Progress I watched lecture #3. I read chapter 3.5-3.6 of Foundations of analog and Digital Electronic Circuits. Summary Now I’ve learned about circuit linearity and some helpful analysis techniques which apply specifically to linear circuits: superposition, Thevenin equivalences, and Norton equivalences. Good stuff! But the book keeps also going into how these things apply to circuits… [Read more…]
August 29, 2010
Despite Paul Simon’s strenuous objections, Eastman Kodak discontinued production of its famous Kodachrome color film last year. The decline of older films like Kodachrome is due, in large part, to the widespread adoption of digital photography. As I learn the fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering, I hope to take frequent breaks to examine how… [Read more…]
August 27, 2010
Progress I watched lecture #2. I read chapter 2.1-2.5 & 3.1-3.3 of Foundations of analog and Digital Electronic Circuits. I began homework #1. Summary To me, the most striking aspect of this part of the course is that it takes the time prove the correctness of every circuit analysis tool it presents. And not only that;… [Read more…]
August 23, 2010
Progress I watched lecture #1. I read chapter 1 of Foundations of analog and Digital Electronic Circuits. I read lab #0. Pursuant to its instructions, I also read Lab Practice and Safety, Electrical Safety, and Lab Equipment Handout. Summary Professor Anant Agarwal’s first words in the first lecture of this class are, “So, one question to… [Read more…]
August 19, 2010
Andy Dolph, my new entertainment technology correspondent, alerted me to the existence of a spectacular piece of entertainment technology! Ferret that I am, I am more aware than most of the various shiny, flashy, color-y, fountain-y attractions that are out there. This I didn’t know about until now. My first thought was, “I can’t believe… [Read more…]
August 18, 2010
I’d like to direct your attention to a truly praiseworthy endeavor: MIT OpenCourseWare! The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has taken a vast portion of their course content and published it on the internet for you to use completely free of charge. Aside from some particular materials included under special licenses or fair use rules, the… [Read more…]
August 31, 2010
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