Department of Electrical and Electronic

Engineering
EIE First Year Tutorial Book
2015

Tutorials
You may have met your personal tutor during Week 1. You will now meet your tutor on alternate weeks
throughout the autumn and spring terms. In tutorials you will be with two fellow students and the purpose of
these meetings is to reinforce learning and understanding through discussion and problem sheets. Copies of
the problem sheets are included in this booklet and each sheet has a problem to relate to the lecture module.
You are expected to work independently on the problems and bring your ideas and workings for discussion in
tutorial. You can use the blank pages in the booklet to show your work.
Schedule for problem sheets.
Problem Sheet 1 for discussion Weeks 4 or 5
Problem Sheet 2 for discussion Weeks 6 or 7
Problem Sheet 3 for discussion Weeks 8 or 9
Problem Sheet 4 for discussion Weeks 10 or 11
Your personal tutor is the person who knows you best and who may be asked to write references to support
your applications for scholarships, internships and future job applications. He/She is also the person who is
asked to comment on your performance at the end of each term and at the end of year. It is important to
maintain good attendance and participation in tutorials in order to get the most out of this valuable contact
time.
Towards the end of the Autumn Term you will be asked to complete a self-evaluation pro-forma in which you
are asked to reflect on your first term at Imperial College. Please take time to complete this form as it will
form the basis of a one-to-one progress discussion with your personal tutor. A copy of the form will also be
kept on file. A copy of this questionnaire is at the back of this booklet. There is also a form requesting
information about you which might be useful when completing references.

Student self-evaluation questionnaire

These forms are available to guide you through a self-evaluation exercise. The questions are not
obligatory but might help you to find the solution to the problem if you experience difficulties with
the course. You can always use this as a starting point for further evaluation with your tutor.
1. How confident are you in your capabilities/knowledge on the main courses taught this term?
Technical course

Very confident

Confident

Neutral

Not so
confident

Not confident

EE1-01 Analysis of
Circuits
EE1-02 Digital
Electronics 1
EE1-10
Mathematics
EE1-03
Semiconductor
Devices (EEE only)
EE1-07 Software
Engineering

2.

Study approaches
Always

Often

Occasionally Only when

asked to by
the lecturer

Never

Do you have your lecture

notes/hand-outs open and ready
to use during lectures?
Do you stop talking when the
lecture begins?
Do you ask for clarification if you
dont understand?
Do you retain any information
from the lecture?
Do you attend study groups?
Do you take the self-assessed tests
in the study groups?
Do you benefit from these selfassessed tests?
Do you answer the additional
questions?
Do you hand in your coursework
on time?
Do you revise every day?
Do you only study when exams are
imminent?
Do you organise your time in order
to keep up with revisions and
coursework?

Now consider whether you are using your time effectively. Are you spending enough time
understanding the subject, solving problems and finding help if and when necessary.?

Information for Student File and to be used in references

You might want to consider filling in these questions for your tutor, to help them write reference
letters for you. These can be put in your personal file that is kept in the Department for this
purpose. You can pull out this sheet and give it to your tutor.
Name:
Favourite subjects. What are your favourite subjects and how well do you think you are
performing in them.

Are you a member of any student societies or take part in any extra curricula activities? Please
describe any positions of responsibility.

Aims for the future. Please give a brief description of what you would like to do in the future
and how your study choices will be influenced by this.

EIE1 Autumn Term 2015 Problem Sheet 1

Please attempt these before your week 4 or 5 tutorial and bring your work for discussion with your tutor.
Analysis of Circuits
For the following circuit:

88
A 20

40

C
5.9A

75V

a)
b)
c)
d)

20

50

How many nodes, sources and resistors are there?

Use nodal analysis to write the nodal equations for the nodes whose voltage is unknown:
Hence solve the equations to find all nodal voltages relative to a suitable reference node. [65, 97]
Finally, find the branch voltage, V BC , across the 40 resistor.

Digital Electronics
a)

Why are data usually represented in binary form in digital electronics?

b)

How many discrete values can be represented with 12 bits?

c)

Convert the hexadecimal number (D17A)16 to decimal and to BCD format.

d)

Convert (101011.01)2 to decimal.

Question 3: Introduction to Computer Systems

Convert the following decimal numbers into binary:
1. 48729
2. 666 (using twos complement)
3. 0.625
Convert the following binary numbers into decimal. For each number, perform the conversion assuming (a) the number is
unsigned (b) the number is in twos complement representation.
1. 11000
2. 01010
3. 0.00111
Convert the following binary numbers into hexadecimal:
1. 101010101010
2. 11011

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Tutorial Sheet 1 Mathematics
1. Find the real part of


1
sin + i cos

4

in terms of cos 2.
2. Find all roots of
z 4 + 2z 2 + 2 = 0 .
Give your answers in complex exponential form and display them on an Argand
diagram...

EIE1 Autumn Term 2015 Problem Sheet 2

Please attempt these before your week 6 or 7 tutorial and bring your work for discussion with your tutor.

Analysis of Circuits
In the following circuit you may assume the op-amp is ideal with infinite gain.

