ENG237 - Basic Electricity and Electronics I
Dr Y. M. Lai
Office: DE623
Email: enymlai@polyu.edu.hk
Phone: (+852) 2766 6254
Website: www.eie.polyu.edu.hk/~ymlai/
Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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What do we do?
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Circuit Analysis
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Understand how circuits behave
Analog and Digital Circuit Basics
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Prepare for circuit design
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Recommended Textbooks and References (1):
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Rizzoni G., Principles and Applications of Electrical
Engineering, 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill International
Edition , 2006.
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Boylestad R. and Nashelsky L., Electronic Devices
and Circuit Theory , 9th Ed., Prentice-Hall, 2006.
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Floyd T.L. and Buchla D., Fundamentals of Analog
Circuits, Prentice-Hall, 1999.
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Recommended Textbooks and References (2):
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D.A. Neaman, Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design,
2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2002.
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C.K. Tse, Linear Circuit Analysis, 1st Ed., AddisonWesley, 1998.
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E. Hughes, Electrical Technology, 1st Ed., AddisionWesley, 1997.
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Recommended Textbooks and References (3):
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D.A. Schilling and C. Belove, Electronic Circuits Discrete and Integrated, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1989.
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A. S. Sedra and K.C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 3rd
Ed., Saunders College Publishing, 1990.
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A.E.A. Almaini, Electronic Logic Systems, 2nd Ed.,
Prentice-Hall, 1989.
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Topics
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DC Circuit theory
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AC Circuit theory
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Diode
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Amplifier fundamentals and ideal operational amplifiers
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Digital logic circuits
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Basic electromechanics
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Time domain analysis
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Teaching Schedule (1)
Week no.
Topic
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DC circuits
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DC circuits
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DC circuits + AC circuits
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AC circuits
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AC circuits
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Digital logic circuits
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Teaching Schedule (2)
Week no.
Topic
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Digital logic circuits
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Diode circuits
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Diode circuits + Amplifier
fundamentals
Amplifier fundamentals + Ideal
operational amplifiers
Basic electromechanics
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12
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Teaching Schedule (3)
Week no.
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Topic
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Basic electromechanics + Time
domain analysis
Time domain analysis
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Overview
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Lecture Time and Venue
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Every Thursdays (Room HJ303)
• 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m
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Every Fridays (Room HJ303)
• 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m
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Laboratory and Venue
Either
 Every Tuesdays on Week 5,7,9,11, and 13 (Room CF005)
• 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Or
 Every Thursdays on Week 5,7,9,11, and 13 (Room CF005)
• 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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Tutorials
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Refer to separate schedule provided by the Faculty of
Engineering
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Are held on every Mondays to Fridays between 6:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings
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Attend only one session
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All students must attend
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Start on Week 3
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Teaching Materials
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Lecture Notes, Laboratory Sheets, and Tutorial Problems Sets
and Solutions can be downloaded from the website:
 http://www.eie.polyu.edu.hk/~ymlai/
 Password:
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Assessments
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Examination
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2.
60% of the final mark
3 hours
The exact date will be announced
Continuous Assessments
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40% of the final mark
Components
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2 tests (are tentatively scheduled on Weeks 9 and 15)
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6 quizzes + assignments (The details will be announced by
your tutor)
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1 formal laboratory report + log book (to be submitted at
the end of semester)
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What you are expected to do (1):
1. Before a class meeting
You should carry out a preliminary reading on the topics that are
expected to be covered.
2. During a class meeting
You should actively take part and raise questions that you wish to
ask.
3. After a class meeting
You should do all the exercises that were assigned to you. If you have
further questions, you should raise them in tutorial sessions or at the
beginning of the next meeting.
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What you are expected to do (2):
1. Before a tutorial session
You should try to complete the assignments that are issued after each
tutorial.
2. During a tutorial session
You should actively take part in solving problems that are given by
Tutor and raise questions if you have difficulty to solve them.
3. After a tutorial session
You should do all the exercises that were assigned to you. If you have
further questions, you should contact Tutor in your assigned
consultation hours.
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The Rules
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No mobile phones
No lateness
No food
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