Electrical Engineering 2CI5
Introduction to Electrical Engineering

Objective:

To introduce students to the key concepts in the analysis and design of electrical circuits.

Instructor:

Tim Davidson
ITB A310, Ext. 27352
davidson@mcmaster.ca
All email communication should contain the sequence "EE2CI5" in the subject line

Web Site:

http://www.ece.mcmaster.ca/~davidson/EE2CI5

Format:

• Three lectures per week
• One tutorial per week
  Note: Part of the assessment of this course will occur during the tutorial.
• Laboratories, arranged in accordance with the timetable associated with your registration in the course. The preliminary plan is for there to be a total of seven labs.

Schedule:

As per the timetable provided by the Registrar's Office.
The weeks in which labs will be scheduled will be posted on the course web site.

Assumed knowledge:

Basic understanding of electromagnetics (Phys 1EO3)

Complementary concurrent material:

Understanding of first and second order linear differential equations with constant coefficients (Math 2ZO3).
In previous years, the course that covered this material was called Math 2PO4.

Textbook:

Irwin and Nelms, Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 9th edition, Wiley, 2008.
The differences between this edition and the 8th edition, and the differences between this edition and the 10th edition, are quite small. They are not critical for this course.

Additional Resources

Additional resources are posted on the course web site.

Outline:

Here is a preliminary outline of the material to be covered:

• Basic concepts (Ch. 1)
• Ohm's Law and Kirchoff's Laws (Ch. 2)
• Node and Mesh analysis (Ch. 3)
• Other analysis techniques (Ch. 5)
• Capacitance and Inductance (Ch. 6)
• First- and second-order circuits (Ch. 7)
• Complex arithmetic (Appendix)
• Phasor analysis (Ch. 8)
• Steady-state power analysis (Ch. 9)

A more detailed preliminary outline will be made available on the course web site

Assessment:

• Qualifying mark: In order to qualify for a positive mark in this course, you must meet the following criteria:
  • You must personally complete all the laboratories, and you must provide a satisfactory report of your activities in the lab. The report can be submitted jointly with your partner.
  • You must pass a weighted combination of the midterm test and the final examination. To be precise, let x denote your mark (in percent) on the midterm and y denote your mark (in percent) on the final examination. The qualifying criterion is: 18x/100 + 50y/100 >= 34.

• If you meet the qualifying criteria, your mark will be calculated as follows:
  • Laboratory reports: 20%
  • Four quizzes: 12%
  • Mid-term test: 18%
  • Final examination: 50%
• If you do not meet the qualifying criteria, you will be assigned a mark of zero.

• Notes:
  • Percentages will be converted to letter grades using the Registrar's recommended procedure.
    
  • Statistical adjustments (such as "bell curving") will not normally be used.

Calculator

In tests and examinations, use of the McMaster Standard Calculator (Casio fx991) is allowed, but no other calculators will be allowed.

Policy on requests for remarking of mid-term tests:

A request for remarking of a mid-term test can me made using the form provided on the course web site. Mid-term tests written in pencil will not be remarked. Neither will test booklets with missing pages.

Policy on deferred tests and examinations:

When a test or examination is formally deferred (by providing the required documentation to the Associate Dean's office and obtaining written authorization), the instructor reserves the right to conduct that test or examination orally.

Policy Reminders:

• The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term. The university may change the dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If either type of modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication with the students will be given with explanation and the opportunity to comment on changes. It is the responsibility of the student to check their McMaster email and course websites weekly during the term and to note any changes.

• The Faculty of Engineering is concerned with ensuring an environment that is free of all adverse discrimination. If there is a problem, that cannot be resolved by discussion among the persons concerned, individuals are reminded that they should contact the Department Chair, the Sexual Harassment Officer or the Human Rights Consultant, as soon as possible.

• Students are reminded that they should read and comply with the Statement on Academic Ethics and the Senate Resolutions on Academic Dishonesty as found in the Senate Policy Statements distributed at registration and available in the Senate Office.

• Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty"), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.
  It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at http://www.mcmaster.ca/academicintegrity.
  The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:
  • Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.
  • Improper collaboration in group work.
  • Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.

• Please note that announcements concerning any type of graded material may be in any format (e.g. announcements may be made only in class). Students are responsible for completing the graded material regardless of whether they received the announcement or not.

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