Title :
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
fDate :
8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
