SYLLABUS
EET-1013 Electricity I
Fall 2010
Meeting Times: Lecture
Lab
9:30 to 10:20 am Tuesday and Thursday
2:00 to 3:50 pm or 4:00 to 5:50 pm Thursday
Prerequisite:
An understanding of algebraic principles.
Instructor:
Phone:
E-mail:
Web Site:
Mr. Mark Polson
581-2336
mpolson@cameron.edu
www.cameron.edu/~mpolson
Office:
212B Howell Hall
Office hours: 10:30 to 11:30 am Tuesday and Thursday or by appointment.
Course Description:
Objective:
Electrical principles and applications are introduced. Topics include electrical
parameters and units, direct current, series and parallel circuits, resistance, and
magnetism.
Upon completion of Electricity II, the student should be able:
PO1 - to understand the nature of electricity
PO3 - to predict electric circuit behavior
PO4 - to construct and test circuits
PO9 - to express electrical concepts
Student Evaluation:
2 exams at 100 points
1 final exam at 200 points
15 Labs at 20 points
4 quizzes at 25 points
Homework
Total pts.
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200 points
200
300
100
200
1000
End of Course Grade
A = 900 - 1000
B = 800 - 899
C = 700 - 799
D = 600 - 699
F = Less than 600
I = Incomplete
W = Withdrawal *
NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to lower the number of points required to earn one or more of the
letter grade categories.
* The instructor does not have the authority to withdraw the student from class. The procedure must
be initiated by the student. The last day to withdraw from the class with an automatic W is
November 12, 2010.
Text: Required - Electric Circuits Fundamentals, Eighth Edition, Floyd, Prentice-Hall
Lab: Instructor will provide Lab Sheets. No lab manual is required.
University Policy:
Cameron University discourages lecture and/or laboratory attendance by any person not enrolled in the
course. Included are student’s friends, student’s spouses, and student’s children. Tobacco product use is
not allowed in any building on the Cameron University campus.
Instructor Policies:
1. No makeup for missed exams or quizzes.
2. The final exam is comprehensive and is worth 200 points. Approximately 67% of this exam will
be comprehensive from topics included in Exam #1 and Exam #2. The remaining 33% of the exam
will be from topics covered after Exam #2. If the final exam grade is higher than Exam #1 or Exam
#2, the final exam grade will replace the lower exam grade.
3. Five quizzes will be given during the semester. The lowest quiz score will be dropped, so only
the highest four quizzes will be used to compute the quiz grade.
4. If you have a business purpose for carrying a pager or cell phone, it must be turned on vibrate or
to its lowest ring volume and all calls will be taken outside of the class room. All non-business
pagers and cell phones will be turned off prior to coming to class.
5. No food or beverage is allowed in the Laboratory.
Classroom and Laboratory Policies:
Attendance
The student is expected to attend each class and laboratory period until dismissed by the
instructor. The instructor will not be responsible for getting information missed due to
absence or tardiness to the student. The student is expected to alert the instructor about
any attendance difficulties.
Late Work
Home work problems are due at the beginning of the class period one week after they have
been assigned. Lab reports are due at the beginning of the next scheduled lab period.
Afterwards, the assignment is considered late. Late homework or labs will be penalized
25%. Late work will not be accepted after the instructor has returned the assignment to the
class.
Laboratory
Each laboratory exercise will be validated by having a copy of the results initialed by the
instructor or other approved individual. Also, the instructor may want to observe the
completed exercise in action, so do not dismantle the circuit until initialed.
Return all equipment and components in the proper location. Leave work area clean.
Lab Reports will consist of:
Cover Page - Lab Number, Student and Lab Partner’s Names 2 Points
Introduction - Paragraph stating Objectives of Lab
3 Points
Lab Sheet - Answers and Instructor’s Initials
10 Points
Final Page - Paragraph stating Conclusions;
Did the Lab satisfy Objectives or Laws?
5 Points
Total
20 Points
Homework Problems:
To receive full credit, each problem solution will include the following in a neat and easy to read style.
a) sketch(s) of the circuit where applicable (preferably with PSPICE or MultiSim)
b) the proper generic equation(s) where applicable
c) the same equations with the numbers and units included
d) the solution(s) circled with appropriate units
Homework will be assigned weekly. The lowest homework grade will be dropped when computing the final
homework grade.
Schedule:
Seven chapters will be covered this semester. Approximately 2 weeks will be devoted to each chapter.
Homework will be assigned weekly and will be due the following week.
Chapter
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Laboratories
Quantities and Units
1
Voltage, Current, and Resistance
2
3
Ohm’s Law, Energy, and Power
4
5
6
Series Circuits
7
8
Parallel Circuits
9
10
11
Series-Parallel Circuits
12
13
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
14
15
Examinations
1
2
Final
Tentative
Date
28-Sep
23-Nov
16-Dec @ 8 – 10 AM
Lab Safety and Graphing
Current and Voltage Measurements
Resistance and Color Code
Switches
Ohm’s Law V = IR
Watt’s Law P = IV
Soldering Basics
Series Circuit and Voltage Divider
Multisim and PSPICE (KVL and KCL)
Soldering Kit Assembly
Parallel Circuit and Current Divider
Series-Parallel Circuit
Thevenin’s Theorem
Superposition Theorem
Magnetic Devices
Chapters
Ch 1 - 3
Ch 4 - 6
Comprehensive (Ch 1 – 7)
Blackboard:
Assignments and lab sheets will be available in Blackboard at blackboard.cameron.edu.
Grades will also be posted in Blackboard. You will need to enroll in this course on Blackboard.
Use the same username and email that you use for your Cameron email account.
Once you have logged into Blackboard, click on the Courses tab in the upper left corner.
Then click on Computing & Technology on the right. Then click on the “Enroll” button for
EET1013_ENH_F10: Electricity I. The password is OhmsLaw. The password is case-sensitive.