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Courses taught in the

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

North Dakota State University

 

ECE 111: Introduction to ECE

Syllabus: Spring 2025

Updated 02/19/2025

Syllabus - HW & Solutions - Resources - Comments

Instructor: Jacob Glower ( jacob.glower@ndsu.edu )

Class Times:Tu 9:30am Offerdahl West (ECE) 123

Recitation: Th 9:30am, Offerdahl West (ECE) 123

 

 

Lecture (ECE & Matlab)

Videos

YouTube Playlist

Handouts &

Sample Code

Homework

Jan 14

Week 1

Introduction

Slide 0: Introduction

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Matlab Basics

Week 1 Slides

 

0: Introduction

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1: Matlab Basics

Download Matlab

Dice

For Loop

While Loop

HW #1

Solution #1 (pdf)

Solution #1 (YouTube)

Jan 21

Week 2

Math 103: Algebra 1

Week 2 Slides

Solving one equation for one unknown

2: Algebra 1

2 Handout

HW #2

Solution #2 (pdf)

Solution #2 (YouTube)

Jan 28

Week 3

Math 105: Trigonometry

Week 3 Slides

Polar to rectangular conversions

3: Trigonometry

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HW3 Description

3 Handout

Clover

Trig Functions

Lissajieu Figure

 

HW #3

Solution #3 (pdf)

Solution #3 (YouTube)

Feb 4

Week 4

Math 129: Linear Algebra

Week 4 Slides

Solving N equations for N unknowns

4: Linear Algebra

4 Handout

CO2 Levels vs Year (txt)

Temperature Deviations (txt)

Arctic Sea Ice (txt)

Fargo Temp (avg)

HW #4

Solution #4 (pdf)

Solution #4 (YouTube)

Feb 11

Week 5

Renewable Energy

Week 5 Slides

Wind and Solar Energy

South Australia & Renewable Energy (article)

Renewables hit 146% in South Australia (article)

Wind & Solar hit 61% in Australia (article)

5: Renewable Energy

NDAWN

PowerCurve

SWT23

HW #5

Solution #5 (pdf)

Solution #5 (YouTube)

Feb 18

Week 6

Math 165: Calculus 1

Week 6 Slides

Differentiation

6: Differentiation

6 Handout

Derivative

HW #6

Feb 25

Week 7

Math 166: Calculus II

Week 7 Slides

Integration

7: Integration

7 Handout

Integrate

Shoot

HW #7

Mar 4

Week 8

EE 206: Circuits I

Week 8 Slides

Kirchoffs Laws, Resistor Circuits, RPN Calculator (Free42)

8: Circuits I

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HP42 Tutorial

8 Handout

HW #8

Mar 11

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Spring Break

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Mar 18

Week 9

EE 206: Circuits I

Week 9 Slides

KVN, KCL

9: KVN, KCL

9 Handout

HW#9

Mar 25

Week 10

EE 206: Capacitors

Week 10 Slides

Capacitors, Heat Equation

10: Capacitors

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Leyden Jar (EB)

10 Handout

RC3

RC10

HW#10

Apr 1

Week 11

ECE 351: Inductors

Week 11 Slides

Inductors, Wave Equation

11: Inductors

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Magnetism (EB)

11 Handout

RLC3

RLC30

HW #11

Apr 8

Week 12

EE 206: Complex Numbers

Week 12 Slides

Complex Numbers, HP42

12: Complex Numbers

HP42 Tutorial

12 Handout

HW #12

Apr 15

Week 13

ECE 206: Phasors

Week 13 Slides

Phasors

13: Phasors

13 Handout

HW #13

Apr 22

Week 14

ECE 343: Signals

Week 14 Slides

Filter Design

14: Filter Design

14 Handout

Cost_chain

CostF

HW #14

Apr 29

Week 15

ECE 343: Signals

Week #15 Slides

Frequency content of a signal

15 Signals (take 2)

15 Handout

HW #15

May 6

Week 16

ECE 331: Energy Conversion

Week 16 Slides

Transformers

16: Energy Conversion

 

AC vs. DC (Electroboom)

16 Handout

HW #16

Extra

ECE 341: Random Processes

Week 17 Slides

t-Test, Chi-Squared Test

17: Statistics

17 Handout

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Chi-Squared Table

Student t-Table

Normal Dist Table

 

Extra

ECE 320: Electronics I

Week #18 Slides

Solving nonlinear equations, load lines

18 Electronics I

18 Handout

Diode1.m

Diode3.m

 

Extra

ECE 321: Electronics II

Week #19 Slides

Sensors and Instrumentation

19 Electronics II

19 Handout

 

Extra

Biomedical Engineering

Week #20 Slides

Modeling the Cardiovascular System

20 Biomed Engineering

20 Handout

Winkessel