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 431-101 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

24 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorials, 12 hours of laboratory work

Subject Description

The aim of this subject is to give an introduction to state of the art electrical and electronic engineering for non electrical engineers.

The subject will cover topics from: Analog circuit theory - Thevenin and Norton equivalents, power supplies/rectification, motors, transformers and cabling, DC, AC; sensors; Analog to Digital Converters and Digital to Analog converters; coding; basic electronics such as filters, signal 'conditioning', ideal diodes, opamps; safety issues; digital electronics and microprocessors including: sequential/basic logic, microcontrollers, interfacing; electronic instrumentation, Electromagnetic Compatibility, signal transmission; networks/telecommunications/LANs/protocols

Assessment

One written examination not exceeding three hours; practice classes, tests, laboratory reports and notebooks, assignments and project reports. Students will be notified of the weighting of assessment components at the beginning of the semester.



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