EE 100 EE 42 Lecture 1 — Introduction Manaloor

EE 100/EE 42 Lecture 1 - Introduction Manaloor Govindarajan Balasubramnian Manikantan Bharathwaj Muthuswamy Bharath “Bart Simpson” EE Ph. D. Student (BS in EE @ UC Berkeley, May 2002; MS in EE @ UC Berkeley, May 2005) Nonlinear Electronics Laboratory (NOEL) 151 M Cory Hall Department of Electrical Engineering University of California, Berkeley http: //nonlinear. eecs. berkeley. edu mbharat@cory. eecs. berkeley. edu

Outline n n n n n General Course Introduction Course Materials Syllabus and Lab Schedule Resources Enrollment Information Policy on Cheating Exams and Grades Disabled Students Program (DSP) Acknowledgments Questions?

General Course Introduction n n NOTE: ONLY TODAY’S LECTURE WILL BE IN POWERPOINT. REST OF THE LECTURES WILL BE HANDWRITTEN NOTES. QUESTION: WHOSE HANDWRITING IS REALLY NEAT? Welcome to EE 100 (or EE 42 or EE 43)? n Goal of this course n Prequesites? n Course load

Course Materials n n n Book: James W. Nilsson and Susan A. Riedel, ”Electric Circuits”, 7 th Ed. ISBN: 0 -13 -146592 -9 (buy the edition without the PSPICE supplement). DO NOT USE ANY OTHER EDITION. Online notes: You can find these on the EE 100 homepage: http: //inst. eecs. berkeley. edu/~ee 100 Check the Handouts link. Prelabs, lab guides and lab reports: You can find these on the EE 100 homepage under Labs. Nonlinear problem set: Available on the EE 100 homepage under Homework. Reader: NONE.

Syllabus and Lab Schedule

Syllabus and Lab Schedule (contd. ) n n n n Chapters refer to your book, nonlinear notes can be found on the EE 100 homepage. Check the Handouts link. Usually, you are not responsible for some sections from a chapter. If that is the case, I will inform you in class well in advance of the reading. Homeworks refer to end of the chapter problems. For the nonlinear problem set(s), check the course homepage. Homework should be READABLE by the reader(s). If they are not, we WILL NOT grade them. HOMEWORKS ARE DUE ON MONDAYS @ 12: 00 PM IN THE HOMEWORK BOXES IN THE CORY LOUNGE (240 CORY). NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED, NO EXCEPTIONS! Homeworks can be done in groups of upto 2 or 3 students. TURN IN INDIVIDUAL COPIES AND IDENTIFY YOUR PARTNER(S) IN EACH COPY. MAKE SURE YOUR NAME, SID AND LAB SECTION TIME ARE ALSO VISIBLE. There is no lab the first week of classes. EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST DISCUSSION SECTION (Monday, 9: 00 AM - 11: 00 AM), there IS discussion the first week of classes. For lab guides, prelabs and lab reports check Course Materials chapter.

Syllabus and Lab Schedule (contd. )

Resources n n Your fellow students are the most important resource! Me, the TAs (Ben, Isaac and Youwei). Course website: http: //inst. eecs. berkeley. edu/~ee 100 Newsgroup: http: //groups. google. com/group/ucberkeleyclassee 100 Su 06 REGISTER ON THE NEWSGROUP BY THE END OF THE FIRST LECTURE! n There may be tutoring available via HKN (EECS honors society): http: //hkn. eecs. berkeley. edu n There is a website for the course textbook: http: //cwx. prenhall. com/bookbind/pubbooks/nilsson 2/chapter 0/deluxe. html However, it is not necessary to go through this site inside-out. It just serves as extra reference material.

Enrollment Information n n Lecture attendance is optional. Video taped lectures are available on: http: //netshow 01. eecs. berkeley. edu/ee 100 -su 06/m-dd-yy. wmv Waiting lists: should not be an issue? YOU MUST ATTEND YOUR LAB SECTION. You cannot switch out of lab sections because it creates a logistical nightmare for us. Make sure you are in groups of two. If there an odd number of students, the TA may form group(s) of three. Please refrain from asking HW questions in lab, this is what the discussion sections and office hours are for. Discussion sections are optional, but I highly encourage attending them since the course moves very quickly and you may need all the help you can get.

Policy on Cheating n IF WE CATCH YOU CHEATING, YOU ARE SCREWED. I WILL GIVE YOU AN ‘F’ IN THE COURSE AND I WILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE THROWN YOU OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY!

Exams and Grades n n n Grading policy goals 1: n it should provide a reasonably accurate measure of your understanding the material. n it should minimize competitiveness and grade pressure. n it should minimize the time I spend arguing with you about your points. Grade breakdown: n [100, 99]: A+ n [98, 90]: A n [89, 87]: An [86, 83]: B+ n [82, 80]: B (I want the class average to be a B) n [79, 77]: Bn [76, 73]: C+ n [72, 70]: C n [69, 67]: Cn [66, 63]: D+ n [62, 60]: D n [59, 57]: Dn <= 56: F Although I want the class average to be a B I will NOT curve down. If all of you get an A thats awesome! However, if the class average ends up being a C because of an exam, then I will decide the exam is at fault and adjust your grades accordingly 1. 1 Ref: CS 61 A Course Handout, Harvey, Brian.

Exams and Grades (contd. ) n Percentage break down of points: n n n n Midterm (07/17, in class): Final (08/18, location: TBA) Labs: Project: Homeworks: 30% : 30% 25% 10% 5% Grade corrections: YOU HAVE ONE WEEK FROM THE TIME YOU GET ASSIGNMENTS BACK IN LAB TO HAVE YOUR GRADE CORRECTIED. If its a lab grade, talk to your lab TA. For homeworks and tests, please bring it to my office hours. By university policy, final exams may not be regraded. Unless we did a complete blunder like missing a question altogether or got the wrong total. Checking your grade: You can check your grades online at the EE 100 website. They are indexed by using a mathematical function of your SID and are password protected. I will give you the necessary information in the first lecture. I will update grades every Saturday evening around 9: 00 pm.

Disabled Students Program n The Disabled Students Program (DSP, ext. 20518, http: //dsp. berkeley. edu) certifies students as having special needs. DSP students are entitled to the necessary accomodations in course arrangements. The DSP office will give you a letter to bring to us. Please take the initiative about letting us know what you need (example: if you are qualified to take tests separately or need more time on the test) 1 WEEK in advance.

Acknowledgments n Many thanks: n n n The Electronic Support Group (Ferenc, Pete, Tho, Win and Ming) for making sure the class runs smoothly. Professors Meyer, White and Polla for helping me with the course logistics over the last three years. Elisa Lewis, Jean Richter, Rebecca Brown, Heather Levin and Julie Aquino for dealing with the bureaucracy!

Questions?