ECE 286 : Computer Tools in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Spring Semester 2002

Please note that  we will use OrCAD Pspice Version 9.1 or higher only.

Evaluation Version of PSPICE from OrCAD

Evaluation Version  9.2 of OrCAD/PSPICE from Dr. Lakdawala's Home Site 27 MB file . 

LECTURE NOTES

PSPICE Sources and related information - Class notes

Nilsson Program Zipped Files                    Circuit Diagrams for Class Lectures

Summary of Pspice Commands                  Class Lecture Problems              

Example Problems                              Solution to the selected problems in Examples

NOTE:  The project assignment for Fall 2001 is posted as  a pdf file.

Project Assignment   Due Date: April 30th 2002 - 5:00 p.m. - Last Day of Class

WE WILL MEET ON  April 17th, 2002 IN THE CLASSROOM (KH 125)    AT 4:20 PM TO DISCUSS ANY PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE PROJECT.

Answers for problems for the Project


 

Instructor
Dr. Vishnu K. Lakdawala 
217 KH (683-3741) 
 
Satish Ravichandran  (GTA)
232 KH (683-3470)
email: 
vlakdawa@odu.edu
Course Time:
W  4:20 pm to 7:00 pm -  KH 125
Office Hours
MWF 10:00 am to 12:00 pm 
Text
           Introduction to PSPice Manual for Electric Circuits
Using OrCad Release 9.1
James Nilsson  and Susan Riedel, Fourth Edition
Prentice Hall
ISBN 0-13-016563-8
Companion for the Text for ECE 201 and ECE 202
 
Reference book: 
ORCAD PSpice with Circuit Analysis, Third Edition
Franz J. Monssen, Prentice Hall
          ISBN 0-13-017035-6

Grading Policy
          Attendance: 75%
Final Project Assignment: 25%  Details to be discussed in the Class 
Due Date:December 7th 2001 - 5:00 p.m. - Last Day of Class
 
 

 

Honor Code

"I pledge to support the honor system of O.D.U. I will refrain from any form of academic dishonesty or deception, such as cheating or plagiarism. I am aware that as a member of the academic community it is my responsibility to turn in all suspected violaters of the honor code. I will report to an Honor Council hearing if summoned."

OUTLINE ECE 286 : Computer Tools in Electrical & Computer Engineering

This is a ONE credit course.  The class will be conducted once a week for 150 minutes (ie 3 lecture duration) and  will meet  for the first five weeks only.  For the reminder of the period we will make the classroom available for working on the project assignment.

Software Tools Discussed in the Course:

bulletOrCAD Pspice for Windows

Mathematical Tools For Electrical & Computer Engineers (Review):

bulletMatrices/Determinants
bulletFirst & Second Order Differential Equations
bulletComplex Algebra

Last Updated: 04/16/2002
Dr. Vishnu K. Lakdawala