EEST 112 Electronics Laboratory I
This class provides students with invaluable hands-on experience, reinforcing theoretical concepts and preparing them for real-world applications in electrical engineering and related fields. Students learn to construct DC circuits using breadboards and electronic components, honing their soldering skills and circuit prototyping techniques. They learn measurement techniques, instrumentation usage, and verification methods. Through design validation activities and lab reports, students document their findings and enhance their practical skills.
Cross Listed Courses
N/A
Prerequisite
None
Offered
Fall, Spring
Outcomes
- Become familiar with basic laboratory equipment such as breadboards, power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, and function generators.
- Develop skills in constructing and prototyping DC circuits on breadboards, including proper component placement, wiring techniques, and troubleshooting procedures.
- Conduct experiments to verify Ohm's Law by measuring voltage, current, and resistance in simple resistor circuits.
- Investigate series and parallel DC circuits by measuring voltages, currents, and resistances at various points in the circuit.
- Verify Kirchhoff's laws by measuring currents at junctions and voltages around loops in complex DC circuits and confirming that they satisfy the laws.
- Measure power dissipation in resistive components and investigate factors affecting the efficiency of DC circuits, such as voltage regulation and load characteristics.
- Adhere to proper safety practices in the laboratory, including handling electrical equipment safely, identifying potential hazards, and mitigating risks.
- Document experimental setups, procedures, observations, and results in laboratory notebooks, and prepare formal reports summarizing findings, analyses, and conclusions.
Area of Study:
Career Education, HS/Tech HS
Instructional Mode:
Web-enhanced