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ECE 194 Syllabus, Spring 2000
 
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Week #1
17 Jan Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
18 Jan  

Calculus

The Fundamental Theorem

Physics

Charge

19 Jan

English

Introduction

Engineering

Modeling #8

 
20 Jan  

Calculus

Integration by substitution

Physics

Polarization

21 Jan

English

Is everything an argument?

Calculus

Integration by parts

Physics

Conductors and Insulators

Week #2
24 Jan

English

Stasis theory and commonplaces

Calculus

Integration by trigonometric substitution

Engineering

Some design concepts

 
25 Jan  

Calculus

Integration by partial fractions

Physics

Circuits

26 Jan

English

Lines of argument

Engineering

Modeling #4

 
27 Jan  

Calculus

Integration by partial fractions, continued

Physics

Charge and energy conservation

28 Jan

English

Arguments from the heart and arguments based on character

Calculus

Integration by partial fractions, continued

Physics

Electric potential

Week #3
31 Jan

English

Arguments based on reason

Calculus

Partial fractions

Engineering

Connections #6

 
1 Feb  

Calculus

Partial fractions, continued

Physics

Circuits

2 Feb

English

Workshop on preliminary conjectures and heuristics

Engineering

Circuit analysis

 
3 Feb  

Calculus

Review of integration

Physics

Kirchoff's Laws

4 Feb

English

Workshop, continued

Calculus

Integration practice

Physics

Ohm's Law

Week #4
7 Feb

English

Class workshop - Question 6

Calculus

Integration techniques

Engineering

Siege engines

 
8 Feb  

Calculus

Integration techniques, continued

Physics

Electric fields

9 Feb

English

Using sources

Engineering

More circuit analysis

Engineering

More circuit analysis, continued

 
10 Feb  

Calculus

Test #1

Physics

Coulomb's Law

11 Feb

English

Peer revision

Calculus

Numerical integration

Physics

Gravitational/electric field analogy

Week #5
14 Feb

English

Reflection and discussion of values

Calculus

Applications of integration

Engineering

Op-amp circuits

 
15 Feb  

Calculus

More integration applications

Physics

Celebration of knowledge

16 Feb

English

Discussion of reading and assignment sheet

Engineering

Project #3

 
17 Feb  

Calculus

Still more integration applications

Physics

 

Physics

 

18 Feb

English

Discussion of readings

Calculus

Even more integration applications

Physics

 

Physics

 

Week #6
21 Feb

English

In-class work on heuristics

Calculus

Application of integration - Electric field integrals

Engineering

Review of modeling assignments

Additional description of Project #3

 
22 Feb

 

Calculus

Application of integration - Work (part 1)

Physics

Electric field integrals

23 Feb

English

In-class work on heuristics, continued

Engineering

Work on Project #3

 
24 Feb  

Calculus

Application of integration - Work (part 2)

Physics

Gauss's Law

25 Feb

English

In-class work on heuristics, continued

Calculus

Application of integration - Hydrostatic pressure

Physics

Gauss's Law, continued

Week #7
28 Feb

English

Evaluative criteria

Calculus

Applications of integrals

Engineering

Project #3 proposal

 
29 Feb  

Calculus

More applications of integrals

Physics

Equipotentials

1 Mar

English

Evaluative criteria, continued

Engineering

Work on Project #3

 
2 Mar  

Calculus

Review

Physics

Voltage

3 Mar

English

Peer revision

Calculus

Test #2

Physics

Back to circuits

Week #8
6 Mar

English

Peer revision of Assignment 2

Calculus

Introduction to Taylor series

Engineering

Project #3

 
7 Mar  

Calculus

Test #2

Physics

Capacitors

8 Mar

English

In-class reflection

Engineering

Model #8

 
9 Mar  

Calculus

Taylor series, continued

Physics

Magnetic fields

10 Mar

English

Discussion of proposal

Calculus

Taylor series, continued

Physics

Celebration of knowledge #2

Week #9
13 Mar

Spring Break!

Spring Break!

Spring Break!

14 Mar
15 Mar
16 Mar
17 Mar
Week #10
20 Mar

English

Cause of problems

Calculus

Taylor series

Engineering

Project #3

 
21 Mar  

Calculus

Taylor series, again

Physics

Biot-Savart Law

22 Mar

English

Discussion of reading and workshop topics

Engineering

Oral presentations, Project #3

 
23 Mar  

Calculus

Taylor series, continued

Physics

Ampere's Law

24 Mar

English

Workshop on heuristics, Q1

Calculus

Taylor series, once again

Physics

Magnetic fields

Week #11
27 Mar

English

Workshop on heuristics, Q2

Calculus

More Taylor series

Engineering

Oral presentations, Project #3

Introduction to Project #4

 
28 Mar  

Calculus

Still more Taylor series

Physics

Magnetic fields

29 Mar

English

Workshop on heuristics, Q3

Engineering

Modeling #8

 
30 Mar  

Calculus

Even more Taylor series

Physics

Magnetic fields

31 Mar

English

Discussion on reading

Calculus

Once again, Taylor series

Physics

Magnetic fields

Week #12
3 Apr

English

Workshop problem

Calculus

Engineering

Completion of Modeling #8

 
4 Apr  

Calculus

Physics

Physics

5 Apr

English

Workshop solution

Engineering

Project #4

 
6 Apr  

Calculus

Physics

Physics

7 Apr

English

Peer revision of draft proposal

Calculus

Physics

Physics

Week #13
10 Apr

English

Calculus

Engineering

Project #4

Modeling #8 due

 
11 Apr  

Calculus

Physics

Physics

12 Apr

English

Engineering

Modeling #5

 
13 Apr  

Calculus

Physics

Physics

14 Apr

English

Calculus

Physics

Physics

Week #14
17 Apr

English

Calculus

Engineering

Work on Project #4 or Modeling #5

 
18 Apr  

Calculus

Physics

Physics

19 Apr

English

Engineering

Project #4 Presentation

 
20 Apr  

Calculus

Physics

Physics

21 Apr

English

Calculus

Physics

Physics

Week #15
24 Apr

English

Calculus

Engineering

Overview of Final Exam/Project

Modeling #5 due

 
25 Apr  

Calculus

Physics

Physics

26 Apr

English

Engineering

Work on Final

 
27 Apr  

Calculus

Physics

Physics

28 Apr

English

Calculus

Physics

Physics

Week #16
1 May

English

Calculus

Engineering

Wrap-up

 
2 May  

Calculus

Physics

Physics

3 May

Reading Day

4 May

Final