ECSE 1010
Schedule
Daily Schedule
With Links to Resources Highlighted Design Days for the Best Porfolio Content!
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Presidents' Day! No Classes! February 21 |
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Spring Break! No Classes! March 7
Spring Break! No Classes! March 10 |
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28: Quiz 3 April 25
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Final Quiz: Wednesday, May 3rd: 3pm - 6pm in Academy Auditorium
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Due Dates
It is important to remain on time for every assignment on every class day.
Each assignment has a deadline and a late deadline. The early deadline ensures that you are following the class as intended and on schedule. The late deadline will allow you to submit after the deadline without penalty but should be used ONLY in case of emergencies. Use time outside of class to catch up to work. You can use your online WebEx Teams space to collaborate with partners! Be sure to attend open shops as well to keep of with the class. WARNING: DO NOT FALL BEHIND!!!
The Problem Sets on LMS (or Gradescope) are created to help you prepare for Quizzes and to ensure you have the ability to calculate solutions to problems around ECSE concepts.
Quizzes will be given on quiz days (read syllabus) during regular class time. They are designed to be finished in about one hour, but do not need to be uploaded to Gradecsope
until the end of the entire 1 hour and 50 minute class. If you require adjustments for learning disabilities, letters from the Dean are to be submitted at the beginning of the semester.
Laboratory Report Submission: We will be using Gradescope for lab report submission, grading, and feedback. Tips for Gradescope All Lab documents will be using the Proof of Concepts template.
All times mentioned here are based on Eastern Time Zone (local time of Troy, NY)
Staff
Open shop hours are shared with other courses in the Core Studio classroom, JEC-4201. Specific times for ECSE 1010 TAs are posted in the table below in green Open. Yellow Open indicates open shop without an assigned ECSE 1010 TA. Please note that TA office hours are held during their open shop sessions. Open shop is automatically cancelled the weekend before a Monday Holiday and after a Friday Holiday. For Sunday open shop, the handicap entrance on the 3rd floor of JEC should be open.
OPEN SHOP HOURS BEGIN after First Week.
Schedule for JEC 4201
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Intro to ECSE
Prof. Patterson
Chenyi Kuang
Nazifa Rumman
Noah Kader |
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Open Shop
Noah Kader |
Intro to ECSE
Prof. Patterson
Chenyi Kuang
Nazifa Rumman
Noah Kader |
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Intro to ECSE
Prof. Patterson
Chenyi Kuang
Nazifa Rumman
Noah Kader |
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Intro to ECSE
Prof. Patterson
Chenyi Kuang
Nazifa Rumman
Noah Kader |
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Chenyi Kuang |
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Noah Kader |
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Haoye Tang |
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Chenyi Kuang |
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Noah Kader |
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Haoye Tang |
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Grading Responsibilities
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Resources by Class Day
- Class 1 Course Overview and Introduction
- Lecture Notes
- In-Class Activity
- Proof of Skills Documents
- Instrumentation Board and Parts Kit Links
- Be ready for Friday by doing these by class time
- Signed up for your Proof of Skills topic (see link above)
- AT LEAST the minimum Proof of Skills completed (see bottom of category column on sign-up sheet)
- Group Design Ideation Document and all Personal Cards submitted by one person in Gradescope (all names added to the submission). You can meet on WebEx teams or by email...get it together!
- Metacognition Journal Entry on the Design Ideation: ECSE and Society activity entered in Gradescope (see Metacognition Journal instructions at top of webpage)
- Purchase the ADALP2000 tool kit from the RPI Bookstore or online store (especially if you are doing Proof of Skills for experimentation!)
Class 2 Outcomes, Goals, and Personal Goals, Proof of Skills Day 1
- Lecture Notes
- Proof of Skills Documents
- Instrumentation Board and Parts Kit Links
- Due by the beginning of class on Tuesday:
- Sign up for Proof of Skills Day 2 (see sign-up sheet link above)
- Complete the minimum Proof of Skill for your chosen Day 2 topic
- Complete your Day 1 Proof of Skills category to stay on schedule!
