EE103: Electrical Engineering

Lecture 01: Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Motivation

ChE15 A&B, Spring 2024

By Arooj Nawaz,
Lecturer

arooj.nawaz.@seecs.edu.pk

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 Today’s Lecture

Role of Engineer vs Scientist

Learning Theory and Components of Academic Success
Brief Self Introduction
Motivation for learning the Course
About the Course Title

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A scientist discovers that which exists.
An engineer creates that which never was.

Von Karman
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School
(National Academies, 2000)

•Students come to the classroom with preconceptions about how the world
works.
•If their initial understanding is not engaged, they may fail to grasp the
new concepts and information that are taught, or they may learn them for
purposes of a test but revert to their preconceptions outside the classroom.

•To develop competence in an area of inquiry, students must:

(a) have a deep foundation of factual knowledge,
(b) understand facts and ideas in the context of a conceptual framework,
and
(c) organise knowledge in ways that facilitate retrieval and application.

• A “metacognitive" approach
• To instruction can help students learn to take control of their own
learning by defining learning goals and monitoring their progress in
achieving them
Components of Academic Success
 About the Course Title
Electrical Engineering

The branch of engineering concerned with the practical

applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of
the field of electronics
Electronics engineering is that branch of electrical
engineering concerned with the uses of the electromagnetic
spectrum and with the application of such electronic
devices as integrated circuits and transistors

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 About the Course Title Contd..
Electrical Engineering

A very large field is that concerned with electric light and power and
their applications. Specialities within the field include the design,
manufacture, and use of turbines, generators, transmission lines,
transformers, motors, lighting systems, and appliances.
A third major field is that of communications, which comprises not only
telephony but also satellite communications and the transmission of
voice and data by laser signals through optical-fibre networks. The
communication of digital data among computers connected by wire,
microwave, and satellite circuits is now a major enterprise that has built a
strong bond between computer and communications specialists

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Digital Systems Applications

Digital systems are used in

Communication
Business transactions
Traffic control
Space guidance
Medical treatment
Weather monitoring
Internet
Industrial Automation
Automobiles
Robotics

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Motivation for Studying the Course

Develops basic
understanding of Basic
Electric Circuits
First course for
understanding of Tesla Autonomous Car
Electrical Engineering. (
Lowest Level ) and its
applications

Robotic Pilot with License

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 Motivation for learning the Course Contd..

■ Build foundation for further in-depth study of Integrated Circuits,

Embedded systems, Digital Systems, Control Systems, Computer
Engineering,Digital Signal Processing and Robotics fields
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Motivation for learning the Course Contd..

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 Lecture Review
Learning Theory and Components of Academic Success
Motivation, Engagement and Self Efficacy Leads to Academic
Success
Brief Self Introduction
About the Course Title
Electrical Engineering
Motivation for learning the Course
Mostly all the devices and systems are analog or digital
Lays foundation for any Electrical Engineering subjects

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I Hope you enjoy the
course

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End of Lecture

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