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This page contains the list of topics for [[ECE 110/Fall 2015|ECE 110]] Test 1.  Post questions or requests for clarification to the discussion page.
== Previous Tests==
Previous ECE 110 tests are available at [http://classes.pratt.duke.edu/Gustafson/OmnibusTestBank.html Dr. G's Big Box of Random].  Note that the instructions on the front of the Fall 2015 test will be very similar to the instructions on the front of the Fall 2014 test.  Furthermore, the following problems from other classes' tests are relevant:
* BME 153 Test 1
** All but V
* ECE 61 Test 1 Spring 2001
** All but V
* ECE 61 Test 1 Fall 2001
** All but V
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* ECE 61 Test 2 Spring 2001
** V
* ECE 61 Test 2 Fall 2001
** IV
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* ECE 61 Test 3 Spring 2001
** I, II, VII
* ECE 61 Test 3 Fall 2001
** III, V*
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* EGR 119 Test 1 Spring 2008
** I, II -- assuming you replace the reactive elements with resistors...
* EGR 119 Test 2 Spring 2008
** I, IV
* EGR 119 Test 1 Spring 2009
** All but V
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* EGR 119 Test 2 Spring 2009
** II
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* EGR 119 Test 1 Spring 2010
** I, II, III
* EGR 119 Test 2 Spring 2010
** II(1)
* EGR 119 Test 1 Spring 2011
** All but V
* EGR 119 Test 1 Spring 2012
** I, II, III

==Test I Coverage==
# Digital Logic
## Be able to represent and interpret digital logic functions through the use of a digital logic function (of course), expansion by minors, truth tables, or Karnaugh maps
## Be able to simplify digital logic functions into minimum sum of products and minimum product of sums forms
## Be able to accurate draw a gated representation of a digital logic function using NOT gates and two-input AND and OR gates
## Be able to determine the complexity of a representation so drawn
# Basic electrical entities - be able to ﬁll in the following chart: <center><math>\begin{align}
\begin{array}{cccc}
\mbox{Name} & \mbox{Variable} & \mbox{Units} & \mbox{Equation} \\ \hline \hline
\mbox{charge} & q & \mbox{coulombs (C)} & q(t) = q(t_0) + \int_{t_0}^t i(\tau)~d\tau \\ \hline
\mbox{current} & i & \mbox{amperes (A)} & i = \frac{dq}{dt} \\ \hline
\mbox{work} & w & \mbox{joules (J)} & \\ \hline
\mbox{voltage} & v & \mbox{volts (V)} & v = \frac{dw}{dq} \\ \hline
\mbox{power} & p & \mbox{watts (W)} & p = \frac{dw}{dt} = vi \\ \hline
\mbox{resistance} & R & \mbox{ohms}~(\Omega) & R = \frac{v}{i} \\ \hline
\mbox{conductance} & G & \mbox{mhos}~(\mho) & \\ \hline
\end{array} \end{align}</math></center>
# Power - know the general equation for instantaneous power absorbed or delivered by an element, and know three equations that can be used to calculate power in a resistive element. Know the difference between absorbed power and delivered power. Be able to solve circuit variables using the idea that net power in a circuit is zero. 
# Sources - know the four kinds of dependent source and the properties of sources (i.e. current sources can have any voltage across them and voltage sources can have any amount of current through them). 
# Ohm’s Law - know Ohm’s Law and the requirement of the passive sign convention for resistors. 
# Kirchhoff’s Laws - know what Kirchhoff’s Laws are, be able to state them clearly in words, and be able to apply them to circuit elements to solve for unknown currents and voltages.
# Equivalent resistances - be able to simplify a resistive network with series and parallel resistances. 
# Node voltage method - be able to solve for voltages, currents, and power absorbed or delivered by clearly using the node voltage method to determine node voltages, possibly followed by functions of those node voltages to get currents or powers. 
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# Current methods - be able to solve for voltages, currents, and powers absorbed or delivered by clearly using the mesh current method and/or the branch current method to determine mesh and/or branch currents, possibly followed by functions of those currents to get element currents, voltages, or powers. 
# Current and Voltage division - be able to efficiently solve circuit problems by using current and voltage division. 
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# Superposition - be able to efficiently solve circuit problems by using superposition.  
#* In life, remember that dependent sources must be included in the different subdivisions of a superposition problem regardless of the independent source or sources you leave on. On the test however, the superposition problem -- if there is one -- will not have a dependent source.
 # Thévenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits - be able to solve for the source and resistance of a Thévenin or Norton Equivalent Circuit for a circuit comprised of independent and dependent sources and resistors. Be able to draw both Thévenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits.  Be able to use Thévenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits to determine the maximum power delivered to a load and the required resistance of that load to receive the maximum power. -->
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# Reactive elements
## Be able to represent a circuit with reactive elements in the DC Steady State
## Be able to determine a model equation for circuits comprised of R, C, and sources or R, L, and sources
## Be able to find the closed form solution for a circuit that can be modeled as a first-order linear differential equation with a constant forcing function and some means for determining a value for the unknown variable at some time
## Be able to accurately sketch the solution to such a problem
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==Specifically Not On The Test==

# Maple
# MATLAB
# Transistors (unless model is also given)