Class 3 Ethics Conversations, Proof of Skills Day 2
- Lecture Notes
- Proof of Skills Documents
- Instrumentation Board and Parts Kit Links
- In-Class Activity
- Due by the beginning of class on Friday:
- Sign up for Proof of Skills Day 3 (see sign-up sheet link above)
- Complete the minimum Proof of Skill for your chosen Day 3 topic
- Complete your Day 2 Proof of Skills category to stay on schedule!
- Submit your ethics discussion document on Gradescope.
- Write a metacognition journal entry on today's ethics discussion and submit it on Gradescope.
Class 4 Good Failure: Is this Right? Proof of Skills Day 3
- Lecture Notes
- Proof of Skills Documents
- Instrumentation Board and Parts Kit Links
- Due by the beginning of class on Tuesday:
- Sign up for Proof of Skills Day 4 (see sign-up sheet link above)
- Complete the minimum Proof of Skill for your chosen Day 4 topic
- Complete your Day 3 Proof of Skills category to stay on schedule!
Class 5 Questions for the Profs, Proof of Skills Day 4
- Lecture Notes
- Proof of Skills Documents
- Instrumentation Board and Parts Kit Links
- Please watch before Class 7, you can start now!
- Due by the beginning of class on Friday:
- Sign up for Proof of Skills Day 5 (see sign-up sheet link above)
- Complete the minimum Proof of Skill for your chosen Day 5 topic
- Complete your Day 4 Proof of Skills category to stay on schedule!
Class 6 Alpha/Omega Lab Design Ideation and Planning, Proof of Skills Day 5
- Lecture Notes
- Proof of Skills Documents
- Instrumentation Board and Parts Kit Links
- Proof of Skills Submission Examples
- Finding your Lab groups today (2 or 3 people maximum)
- Make WebEx Team Space and label it Last Name | Last Name | Last Name | Alpha or Omega or Both
- Example: Corgan | Chamberlin | Iha | Both
- Project Planning Resources
- Due by the beginning of class on Tuesday:
- Submit your project plan on Gradescope
- Complete your Day 5 Proof of Skills category to stay on schedule! All proof of skills submissions are due Tuesday (January 31st). Remember: you will get opportunities to optimize later in the semester to improve your score.
- Attempt Problem Set 1 (your homework) on Gradescope before Class 7...you'll get multiple attempts to get it right!
- Watch the background videos linked under Class 7 and take notes on them.
Class 7 Lab01 Part A: Basic Analysis and Engineering Practices - Math as a Tool
- Lecture Notes
- Concepts Questions and Answers
- Background videos to watch before class (take notes and be ready for a discussion!):
- Lab01 Documents
- Due by the beginning of class on Friday:
- Attempt Problem Set 2 (your homework) on Gradescope before Class 8...you'll get multiple attempts to get it right!
- Watch the background video linked under Class 8 and take notes.
Class 8 Lab01 Part B: Basic Analysis and Engineering Practices - Math as a Component (Design)
Class 9 Quiz I (10% of course grade)
- Quiz I Solution
- When: February 7, 1 hour 50 minutes during class
- Where: In class
- Topics:
- Circuit Analysis Technique #1: Circuit Reduction - Combining Resistors in Series and in Parallel
- Voltage Dividers
- Circuit Analysis Technique #2: KCL/KVL/Ohm's Law
- Writing Linear Equations in Matrix Form
- Coming to Class and Attempting Proof of Skills
- Quizzes are open book, open notes, non-communicating calculators are allowed.
- Students are not allowed to discuss/interact with anyone during the time they take the quiz.
- Fall 2022 Solutions
- Fall 2021 Fall 2021 Solutions
- Fall 2020 Fall 2020 Solutions
- Fall 2019 Fall 2019 Solutions
Class 10 Lab02: Linear Systems and Beyond
Part A - Defining Linear and Non-linear Devices with Current Voltage Characteristics
- Lecture Notes
- Background videos to watch before class (take notes and be ready for a discussion!):
- In-Class Activity
- Lab02 Document: Lab02.docx Lab02.pdf
- Due by the beginning of class on Tuesday:
- Lab01 Proof of Concepts (Alpha and Omega)
- Lab01 Presentation Video and Exploration Map (Omega only)
- Gradescope submission for "Is this Good Documentation?" if you didn't finish during class.
