CAL programs developed in advanced programming environments for teaching electrical engineering

Following the need to provide profound understanding of fundamental concepts in electrical engineering a number of computer assisted learning (CAL) programs have been developed in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Surrey, UK, to aid teaching of signal analysis, electromagnetic field theory, engineering mathematics, power electronics and telecommunications. They all run on personal computers (Apple Macintosh or IBM PC), except for the telecommunications tutorials which are designed for SUN workstations. The programming environment used is cT for personal computers and the advanced simulation software package SPW for workstations. The course material is designed to meet the requirements of a modular syllabus structure. The software is developed by final year undergraduates for pedagogical reasons with the emphasis on animation, real-time calculations, interactiveness and self-assessment