Contact Info:

Thomas E. Blum
Office: H-133/124
Office Hours: Mon 9:00, Tue 3:00, Wed 9:00, Fri 2:00 or by appointment
Phone: 215-951-1139
e-mail: blum@lasalle.edu
Web: http://www.lasalle.edu/~blum

Description:

Basic Electronics, including resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors and transformers.  Building basic logic gates from basic electronic components. Constructing logic circuits from logic gates including Karnaugh maps.

Meetings:

Mondays & Wednesdays 3:15 - 5:00

Location:

Holroyd 120

Text:

The Chip, (T. R. Reid)

Websites:

• http://www.howstuffworks.com/
• http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~elec201/Book/basic_elec.html
• whatis.com
• webopedia.com
• http://www.computerhope.com/
• geekgirls.com

Assessment:

• Ordinarily, these labs will be done in teams of two. You must explicitly request permission ahead of time to have a larger group and that permission will be granted on a lab by lab basis.
• I reserve the right to select the teams, limit the number of labs that can be done with a particular partner, and so on.
• Unless stated otherwise, lab reports (one report per team) are due the next time we have lab -- typically a week after the lab.
• Labs submitted after the test on the relevant material will not be eligible for full credit. Tentatively, Test 1 covers Labs 1-4; Test 2 covers Labs 5-8; and Test 3 covers Labs 9-12.
• Although labs are a team effort, each student is responsible for learning all of the skills and concepts.
• Plagiarism, be it from a book, a web site or a fellow student, will be considered cheating. Copying simulation circuits is also considered cheating.
• You must cite the sources you use. Sentences directly quoted require quotation marks,and so on. Changing one or two words per sentence is still plagiarism.
• You are often allowed to bring in files from labs to use on the tests. It is recommended that both partners keep a copy of all relevant files. It might be useful to back them up. Also you should develop a systematic naming scheme so that you can find the file you need on the test.
• The plus/minus grading system will be used.
• Attendance will be taken.
• Absences, lateness, etc. will be reflected in the class portion of the grade. More than three unexcused absences may result in the lowering of a grade.
• If you are leaving lab early you must see me to show me your progress.  Not working on the labs during the lab period can count against you.
• It is your responsibility to keep copies of all of your assignments, tests and so forth at least until you receive your final grade for the course.
• The homework assignments (11 of them) will consist of a summary of a chapter in the book  The Chip. This will consist of a one-page Word document with normal margins (Top and Bottom: 1", Left and Right 1.25") using 12-pt Times New Roman font and double spacing (Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing: double) -- roughly 300 words. It must be obvious that you have read the chapter.

Classroom Behavior:

While in the classroom, students should behave in a manner that is neither distracting to nor disrespectful to the professor or other students. Cell phones should be turned off.

Cheating: