Fairfield University School of Engineering
Syllabus

COURSE:                  EE213L/PS212L Analog Circuits I Laboratory - Fall, 2021

INSTRUCTOR:        Jeffrey N. Denenberg

Google Voice: (203) 513-9427

Office:  Bannow 133

Email:  [email protected]

Web: http://doctord.webhop.net/

INSTRUCTOR ASSISTANCE: M 5 – 6 in SOE Conf Rm, or by Zoom, phone or email at any time.

CLASS HOURS:       Section 02 – Wednesday, 2 hours a week from 2:00 – 3:55 pm in Bannow 133

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

Students build and test circuits using Resistors, Capacitors and Inductors. They use the principles developed in the EE 213/PS212 lectures to design, analyze, build, and test these circuits.

CO-REQUISITE: EE 213/PS212, “Analog Circuits I” (or equivalent).
The student should also be able to simulate systems using Multisim (or LTSpice) and use MatLab.

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Objective

Learning Outcome

Cognitive Level

ABET 1-7

1.

Students will use Multisim to simulate their designs.

Students will become proficient at using circuit simulation to test their designs.

Analysis

1,6,7

2.

Students will use Laboratory Instruments and Elvis to debug and test their designs.

Students will become proficient at using laboratory instruments.

Evaluation

6

3.

Students will write Lab reports on their design experience.

Students will become proficient at describing their circuit designs and methodology.

Evaluation

1,3,5,6

Lab Manual:  “Circuit Analysis Laboratory Manual”, Uma Balaji, 2015, Updated 2018

SW:     The student should have access to Multisim and MatLab (Full or Student version)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The student is expected to attend all the scheduled sessions.  If for some reason a student cannot make a session, you can participate online via Zoom (I will launch a Zoom Session at the start of each Lab session) and the instructor should be contacted in advance, if possible, to arrange to do and turn in the assigned work and get the assignment for the following class. The course includes an introductory lab on instrumentation and several Design exercises. The student is expected to turn in all work on time and late work will be penalized.

BlackBoard

The Blackboard system along with our course web site ,Zoom, and Quip will be used to manage this course.

Student groups must submit their assignments into Blackboard for archival and grading.  All work is to be typed (including equations), drawings are to be computer-based, not scanned, handwritten work.  The best file format to use is MS Word (doc or docx), but PDF can also be used (Other file formats will not be accepted). Reports are generally due by Friday one week after the Laboratory assignment. Late reports will receive a lower grade.

CLASS SCHEDULE AND TOPICS

SESSION

 

No.

DATE

TOPIC

References

1

9/8

Course Intro: Syllabus, Multisim/LTspice,
Test Instruments, Elvis and Multisim

Establish Team Memberships

Multisim Tutorial, Multisim Manual,

Elvis II Manual, Multimeter Tutorial, Oscilloscope Tutorial, Recording-2021-09-08

2

9/15

Laboratory 1: Resistance Color Code, Tolerances and Ohm’s Law*

Circuit Analysis Laboratory Manual,
Lab Report Form

3

9/22

Laboratory 2:
Kirchhoff's Current and Voltage Laws

 

4

9/29

Laboratory 3:
Superposition Theorem

 

5

10/6

Laboratory 4:
Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorem

 

 

10/12

Easter Break 10/11 – 10/12

 

6

10/13

Lab 5:
Max Power Transfer Theorem

MaximumPowerTheorem

7

10/20

Lab 6:
Multisim: Transient Analysis

Solve-the-Simple-RC-low-pass.pdf
Solve-the-Simple-RL-high-pass.pdf

8

10/27

Lab 7:
Using the Oscilloscope

Sinusoids and RMS.pdf

9

11/3

Lab 8:
Op Amp Circuits

AgilentDSO5014A-Tutorial

 

11/7

Daylight Savings Time Ends

 

11/10

Make-up Lab period

 

10

11/17

Lab 9:

Series RC Circuits: AC analysis

RC-Circuit-AC-analysis.pdf

 

11/24

Thanksgiving (11/24-11/28)

 

12

12/1

Laboratory 10:
RC Low Pass Filter

RC-Circuit-AC-analysis2.docx

 

12/8

Open Lab period

 

 

12/15

Last Day to upload Late Lab Reports!

 

 

12/16-12/22

Final Exam Week

 

There are three sections of EE213L; one is mine.  If you miss a session, you can come to another section’s session on the same topic, but it will be the submission from your normal team that will count,
* All laboratory reports are each due and uploaded to Blackboard one week following the Lab Period.  Points will be deducted for late submissions.  These are Team submissions, but all team members should check that the correct file was submitted.
 Our Lab (BNW133) is accessible via your Stag Card if you need extra time to complete your work.

You will find that coming to the lab having done preliminary design work and with working Multisim simulations will allow you to easily complete your work in the allotted lab time.

GRADING

Design Lab Reports (12)

7% each

Lab Team Participation

16%