Circuit Master: turnkey software for the introductory electrical engineering curriculum

Author

Ciletti, Michael D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Volume

32

Issue

3

fYear

1989

fDate

8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

259

Lastpage

265

Abstract

A turnkey software system for the introductory electrical engineering curriculum is described in detail from a user´s perspective. The system, Circuit Master, provides a structured, interactive, menu-driven environment that allows students to explore basic concepts in circuit and signal theory without requiring a background in computer programming. The system´s interactive user interface and visual presentation format simultaneously display relationships between circuit components, pole-zero patterns. Bode plots, initial conditions, input/output signal waveforms, and input/output signal spectra for periodic and aperiodic signals. Simultaneous display of information for two sets of circuit components allows physical relationships, parametric changes, and sensitivity issues to be examined easily

Keywords

circuit CAD; circuit theory; educational computing; electrical engineering; interactive systems; poles and zeros; Circuit Master; aperiodic signals; bode plots; computer programming; electrical engineering; interactive environment; interactive user interface; menu-driven environment; periodic signals; pole-zero patterns; signal spectra; signal theory; signal waveforms; software; visual presentation; Computer displays; Design methodology; Differential equations; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Engineering education; Laboratories; Linear circuits; Publishing; Springs;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.34157

Filename

34157