- Watch the background videos under Class 11 and take notes.
- Attempt Problem Set 3 on Gradescope.
Class 11 Lab02: Linear Systems and Beyond:
Part A - Defining Linear and Non-linear Devices with Current Voltage Characteristics
- Lecture Notes
- Background videos to watch before class:
- Lab02 Document: Lab02.docx Lab02.pdf
- Due by the beginning of class on Friday:
- Watch the background videos under Class 12 and take notes.
- Submit your "Lab01 Team Dynamics Check" on Gradescope
- Update your project plan and submit to "Project Plan (before Lab02 starts)" on Gradescope.
- Note: a new Omega Exploration option for Lab03 has been added, which involves taking a tour behind the scenes at EMPAC! More details to follow soon...
- Also, if you plan to tour the cleanroom for Lab02, sign up for a tour time here.
- Attempt Problem Set 4 on Gradescope.
Class 12: Lab 02 Part B: Linear Resistive Network using Nodal Analysis and Linear Algebra (Design)
Class 13: Lab 02 Part B: Linear Resistive Network using Nodal Analysis and Linear Algebra (Design)
- Lecture Notes
- Background videos to watch before class:
- Additional How-to Videos for Matrix Algebra...
- Lab02 Document: Lab02.docx Lab02.pdf
- Due by the beginning of class next Tuesday:
- Watch the background videos under Class 14 and take notes.
- Continue working on Lab02 Parts A and B. Proof of Concepts for these parts are due on Friday 3/3.
Class 14: Lab 02 Part C: Operational Amplifiers
- Lecture Notes
- Background videos to watch before class:
- Lab02 Document: Lab02.docx Lab02.pdf
- Due by the beginning of class on Tuesday 3/14:
- Watch the background videos under Class 16 and take notes.
- Attempt Problem Set 6 on Gradescope.
- Fill out Mid-Semester Survey on Gradescope.
Class 15: Lab 02 Part C: Operational Amplifiers
Class 16: Lab02 Part D: Applications - Transfer Functions, Sensor Decisions, Control, Imaging (Design)
- No Lecture: due to snow
- Background videos to watch before class:
- Due by the beginning of class on Friday 3/17:
- Watch the background videos under Class 17 and take notes.
Class 17: Lab02 Part D: Applications - Transfer Functions, Sensor Decisions, Control, Imaging (Design)
Class 18: Lab02 Part D: Applications - Transfer Functions, Sensor Decisions, Control, Imaging (Design)
- Lecture Notes
- Background videos to watch before class: None
- Due by the beginning of class on Friday 3/24:
- Attempt Problem Set 8 on Gradescope.
Class 19: Lab02 Part D: Applications - Transfer Functions, Sensor Decisions, Control, Imaging (Design)
Class 20: Quiz 2
- Quiz II
- When: March 28, 1 hour 50 minutes during class
- Where: In class
- Topics:
- Characteristics of Linear and Non-linear Devices
- Differential Resistance
- Circuit Analysis Technique #3: Nodal Analysis
- Identifying and Applying Op-Amp Circuits
- Properties of Linear Systems
- Circuit Analysis Technique #4: Superposition
- Transfer Functions
- Cascading (Multistage) Circuits
- Setting a reference voltage and comparing an input voltage to it
- Quizzes are open book, open notes, non-communicating calculators are allowed.
- Students are not allowed to discuss/interact with anyone during the time they take the quiz.
- Previous Quiz Solutions:
Class 21
- Lecture Notes
- Background videos to watch before class:
- Lab03 Document: Lab03.docx Lab03.pdf
- Due by the beginning of class on Tuesday 4/4:
- Fill out Lab02 Team Dynamics Survey on Gradescope.
- Fill out Project Plan for Lab03 on Gradescope.
Class 22
Class 23
- Lecture Notes
- Background videos to watch before class:
- Lab03 Document: Lab03.docx Lab03.pdf
- If you signed up for the EMPAC tour:
- When: Thursday 4/13 at 4pm - 5:30pm (roughly)
- Where: EMPAC Front of House Box Office
- Due by the beginning of class on Tuesday 4/11:
- Attempt Problem Set 9 on Gradescope.
