Welcome to ECE 110: Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Welcome to ECE 110 Introduction to Electrical
and Computer Engineering

• Michael C. Loui
• Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• August 24, 2009

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Professor Michael Loui
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Who are you?

• Where do you come from?
• Chicago or suburbs
• Downstate Illinois
• United States outside Illinois
• Outside the United States
• What is your planned major?
• Electrical or computer engineering
• General engineering
• Other

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Who are you?

• Why did you choose Illinois for undergraduate
  study?
• Parent or brother or sister previously attended
  this university
• Low cost
• Reputation for excellence in engineering
• Have you completed one year (or more) of calculus?

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Interview your neighbor

• What is your name?
• Where did you come from?
• What is your planned major? Why?
• Why did you choose this university?
• What do you hope to gain from ECE 110?
• What concerns do you have about ECE 110?
• Do you have a special talent or interest?

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Is your neighbor different?

• Different gender, race/ethnicity, home, major,
  reasons for choosing Illinois, hopes for ECE 110,
  concerns, special talent or interest?
• How do you think I feel today?

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By the end of this course

• You will understand the basic principles of
  electric circuits, DC motors, diodes,
  transistors, digital logic, feedback control, and
  digital communication
• You will be able apply this knowledge to design
  and build an autonomous car that follows a white
  stripe on a black background

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Lab (slides from Prof. Brunet)
You will first build a car with a control box, a
cord, and two motors left/right
left motor right motor
Left motor is off
Both motors are on
L R
control box
Right motor is off
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Then you will build an autonomous car
Sensors
White tape
Left motor
Circuit
Right motor
Sensor values
Circuit
Motors
Feedback loop
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Expectations in class

• I will endeavor to learn your names
• I will welcome questions
• We will respect everyone we will
• Listen attentively to others
• Avoid interrupting and criticizing each other
• Bring positive attitudes
• Turn off cell phones, laptops, other devices
• You will have a pen or pencil for problem-solving
  exercises and quizzes

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Expectations outside class

• We will read announcements on home page
• We will post questions and answers in the
  Discussion area in Compass
• We will come to classes prepared
• You will average 6 to 8 hours per week on
  homework/study outside lectures and labs
• First Mallard homework due Saturday, 8/29
• Additional homework read the syllabus (first
  page of packet) and bring a question about the
  syllabus to lecture on Wednesday, 8/26

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Agenda

• Today
• Introductions, expectations (done)
• Charge, current, resistance, voltage
• Wednesday
• Standard reference system
• Series and parallel connections
• Electrical measurements
• Average value of a function
• Periodic signals