X
30k

a)
b)

10k

20k

U1

U2

5k

Give an expression for the voltage at node Y in terms of the voltages U 1 and U 2 .
Hence, give an expression for the voltage at node X in terms of the voltages U 1 and U 2 .
[ 14 , 7 ]
3
3

Digital Electronics
a) Draw a logic circuit to implement the function f = ( A + B)C directly with basic
logic gates (AND, OR, NOT). Using DeMorgans Theorem, show that the
function can also be implemented with one OR gate and two inverters.
b) Simplify the equation g = A BD + ABC + ABCD + BCD using a Karnaugh Map.
c) Use a MUX to implement: f = A B + ABC + AB .
d) Explain the following symbol and describe the operation of the device. How
would the symbol and the operation of the device be modified if the G1 input was
active low?
74LS157
G1
EN

SELECT
ENABLE
2

1
3
1
5
6
11
10
14
13

MUX
4
7
9
12

Introduction to Computer Systems

There are 8 MU0 instructions listed in your notes. How many could there be? What other instructions may
be useful?
What does the following series of MU0 machine code instructions do?
0000 0000 0000 0000
0010 0000 0000 0100
0001 0000 0000 0000
What does the memory contain after execution?

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Tutorial Sheet 2 Mathematics
1. Evaluate the limit
lim



x
1+x x .

Do not use lHopitals rule.

2. Differentiate
(sin x)sin x .

EIE1Autumn Term 2015 Problem Sheet 3

Please attempt these before your week 8 or 9 tutorial and bring your work for discussion with your tutor.

Analysis of Circuits
For the following circuit:

VR
V

(a)

(b)
(c)

VL
L
C

VC

If V is the phasor 1 j and the impedances of the components (in ) are R = 10 , L = 50 j

and C = 40 j , calculate the values of the phasors VC , VL and VR . Sketch a phasor diagram
that demonstrates the phasor equation shows V = VC + VL + VR .
If the frequency of V is 1kHz, calculate the values of L and C (in Henries and Farads).
Also, give expressions for the waveforms v(t ) and vC (t ) .
At what frequency will the impedances of L and C have the same magnitude? Calculate the
magnitude of VC at this frequency. [4.47]

Digital Electronics
a) Subtract 98 from 49 using 8-bit 2s complement representation of the numbers.
How would the answer be written in sign-magnitude form?
b) A 64x4 bit ROM is to be used to implement the following functions:
f = A B + ABC + AB
g = AB + BD
Complete the following table showing the contents of the ROM at each address:
Address
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0A

Data
0
0
0
0
3
2

Draw the symbol for the ROM showing how the inputs and outputs are connected,
making sure there are no floating inputs, and labelling unused outputs.

Introduction to Computer Systems

a)

What does the following ARM code do?

Loop

NUMA
NUMB

LDR
r0, NUMA
LDR
r1, NUMB
MOV
r2, r0
SUBS r1, r1, #1
ADDNE r2, r2, r0
BNE
Loop
STR
r2, NUMA
SWI
0x11
DCD
0x00000025
DCD
0x00000004

b) What is the difference between the ASR and LSR instructions?

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Tutorial Sheet 3 Mathematics
1. Obtain the indefinite integral
Z

dx
.
3 + 2x x2

[HINT: beginning by completing the square!]

2. Integrate
Z

dx
2 + cos x

EIE1 Autumn Term 2015 Problem Sheet 4

Please attempt these before your week 10 or 11 tutorial and bring your work for discussion with your tutor.

Analysis of Circuits
For the following circuit:

1k

x(t)

v(t)
4k

1.25F

If v(t ) = cos t , find x(t ) in the form of a phasor X . Sketch a graph showing the magnitude
of X in decibels as a function of using a logarithmic frequency axis.
Calculate the time constant of the circuit. [1ms]
Suppose that
10 for t < 5 ms
v(t ) =
+ 10 for t 5 ms

(a)
(b)
(c)

(iv)

Find the steady state value of x(t ) for t < 5 ms .

Find the steady state value of x(t ) for t = .
Find the value of x(t ) for t = (5+) ms , that is, immediately after v(t ) changes to +10V.
Find a formula for x(t ) for t 5 ms .

(v)

Sketch a graph of x(t ) for 0 t 10 ms .

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Digital Electronics
a) Design a 4-bit synchronous binary down counter using D-type flip-flops and
appropriate logic. Show working, including the state transition table, and
Karnaugh Maps for each state variable.
Introduction to Computer Systems
a)

What does the ARM STMED instruction do?

Consider the following subroutine code:

SUB1

1.
2.

BL
. . .
STMED
. . .
BL
. . .
LDMED
MOV

SUB1
r13!, {r0-r2,r14}
SUB2
r13!, {r0-r2,r14}
pc, r14

Which registers does the BL instruction affect and why?

Why is r14 pushed onto the stack?

b) Here is a series of address references given in decimal: 1, 4, 8, 5, 20, 17, 19, 56, 9, 11, 4, 43, 5, 6, 9,
17. Assuming a direct-mapped cache with 16 one-word blocks which are initially empty, label each
reference in the list as a hit or a miss and show the final contents of the cache. [P & H, Ex. 7.7]

Mathematics
, shown below, is periodic with period

4. The waveform

, it is given by

v(t)

For

for

and

otherwise.

4
2
0
-4

-2

a)

What is the frequency of

b)

Say whether the function

c)

The Fourier series of

0
Time (s)

?
isodd, even, or neither.
is given by

Find expressions for the coefficients

d)

and

Give numerical values for the coefficients

.
,

and