- Watch background videos listed under Class 24.
- Prepare questions to ask our graduate student panel! You need to figure out what they do, without asking them "what do you do?"
Class 24
- Lecture Notes
- Guest Speakers: Graduate Student Panel
- Background videos to watch before class:
- Lab03 Document: Lab03.docx Lab03.pdf
- If you signed up for the EMPAC tour:
- When: Thursday 4/13 at 4pm - 5:30pm (roughly)
- Where: EMPAC Front of House Box Office
- Due by the beginning of class on Friday 4/14:
- Complete a metacognition journal entry on Gradescope.
- Watch background videos listed under Class 25.
Class 25
- Lecture Notes
- Background videos to watch before class:
- Lab03 Document: Lab03.docx Lab03.pdf
- Due by the beginning of class on Tuesday 4/18:
- Watch background videos listed under Class 26.
- Attempt Problem Set 10 on Gradescope.
Class 26
- Lecture Notes
- Background videos to watch before class:
- Lab03 Document: Lab03.docx Lab03.pdf
- Due by the beginning of class on Friday 4/21:
- Watch background videos listed under Class 27.
Class 27
Class 28: Quiz 3
Final Quiz: Wednesday, May 3rd: 3pm - 6pm in Academy Auditorium
Other Intro to EE/ECE Courses
The first course for EE, CpE, CSE ... students is usually taught in the first year but often can be found in the second year. Thus, pay close attention to pre-requisites.
Software Downloads
Software tools play a critical role in this course. The following will give you access to Waveforms, LTspice IV and Matlab.
Analog Discovery Information
This course is based on the use of personal instrumentation. The device of choice is the Analog Discovery from Digilent. It provides all the functionality of a typical electronics laboratory.
- Video: Intro to Analog Discovery
- Waveforms Software Information and Download (Note that there are two versions of Waveforms. Waveforms 2015 is the new version, but the older version was used in all of the experiment write ups. It is recommended that you download and install both and then decide which one you like better.)
- Waveforms 2015 vs Waveforms - converting from one to the other (coming soon)
- http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/courses/F16/ENGR-2300/EILinks.html#Info Go to the section called ‘Analog Discovery Information.’
- One link of major importance provides information on how to calibrate the board, which should remove any offset issues you may be experiencing.
- Videos: http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/courses/F16/ENGR-2300/EILectures.html#Tools Go to section 2 called ‘Analog Discovery.’ Start with video #3 even though it deals with a topic that you have not seen – Lissajou patterns. The basic setup is a good exercise even if you do not quite understand what is going on when the Lissajou patterns are generated.
- Analog Discovery Parts Kit from Digilent
- Videos & Other Info from Digilent
- ADAP - Written primarily in Python, ADAP provides three functionalities without using Digilent Waveforms. Included are a Data Logger (to record measurements for a long-term experiment lasting minutes or hours), Threshold (which allows control of outputs using the levels of analog inputs to create, for example, a thermostat or similar device), PWM (which provides a simple interface to study pulse width modulation). The link allows the setup executable to download.
- Digilent Analog Discovery Support Package from MATLAB (Download button at upper right)
- Check out Getting Started Resources at the right
- Do the Examples to see how it works
- Check Out Resources from Jeff Rodriguez, Physics Teacher, Anderson H.S. Cincinnati, Ohio Including Lab 8 - Automatic Night Light
SPICE Information
Essentially all numerical circuit simulations done by electrical and computer engineers use some version of SPICE. The particular version we use in this course is LTspice IV.
Matlab Information
Matlab (MATrix LABoratory) is one of the most powerful tools engineers use for numerical analysis.
Excel Information
The Voltage Divider
The Voltage Divider (Investigating the Voltage Divider both as a Practical Circuit and a Gateway to Most Concepts in EI)
- Part 1: What is a divider and how does it work if we build one?
- Part 1.1: Measuring input and output voltages to fully characterize the operation of a circuit, with and without a load.
- Part 2: Deriving the formula for an unloaded and a loaded divider
- Part 3: Building and testing a loaded voltage divider. Both noise and loading of the divider by an oscilloscope become significant issues.
