ELECTRICAL and COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
ECE 1270 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course Info
Study Guides
Homework
Communications Assignments
Labs
Matlab
Practice Exams
Instructor
Dr. Neil Cotter
Email:
necotter@ece.utah.edu
Office:
MEB 3104
Class Room and Lecture Times
TA Contact Information
Clear Center Instructors
Course Info
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Syllabus
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Course Procedure
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(grading, notebooks, reports, etc.)
Editing Marks (pdf)
Learning Objectives/Study Guides
ECE 1270 Tools List
Unit 1
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Unit 2
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Unit 3
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Unit 4
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Conceptual Tools Complete List
Homework
HW errata (pdf)
HW 1 (pdf)
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HW 2 (pdf)
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HW 3 (pdf)
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HW 4 (pdf)
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HW 5 (pdf)
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HW 6 (pdf)
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HW 7 (pdf)
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HW 8 (pdf)
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HW 9 (pdf)
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HW 10 (pdf)
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HW 11 (pdf)
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RLC Circuits RCRL General Solution Ex 6 (revisited)
HW 12 (pdf)
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HW 13 (pdf)
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HW 14 (pdf)
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HW 15 (pdf)
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HW 16 (pdf)
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HW 17 (pdf)
solution: prob
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HW 18 (pdf)
solution: prob
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Communications Assignments
CLEAR Center:
CLEAR Center Mission Information (pdf)
Clear Center Instructors
Writing Assignments:
Writing the Lab 1 Introduction (pdf)
Introduction Peer Review Sheet (pdf)
Writing Center Help:
Location: 1st floor of Marriott Library.
Phone # to make reservations: 587-9122
Oral Presentation:
Lab Presentations Handout (pdf)
Questions to Ask (pdf)
when preparing for oral presentation
Oral presentation order (handed out in class only)
Oral presentation critique forms
Lab 1 Oral presentations (pdf)
Lab 2 Oral presentations (pdf)
Lab 3 Oral presentations (pdf)
Labs
Rules for lab notebooks
Instructions for writing lab reports:
IEEE Pub on Conference Paper Format (Word)
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CLEAR: IEEE format template (Word)
CLEAR: Inverted pyramid style (pdf)
CLEAR: Outlining (pdf)
CLEAR: Headings (pdf)
CLEAR: Writing Abstracts (pdf)
CLEAR: Writing Introductions (pdf)
CLEAR: Grammar (pdf)
CLEAR: Equations (pdf)
IEEE Tables and Figures (pdf)
CLEAR: Writing Conclusions (pdf)
CLEAR: References (Word)
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Files with drawings of electronic components:
Word file (use crop to hide extra parts)
Appleworks file
A make-believe example of a lab and report:
Pseudo Lab (pdf)
Pseudo Lab Report (pdf)
polyfit_diode.m
fminsearch_diode.m
tot_sq_err.m
Course labs:
Lab 0 (pdf) (No notebook or parts required)
Lab 1 (pdf)
Lab 1 Reports pts (pdf)
Lab 1 Notebook pts (pdf)
Lab 2 (pdf)
Lab 2 Report pts (pdf)
Lab 2 Notebook pts (pdf)
Lab 3 (pdf)
Lab 3 permittivity and conductivity doc
(20 MB, pdf)
Lab 3 permittivity and conductivity web links
(see Tables 4.7, 4.8 and Figs. 4.12 and 4.13)
Lab 3 Report pts (pdf)
Lab 3 Notebook pts (pdf)
Matlab and Labview
Matlab Intro
Saving scope data on a PC
Reading scope data into Matlab
Student Matlab XP fix
MathWorks
(Type 'tutorial' in search box)
(Also see code for Pseudo Lab in
Communications Assignments
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Labview waveform capture
scope2matlab.exe
Practice Exams/Solutions
Practice Exam 1
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solution:
prob 1
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prob 2
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prob 3
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prob 4
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Practice Exam 2
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solution:
prob 1
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prob 2
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prob 3
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Practice Exam 3
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solution:
prob 1 & 2 (pdf)
prob 3 & 4 (pdf)
Practice Exam 4
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solution:
prob 1 (pdf)
prob 2 (pdf)
prob 3 & 4 (pdf)
Practice Final Exam
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solution:
prob 1 & 2 (pdf)
prob 3 (pdf)
prob 4 (pdf)