ENTC 2310 - Electrical Principles

ENTC 2310 Electrical Principles (4 credits) Prerequisite(s): MATH 1720.
Introduction to electricity, DC circuits, power, DC meters, conductors, insulators, capacitance, magnetism, and electromagnetic induction AC circuits, reactance, impedance, AC power, power factor, and resonance. Lecture and lab.

Upon completion of the course, the student will have developed and demonstrated a clear understanding of the following:
• The properties of materials used in electronic circuits.
• The DC and AC characteristics of passive electronic components including conductors, resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transformers.
• The principles of analysis, design, and measurement of basic DC and AC circuits.
• The principles of analysis, design, and measurement of magnetism and electromagnetic induction.
• The elements, design, and use of basic electronic measurement instrumentation.
• The components, characteristics, and design of resonant circuits.
• The safe use of laboratory equipment and procedures for data collection and presentation.

III - Texts and Materials

There are no printed texts required for this class.

There is no equipment required for this class. However, since you’re saving money by not purchasing a textbook, it might behoove you to get some minor hardware of your own. Sharing multimeters and breadboards with the rest of the university can be a pain. Buying your own can save you the hassle of blown fuses, lost components, and the like.

Again, there are no purchasing requirements, but if you have a few bucks to make your life easier, you might pick up a digital multimeter for anywhere from a few dollars to a few hundred. You might also want to get a solderless breadboard of your own.

We have access to electronic versions of textbooks through the database at Sherrod Library and those new-fangled interwebs that I keep hearing about. We will be using Volumes I and II of Kuphaldt’s Lessons in Electric Circuits. They are available free under the Design Science License at http://openbookproject.net/electricCircuits/ and at http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/. You can view them online or download them in either .html or .PDF format. Please don't print them. That's a lot of paper.

If you need a physical book to hold, Ugly's Electrical Reference Book is usually around ten bucks and is a very good reference for almost all things electrical. It isn't required, but will come in handy in classes and life. I always have mine with me.
If you still need more references, the library’s database (http://ezproxy.etsu.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.engnetbase.com) has handy books like:

Comprehensive dictionary of electrical engineering / Phillip Laplante, editor-in-chief
ISBN 0-8493-312805 (alk. paper)
ISBN 3-540-64835-6 (alk. paper)
1.Electric engineering – Dictionaries. I. Laplante, Phillip A.
TK9.C575 1999 621.3’03-dc21

The electronics handbook / edited by Jerry C.Whitaker.—2nd ed.
p. cm.—(Electrical engineering handbook series; v. 34)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8493-1889-0 (alk. paper)
1. Electronic circuits–Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Whitaker, Jerry C. II. Series.
TK7867.E4244 2005 621.381—dc22 2004057106

Attendance may be taken at any time during each class meeting. Show up and you might learn something.

Labs…..…………………………………………….…………………………………..10 points
Quizzes………………………………………………………………………….……..20 points
Mid-Term Exam…………………………………………….…………………….……25 points
Final Exam…………………………………………………….………………….……25 points
Total Course Points……...…………………………………………...………..…….100 points

Minimum Score to Receive
A = 90
B+ = 87
B = 83
B- = 80
C+ = 77
C = 73
C- = 70
D+ = 67
D = 60
F = Below 60%

A test, exercise, or paper may be given (or submitted) early for a University sponsored absence (please provide suitable notice, if possible). Make-up tests may be given at the discretion of the instructor and only if a student presents suitable documentation (evidence) explaining the (emergency) absence to the instructor.

VI - Attachment Link for Academic Misconduct, Disabilities, Counseling, Dates, Tutoring, etc.
http://www.etsu.edu/reg/academics/syllabus.aspx