The University of Texas at Dallas

Electrical Engineering Department

EE 1102 – Introduction to Experimental Techniques, Fall, 2005

Instructor: Dr. Nathan Dodge Telephone: (972) 883-2951 email: dodge@utdallas.edu

Office: ECSN 4.916 Office Hours: TR, 4:00-6:00 PM and by appointment
Session Schedules: Section 001 – Monday, 8:00-11:00 AM
Section 002 – Monday, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Section 003 – Monday, 2:00-5:00 PM
Section 501 – Tuesday, 5:30-8:30 PM Section 502 – Thursday, 5:30-8:30 PM
Note: All laboratory sessions are held in ECSS 4.622 (“new” ECS building).

Textbook and Kits: The EE 1102 Lab. Manual is available at the UTD bookstore. Also purchase the
two required electronics parts kits and a 9-volt battery as well (should be packaged together).

Course Description: This course introduces students to experimental practices in an electrical circuit
laboratory. Students will learn to use common laboratory instruments, including the power supply,
multimeter, oscilloscope, frequency counter, and signal generator. Experiments cover fundamentals of
circuit theory, including passive circuit elements, DC and AC circuits, and measurement techniques.
Students will learn to communicate research results by writing a laboratory report.

Lab exercises should be completed in 2 to 2 ½ hours, although some sessions may take the entire 3-hour
period. Lab reports are due the next session after the lab is completed. Worksheets are due prior to the
start of class. Late lab reports or worksheets are not normally accepted. If you have an extraordinary
reason for being unable to submit a lab report or worksheet on time, the report may be accepted late if
you arrange the date with the TA in advance or have appropriate documentation of the problem. Lab
reports are returned about a week after they are turned in. Lab orientation sessions are the week of
August 29 (note 8 on schedule page). There are no labs the week of September 5 due to the Labor Day
holiday. Lab sessions start the week of September 12 at your usual lab time.

Students will work in two-person teams. Please have your teams arranged when you report for the first
experiment (week of Sept. 12). If you do not have a teammate, tell the TA at the beginning of that class.

Grading Basis: Worksheet -- 10%

Correctness and detail of experimental work, and -- 50 %
answers to questions
Neatness and organization of report -- 40%
Total -- 100 %

Grade ranges for EE 1102 are: A+: 97-100; A: 93-96; A-: 90-92; B+: 87-89; B: 83-86; B-: 80-82; C+: 77-
79; C: 73-76; C-: 70-72; D+: 67-69; D: 63-66; D-: 60-62; F: below 60.

Scholastic Integrity: The value of an academic degree depends on the absolute integrity of the work
done by the student to earn the degree. It is imperative that each student maintain a high level of
individual honor in his or her scholastic work. Scholastic dishonesty at The University of Texas at Dallas
includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism and/or collusion. Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated.

Note: This syllabus is available on-line at the instructor’s web site:

http://www.utdallas.edu/~dodge/ee1102. The on-line syllabus is in Adobe (pdf) format, requiring Acrobat
6.0 reader, which can be obtained from the UTD software website:
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/local/index.html (must be on campus or in campus housing), or from Adobe
(http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).
 EE 1102 Class Schedule, Fall, 2005
Week Lab Dates Laboratory Topic
Number Number
1 August 18 --- No laboratories this week.
2 August --- No laboratories this week.
22/23/25
3 Aug. 29, 31, --- Initial meeting and introduction:
Sept. 1 overview of the course and discussion
of syllabus and lab ground rules.
4 September --- No laboratories this week.
5/6/8
5 September 1 Building a simple electronic circuit.
12/13/15
6 September 2 The relation of voltage, current, and
19/20/22 resistance in a DC circuit.
7 September 3 AC signals, the signal generator, and
26/27/29 the oscilloscope.
8 October 3/4/6 4 Capacitors, inductors, and transient
circuit behavior.
9 October 5 Resistor-inductor-capacitor (RLC)
10/11/13 circuit transient behavior.
10 October 6 Building a more complex electronic
17/18/20 circuit.
11 October 7 Inductors and capacitors in AC
24/25/27 circuits.
12 Oct. 31, Nov. 8 RL and RC AC circuits.
1/3
13 November 9 Manufacturing tolerance: a statistical
7/8/10 analysis of resistor variation.
14 November 10 Two circuit design problems.
14/15/17
15 November --- No laboratories this week.
21/22/24
16 November 28 --- Semester ends.

Lab Routine: Note – Make sure that you arrive in class promptly. The teaching assistant (TA) is
authorized to take up to 10 points off your lab grade if you are late.
1. Please read the experimental description before coming to class and become familiar with the
procedure before the lab starts.
2. Remember to turn in your lab report for the previous week at the start of class.
3. You must also do the worksheets for each lab exercise before class. Worksheets are due at the
beginning of class, and will not be accepted after class starts. Worksheets count 10 points of the 100
points of each lab experiment grade. Note that you will receive the full 10-point credit, even if there
are errors in your work, so long as you have made a good-faith effort to complete the worksheet.
4. The TA will give a brief lecture, discussing the lab theory and the procedure.
5. When you are told to proceed, you and your partner may do so at your own pace.
6. Refer to the TA when you have questions about the procedure or theory.
7. When you are finished, make sure your work area is clean, notify the TA and you may leave.
8. Make sure that you come to the first (overview) class (week of August 29). Points will be deducted
from your first lab grade if you miss this class!