- Part 4: Studying voltage dividers constructed with combinations of resistors, inductors and capacitors that function as filters. Some additional general properties of dividers are also identified.
- Part 5: The use of voltage dividers for measuring internal resistances of sources and loads such as battery resistance and the input resistance of measurement devices like voltmeters and scopes. Also for determining the resistance of resistive sensors like photocells, strain gauges and force sensors.
- Part 6: The role of voltage dividers in the operation of transformers.
- Part 6.1 Designing circuits by functional blocks.
- Part 7: Deriving the transfer functions for inverting and non-inverting op-amp amplifiers using what we know about voltage dividers. Also, voltage dividers where neither end is at zero Volts -- a generalization useful for non-inverting op-amps and Schmitt Triggers.
- Part 8: Configuring two voltage dividers into a Wheatstone Bridge circuit. Other uses of dividers as voltage references.
- Part 9: How does SPICE work? The material in this video is not required for EI but is useful for anyone who wishes to understand circuit analysis a little more deeply.
- Part 10: Transistor and relay switches. The Schmitt Trigger.
- Part 11: Digital Logic Circuits & the 555 Timer
- Part 12: Diode Rectifiers - Dividing voltage between diodes and resistors.
- Part 13: Powering LEDs - Dividing voltage between an LED and a current-limiting resistor.
- Part ?: Making high voltage measurements.
- Part ?: Oscilloscope Probes
- Part ?: Other
Calculators and Other Tools
There is an almost unlimited number of calculators and tools online to make our job easier. However, be sure that you always know how to do the calculations yourself because you will learn less if you rely on them too much. Treat them as great references and as a very easy way to check your results. You will not be able to use them on tests.
- Electronic Toolbox - An amazing tool with lots of calculators, component specification, etc. Available as an App for both IOS (iPhone, iPad, iTouch) or Windows (8 or 10) Cost is $7.
- Decibel Calculators - One of many avaiable.
Amplitude Information
- Voltage Amplitudes
- Amplitude - The maximum or peak value measured with respect to the average
- RMS Amplitude (Electronics Tutorials)
- Peak-to-Peak Amplitude (Learning About Electronics)
- Amplitude Based on Log or Ln
- dB Decibel (Wikipedia)
- dBm (Wikipedia)
- Other dB units - see the Decibel article (Wikipedia)
Best of Intro to ECSE Demos (coming soon!)
Misc. Links Including Tutorials
Quizzes
- Past Quizzes
- Quiz 1
- Quiz 2
- Quiz 3
- Quiz 4
- Quiz 5
Grading
- Quizzes 30%
- Final Quiz 15%
- Labs (Proof of Concepts) 30%
- Proof of Skills 15%
- Problem Sets 2%
- Attendance and Participation 8%
Attendance and Participation
- It is important to stay on schedule in this class. You and your partner work together on experiments.
- Even though we will not be taking any formal attendance this semester, we will be monitoring if you are coming to class (in-person), or are working with your partner on WebEx and getting help as needed from the teaching staff (remote).
Participation grade will depend on your interactions with the professor and teaching staff. It is based on the following criteria:
- Your instructor will assess your general performance in terms of how much you contributed to the work your group was doing during class time.
- Your TA's will assess your general performance in terms of how much you contributed to the work your group was doing during class time.
- Periodically, you will be asked questions by the staff which we use to judge how well you understand what is going on. These questions fall into four categories: circuits (Do you know how to wire and debug a circuit using the diagram?), equipment (Can you correctly hook the circuit to the equipment?), theory (Do you understand the theory that was taught in the lecture?) and software (Can you effectively use the computer tools we use in the experiments?).
- Examples of contributions to the work your group does include: (1) Preparation for class; (2) Adding helpful content to the Skills Development document; (3) Well documented good failures and success highlighted in your portfolio; (4) Effectively getting help when needed; (5) Consistent and insightful writing in your metacognition journal; (6) Feedback on course materials that were particularly helpful; (7) Providing answers to questions on WebEx Teams; (8) Identifying errors or points of confusion in course materials, including homework; etc. From this list, you can see that participation is just being engaged in the course, helping your partner and other students learn and the TAs and instructor do their job better.