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EE 233 Winter 2001 Circuit Theory |
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Laboratory information There are five laboratory experiments to be performed over the 10-week duration of the course. Two weeks are allocated per experiment: one week is needed to complete a given experiment, and the second week is used to deal with possible problems (debugging if necessary, re-doing a section, etc.) and to write up the lab report. Laboratory #5 is a lab exam, not an experiment. Students will work in teams of 2 or 3 each (maximum number is 3 in a team) in the laboratory. These teams should remain the same throughout the quarter. All lab sections meet in room EE1 137. The TA will show you the specific area in the room reserved for EE 233 (many courses have laboratories simultaneously in the same room). The department just initiated a procedure that requires students to buy oscilloscope probes in the laboratory. Please check with the EE Store for prices and information. NO lab sections during the first week of classes!! Use the quiz sections during the first week of classes:
1. Lab-section TAAll lab sections meet in room EE1 137. Note the bold-faced times of some lab sections: they are adjusted to fit the TA's class schedules. The TAs will go over the meeting times in the lab sections.
2. Lab grading policyEach laboratory consists of a Prelab and a Lab Report. The Prelab counts 20% toward the laboratory score, and the Lab Report counts the remaining 80%. Laboratory experiments 1 - 4 are graded on the team effort: one score is given to each team, and each member of the team gets that score. Laboratory experiment 5 is an individual hands-on instrument exam administered by the TA for which each person gets his/her own score. 2.1 PrelabEach student team must complete and turn in the Prelab assignment at the beginning of each laboratory meeting. Each team submits only one Prelab. The quiz sections are an ideal time for lab teams to work collectively on their Prelabs, since the TAs will be available to provide help and provide suggestions. 2.2 Lab reportThe lab report must be typed neatly, at least the text portion. The formulas might be added in clear neat hand-writing if you do not know how to use word processors to type formulas. You should learn how to use the word processor to type in math equations. Graphs may be incorporated automatically using Excel and/or by pasting the printed output from the printer connected to the oscilloscope in the laboratory. Hardcopy print-outs can be stapled to the back of the report or scanned and included in the report. Electronic copies should be incorporated into the report. All graphs, figures, print-outs must be labeled and referenced accordingly. The emphasis is on a professional presentation of the laboratory work as if you were submitting the report to a design team in industry. The lab report should consist a cover page and the report body as specified below. Need help with writing a good lab report? Contact the Engineering Writing Center (http://www.engr.washington.edu/~ewc/). Cover pageThe cover page must include the following elements and the table of individual roles. Laboratory title: Lab report bodyThe body of the lab report must include the following sections:
The lab report will be due at the beginning of next lab. Points will be taken off for poorly looking reports. For clarifications of these requirements and guidelines, please see the TA of your lab section. 3. Laboratory kit of componentsThe laboratory kit of all components are available for purchase from the EE Stock Room (in EECSE 137) beginning the 2nd week of classes. The department just initiated a procedure that requires students to buy oscilloscope probes in the laboratory. Please check with the EE Store for prices and information. 4. Laboratory manualThis document is extremely important: it shows you how to use the instruments in the laboratory to perform the experiments. It should be read during Week 1.and serves as a reference document for all future laboratories. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader (latest version) as part of your web browser to download and print the laboratory manual "Introduction to basic laboratory instruments." Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and available for download from Adobe. The Acrobat Reader will also be necessary to read and print component specifications for the integrated circuits used in the laboratory experiments. 5. Laboratory descriptionsLab 1. Step response of RC circuitsThis experiment is performed during Weeks 2 and 3 of the quarter. Lab 2. Operational amplifiersThis experiment is performed during Weeks 4 and 5 of the quarter. Download the opamp specifications depending on which opamp you use. Web links might be moved by manufacturers so check with product catalogs if necessary.
Lab 3. Integrators, differentiators, and simple filtersThis experiment is performed during Weeks 6 and 7 of the quarter. Download the opamp specifications depending on which opamp you use. Web links might be moved by manufacturers so check with product catalogs if necessary.
Lab 4. Transmit filter designs for ADSL modemsThis experiment is performed during Weeks 8 and 9 of the quarter. Download the opamp specifications depending on which opamp you use. Web links might be moved by manufacturers so check with product catalogs if necessary.
Lab 5. Hand-on laboratory examThe laboratory hand-on exam during Week 10 is a short exam given by the TA to each student individually to examine the student's knowledge on the use of instrumentation to test a circuit. Each student must schedule a time with the TA to take the exam individually, not as a team. Beginning the week of February 26, each student can sign up for a 15-minute slot to take the lab exam. Sign up at Phil Spagnolo's desk in the EE TA room. Students in Chun-i's lab sections can sign up too at Phil's desk. The lab exams will begin this week and last through the last week of classes. |
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Contact the instructor at: soma@ee.washington.edu |