Digital
All About Circuits – Digital: Boolean Algebra, logic gates, combinational logic, principles of computing (sequential logic).
TTL Data Sheets Most of the popular ones are here.
Verilog Very good tutorial, with code examples.
K-Map Software: Works for up to 8 variables.
Semiconductors
All About Circuits – Semiconductors: Online “book” covering many of the topics in ECEN 350.
Principles of Semiconductors: Online “book” by Bart Van Zeghbroeck.
Electric Circuits
All About Circuits – DC: Online “book” covering many of the topics in ECEN 150.
All About Circuits – AC: Online “book” covering many of the topics in ECEN 150.
NEETS: Navy Electrical Engineering Training Series — Very good series of online books.
Battery University: Discusses various battery chemistries (selection, maintenance, etc.)
FREE CircuitMaker Software: This is a student version of CircuitMaker 6. You may download and use this free circuit design/simulation software on your personal computer. It allows you to enter your analog or digital circuit as a schematic and then simulate its operation.
Multimeters: Selection and measurements.
Oscilloscopes: Operation
Parts Sources
Jameco This is a fast, inexpensive source for parts to use in your projects. I usually check this catalog first.
Digi-Key This parts catalog is more complete than Jameco, but also a little more expensive. I use this source a lot, too.
JDR Here is another catalog. This one has more computer products than the other two.
Succeeding in the Classroom
Don’t use cell phones in class: video
(Excerpts from the book, “Engineering Your Future”, by Oakes, Leone, and Gun):
The three components to succeeding in your academics are your ability, your attitude, and your effort. While there is unquestionably a level of ability that is needed to succeed in engineering, there are numerous students who had the ability but failed at engineering because of poor attitudes or poor or inefficient effort. There are also many students who lacked the natural ability but because of their positive attitude and extraordinary effort are now excellent engineers.
Attitude
Approaching your classes, professors and teaching assistants with a positive attitude is the first key to succeeding in your engineering studies. Each class should be looked at as an opportunity to succeed. If there are difficulties along the way, learn to deal with those and move ahead. Many students will decide that a certain class is too difficult or that the professor is a poor teacher and will expect to do poorly. Many fulfill their own prophecy and actually fail. Other students look at the same situation and overcome the hurdles to excel.
Keys to Effectiveness (Effective Effort)
Effort and effectiveness may be the most important components of your success as a student.
- Take Time to Study: A general rule is that it takes a minimum of two hours of study outside of class for each hour of class lecture.
- Go to Class
- Make Class Effective: (1) Get involved during class. (2) Prepare for class.
- Keep Up with Class
- Take Effective Notes
- Work Lots of Problems
- Group Study
- Select a Good Study Spot