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EE 303 Course Structure T ,Th 2:10-3:30, Science 0152 Professor James McCalley |
Course: Electrical engineering 303
– Energy systems and power
electronics.
Instructor: Professor James McCalley, Coover Hall, Room 1115
Office Hours: Thursday 3-4, Friday 3-4, or by appointment
E-mail & Phone: jdm@iastate.edu, 515-294-4844 (Office), 515-294-8057 (Assistant)
Grader: Sameera Kancherla, sameerak@iastate.edu,
Grader office hours: Tuesday 4-5:30pm; Wednesday 3:30-5:00pm, 1313 Coover (TLA), with placard “EE303”
Course Web
Page: http://home.engineering.iastate.edu/~jdm/ee303/ee303schedule.htm
Course Pre- and Co-requisite: Math 267,
Physics 222 and credit or registration in EE 224 AND 230. Familiarity
with the following topics is essential: AC and DC Circuit Analysis, matrix
algebra, calculus.
Required Student Materials:
1. A course text, “Electric Power Principles: Sources, Conversion, Distribution and Use,” by J. Kirtley, 2010, Wiley.
2. Course modules, to be posted at the webpages.
Quizzes: There will be nine 15-minute quizzes during the semester and a final exam. Quizzes will be similar to homework problems, although not identical. No make-up quizzes will be given for any reason. Quiz dates are posted on the web, under the “Schedule” of the course WEB site. One quiz grade will be dropped. The dropping policy is to convenience students that must miss a quiz for a legitimate reason; it is does not give you license to miss a quiz otherwise. You are expected to take ALL quizzes unless you become injured or very ill or experience a death in your family.
Pop quizzes: I reserve the right to administer a pop quiz at any time, collect them, and grade them. If you are not in class for a pop quiz, then you will receive zero. Absolutely no pop-quiz make-ups will be considered, for any reason.
Assignments: Besides quizzes and the final exam, there will be two different types of assignments.
· Homework problems: Problems are provided at the end of most of the modules. Some will be graded and some will not be graded. For each assignment made by your instructor, it will be your responsibility to learn how to solve the problems. Solutions to the problems will be made available to you, under “HW, Quiz solutions” of the course WEB site. You are strongly encouraged to work all assigned problems before the quiz.
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Simulator
exercise: You will be asked to complete at least one assignment using an
interactive, menu-driven power system simulator.
Class Attendance: You are strongly encouraged to attend class, but
role will not be called. However, some material will be presented that is not in
the course text or in the modules. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL INFORMATION PRESENTED IN-CLASS. There is no obligation
for anyone to provide you with in-class information if you choose not to
attend class.
Class Preparation: Reading the appropriate material in the text before the class is essential. A
schedule of topics is given under “schedule” of the web site. Although we may
deviate from this schedule a little, if you are attending class regularly, you
should still be able to use it to tell what reading you need to do before
class.
Course grading policy:
Final
Examination
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30% |
Quizzes
|
40% |
Simulator
exercise
|
7.5% |
Homework
|
15% |
Pop
quizzes
|
7.5% |
Total |
100% |
Letter grades will be determined by the following guidelines
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90 and above |
A |
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80 to 90- |
A- / B+ / B |
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70 to 80- |
B- / C+ / C |
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60 to 70- |
C- / D+ / D |
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60- and below |
D- / F |
Communication: Feel free to communicate with the instructor in any way that is convenient to you (after class, during office hours, phone, e-mail), for questions about the course material or assignments. Regarding e-mail, response time will vary, typically ranging from a minute to about 24 hours, depending on the nature of your questions and the instructor’s schedule. Sometimes it does happen that I miss an email, and so if you do not receive response within 24 hours, please resend.
Inquiries regarding recordings of your grades should be directed to the grader; all other inquiries, including questions on the grading of assignments or quizzes, scheduling of quizzes, special situations, etc., should be directed to the instructor.
Disability Statement:
If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please communicate to me the need before the first quiz. In addition, I will need a Disability Resources staff to send a SAAR form verifying your disability and specifying the accommodation you will need.