 1 = exposure, 3 = familiarization, 5 = mastery]
SAFE
ENVIRONMENT POLICY
NAU’s Safe Working and Learning Environment Policy
seeks to prohibit discrimination and promote the safety of all individuals
within the university. The goal of this
policy is to prevent the occurrence of discrimination on the basis of sex,
race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or
veteran status and to prevent sexual harassment, sexual assault, or retaliation
by anyone at this university.
You may obtain a copy of this policy from the
college dean’s office. If you have concerns
about this policy, it is important that you contact the departmental chair,
dean’s office, the Office of Student Life (523-5181), the academic ombudsperson
(523-9368), or NAU’s Office of Affirmative Action (523-3312).
If you have a learning and/or physical disability,
you are encouraged to make arrangements for class assignments/exams so your
academic performance will not suffer because of a disability or handicap. If you have questions about special
provisions for students with disabilities, contact the Counseling and Testing
Center (523-2261).
It is your responsibility to register with the
Counseling and Testing Center.
Applications for services should be made at least eight weeks before the
start of the semester. If the
Counseling and Testing Center verifies your eligibility for special services,
you should consult with your instructor during the first week in the semester
so appropriate arrangements can be made.
Concerns related to noncompliance with appropriate provisions should be
directed to the Disability Support Services coordinator in the Counseling and
Testing Center.
Any study involving observation of or interaction
with human subjects that originates at NAU - including a course project,
report, or research paper - must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional
Review Board (IRB) for the protection of human subjects in research and
research-related activities.
The IRB meets once each month. Proposals must be submitted for review at
least fifteen working days before the monthly meeting. You should consult with your course
instructor early in the course to ascertain if your project needs to be
reviewed by the IRB and/or to secure information or appropriate forms and
procedures for the IRB review. Your
instructor and department chair or college dean must sign the application for
approval by the IRB. The IRB
categorizes projects into three levels depending on the nature of the project:
exempt from further review, expedited review, or full board review. If the IRB certifies that a project is
exempt from further review, you need not resubmit the project for continuing
IRB review as long as no modifications in the exempted procedures.
A copy of the IRB Policy and Procedures Manual is available in each department’s
administrative office and each college dean’s office. If you have questions, contact Carey Conover, Office of Grant and
Contract Services, at 523-4889.
The university takes an extremely serious view of violations of academic integrity. As members of the academic community, NAU’s administration, faculty, staff and students are dedicated to promoting an atmosphere of honesty and are committed to maintaining the academic integrity essential to the educational process. Inherent in this commitment is the belief that academic dishonesty in all forms violates the basic principles of integrity and impedes learning. Students are therefore responsible for conducting themselves in an academically honest manner.
Individual students and faculty members are
responsible for identifying instances of academic dishonest. Faculty members then recommend penalties to
the department chair or college dean in keeping with the severity of the
violation. The complete policy on
academic integrity is in Appendix F of NAU’s Student Handbook.
No employee, agent, or institution under the
jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents, shall discriminate against any
student, employee, or other individual, because of such individual's religious
belief or practice or any absence thereof.
Furthermore, administrators and faculty members are responsible to
reasonably accommodate individual religious practices. A refusal to accommodate is justified only
when undue hardship would result from each available alternative of reasonable
accommodation.
No administrator or faculty member shall retaliate or
otherwise discriminate against any student, employee or prospective employee
because that individual has sought a religious accommodation pursuant to this
policy. (excerpt from 1998-2000 Student
Handbook, p. 43)
The University’s self-insurance plan does not provide
medical coverage to students if injured while participating in
University-related activities or academic programs. Students are strongly
encourage to obtain medical/health insurance prior to participation through
their parent’s health insurance plan or by purchasing insurance (such as the
Blue Cross/Blue Shield package offered through Fronske Health Center.)
Membership in the academic community places a special obligation on all members to preserve an atmosphere conducive to a safe and positive learning environment. Part of that obligation implies the responsibility of each member of the NAU community to maintain an environment in which the behavior of any individual is not disruptive.
It
is the responsibility of each student to behave in a manner which does not
interrupt or disrupt the delivery of education by faculty members or receipt of
education by students, within or outside the classroom. The determination of whether such interruption
or disruption has occurred has to be made by the faculty member at the time the
behavior occurs. It becomes the
responsibility of the individual faculty member to maintain and enforce the
standards of behavior acceptable to preserving an atmosphere for teaching and
learning in accordance with University regulations and the course syllabi.
At a
minimum, students will be warned if their behavior is evaluated by the faculty
member as disruptive. Serious
disruptions, as determined by the faculty member, may result in immediate
removal of the student from the instructional environment. Significant and/or continued violations may
result in an administrative withdrawal from the class. Additional responses by the faculty member
to disruptive behavior may include a range of actions from discussing the
disruptive behavior with the student to referral to the appropriate academic
unit and/or the Office of Student Life for administrative review, with a view
to implement corrective action up to and including suspension or expulsion.
When
the fire alarm rings, everyone
must evacuate the building. It is a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine, to not adhere to this regulation. Also the fire alarm is never to be turned
off by anyone other than official representatives of the NAU Police Department
or the Flagstaff Fire Department. Be
forewarned that we will be subject to fire drills from time-to-time.
1.
Proceed
to the nearest EXIT. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.
2.
Feel
the top of the door, if it is hot, or smoke is visible, do not open.
3.
Do
not attempt to save possessions at the risk of personal injury.
4.
DO NOT USE ELEVATORS.
5.
DO NOT BREAK WINDOWS. Oxygen feeds fires.
6.
Stay
low if moving through smoke.
7.
CLOSE AS MANY DOORS AS POSSIBLE
BETWEEN YOU AND THE FIRE.
8.
ALL fires, regardless of size,
must be reported to the University Policy 3-3000.
1.
If safe, secure vital records and shut down electrical equipment.
2.
Proceed
to your predetermined exit or alternate exit if necessary. Shut all doors as you leave.
3.
The
Floor Monitor is responsible for ensuring that all staff and visitors evacuate
the area.
4.
Assist
disabled students, employees or visitors.
5.
Proceed
quietly and orderly.
6.
DO NOT USE ELEVATORS.
7.
DO NOT OPEN DOOR if hot or if smoke is
present.
8.
Once
outside, assemble at a designated area away from any entrances or exits.
It is very likely that
evacuations will involve disabled individuals.
The following will be helpful in safe evacuation and communication
during an emergency.
Above all else, involve the
individual. They are the experts on their
own disabilities, and how best to move them out of a building in an
emergency. Make sure he/she understands
what is happening, and what procedure must be followed. Many disabled people are vulnerable to
respiratory complications - remove them from smoke or fumes immediately.