EGN 1935: ADVENTURES IN ECE
DESIGN
Spring
2016
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Catalog Data:
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ECE Adventures. Credits: 2.
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Times and locations:
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Class meets M 8-9 in MAEA
327 and lab meets M 8-9 in WECE Maker Garage on the 2nd floor of
the New Engineering Building (NEB)
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Description:
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Students get a closer
look into some of the prominent fields of ECE applications such as
biomedical, energy, audio, and computers through lectures by experienced students
and professors within the department. They will also get hands-on experience
through labs that will include an element the students must design themselves.
The course meets once a week so the class will either be a lecture or a lab
as laid out in the weekly schedule below. Grades are based on attendance and
class participation. No exams.
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Textbook:
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None
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Reference:
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None
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Supervisor:
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Dr. Harris (Chair of ECE department)
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Coordinators:
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Rachel Johnson – Second
year Electrical Engineering graduate student, concentration is Computer
Hardware. Completed undergraduate here at UF in Electrical Engineering. Has
been a teaching assistant (TA) for several courses in the department (EEL
3744, EEL 3701, EGN 1002). Researched with several professors including Dr.
Mishra (CISE dept.) and Dr. Stitt and now working for Dr. Harris on several
projects, this course being one.
HKN Curriculum
Chair, Seth Kittles – Electrical Engineering Senior, study emphasis on
wireless networking and digital signal processing. Member of the Electrical
and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum committee. Curriculum chair
for Eta Kappa Nu. Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Epsilon Sigma Chapter is the Electrical
and Computer Engineering Honor Society at the University of Florida. HKN
gives back to the department by offering exam reviews, designing new ECE
courses, and serving as a point of contact between students and faculty.
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Goals:
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Students will learn about applications of Electrical and
Computer Engineering in the various fields in industry and will gain some
experience in designing these applications.
Students will be exposed to ECE applications in the fields of
biomedicine, energy, computers, automobiles, and audio.
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Prerequisites:
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None
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Topics:
1. Introduction
to Circuits
2. Biomedicine
3. Computers
4. Automobiles
5. Energy
6. Audio
Grading
Grades are based on attendance as well as
laboratory and class participation. No
exams, quizzes or homework. Attendance is taken in all classes and labs.
Students are allowed 1 absence during the semester. A second absence will
result half a letter grade drop, a third absence will be a whole letter grade,
etc.
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WEEK
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DATE
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Lecture
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LAB
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Tentative
Weekly Topics / Comments
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1
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Jan, 9
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1
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Course Syllabus, Goals of course, Intro to
Circuits Lecture (1)
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2
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Jan, 16
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2
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Intro to Circuits Lecture (2)
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3
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Jan, 23
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1
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Intro to Circuits lab
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4
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Jan, 30
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3
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Biomedical Lecture
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5
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Feb, 6
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2
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Biomedical Lab
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6
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Feb, 13
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4
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Computers Lecture (1)
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7
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Feb, 20
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5
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Computers Lecture (2)
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8
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Feb, 27
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3
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Computers Lab
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9
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Mar, 6
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6
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Automobiles Lecture
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10
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Mar, 13
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4
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Automobiles Lab
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11
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Mar, 20
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7
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Energy Lecture
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12
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Mar, 27
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5
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Energy Lab
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13
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Apr, 3
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8
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Audio Lecture
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14
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Apr, 10
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6
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Audio Lab
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15
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Apr, 17
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9
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Final Lecture, Questions
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