305678 (v.1) Electrical Engineering 107
| Area: | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 2 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
| Syllabus: | Electrical Quantities, Kirchoff's laws. DC electrical networks. AC circuits, Phasors, resonance. Power and Power factor correction, Energy tariffs. Passive electronic components, Semi-conductor devices, diodes, transistors, data sheets. Amplifiers and Switches. Power supplies. Operational amplifiers applications. Instrumentation, transducers, signal-conditioning amplifiers. Binary representation of signals A/D and D/A converters. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | Sufficient knowledge of electrical systems to support learning of computer hardware. Introduces basic circuit and electronic topics leading in to the remainder of the course. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Horowitz and Hill, (1995), The Art of Electronics, 2nd Ed, Cambridge Press. |
| Unit Texts: | Schwarz and Oldham, (1993). Electrical Engineering, 2nd Ediction, Oxford, Saunders College. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 20%, Examination 60%, Laboratory 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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