Lab-in-a-Box: Experiments in electronic circuits that support introductory courses for electrical and computer engineers

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The objective of Lab-in-a-Box is to give the student hands-on experience with wiring and analyzing simple circuits, but in such a way as to allow the experiments to be performed at home or at a study table with simple, relatively inexpensive, student-owned equipment rather than in a traditional university laboratory. Each experiment is designed to be performed using a breadboard, resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, and op amps. Some measurements are made with a digital multimeter, while signal traces for time-varying signals (transients) are observed using software that allows the students to convert a PC equipped with a sound card into a simple oscilloscope. Student responses to survey questions following the first implementation of the concept are very positive, thus encouraging the authors to further develop the concept.

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Hendricks, R. W., Lai, K. M., & Webb, J. B. (2005). Lab-in-a-Box: Experiments in electronic circuits that support introductory courses for electrical and computer engineers. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings (pp. 9357–9365). https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--14355

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