Title :
Validation of Symbolic Expressions in Circuit Analysis E-Learning
Author :
Weyten, Ludo ; Rombouts, Pieter ; Catteau, Benoit ; De Bock, Maarten
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Syst. (ELIS), Univ. of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
Symbolic circuit analysis is a cornerstone of electrical engineering education. Solving a suitable set of selected problems is essential to developing professional skills in the field. A new method is presented for automatic validation of circuit equations representing a student´s intermediate steps in the solving process. Providing this immediate feedback may strongly enhance the training effects. The new method was embedded in a Web-based e-learning system and has proved to be useful in circuit analysis training, both at an introductory level and for more advanced problems in analog electronics.
Keywords :
analogue circuits; computer aided instruction; distance learning; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; network analysis; Web-based e-learning system; analog electronics; circuit analysis e-learning; circuit analysis training; electrical engineering education; symbolic circuit analysis; symbolic expression validation; Circuit analysis; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Equations; Mathematical model; Operational amplifiers; Analog circuits; circuit analysis; distance learning; e-learning; network theory; training;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2010.2090882
