University of Toronto

Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

ECE 110H1 S Electrical Fundamentals 2014
COURSE INFORMATION

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
A study of the physics of electricity and magnetism: Coulombs law, Gauss laws, Biot-Savarts law,
Amperes law, Faradays law, potentials and energy. An introduction to circuit analysis: resistive
circuits; nodal and mesh analyses; Thvenins and Nortons theorems; first-order RC and RL circuits
and sinusoidal steady-state analysis of AC circuits.

2. INSTRUCTORS
Lecture Section 01 Prof. Belinda Wang (Coordinator) GB250 978-5543 belinda.wang@utoronto.ca
Lectures: 1. BA1190 Tuesdays 10 11 a.m.
2. BA1190 Wednesdays 10 11 a.m.
3. MC252 Fridays 10 11 a.m.

Lecture Section 02 Prof. Li Qian GB443 416-946-5517 l.qian@utoronto.ca
Lectures: 1. MC254 Tuesdays 10 11 a.m.
2. BA1170 Wednesdays 10 11 a.m.
3. BA1180 Fridays 10 11 a.m.

Lecture Section 03 Prof. Stewart Aitchison SF1021E 416-946-7349 stewart.aitchison@utoronto.ca
Lectures: 1. MC252 Mondays 9 10 a.m.
2. BA1190 Wednesdays 9 10 a.m.
3. SF1105 Thursdays 10 11 a.m.

Lecture Section 04 Prof. Paul Yoo MB331 416-978-7326 paul.yoo@utoronto.ca
Lectures: 1. MC254 Tuesdays 1 2 p.m.
2. BA1180 Wednesdays 2 3 p.m.
3. BA1170 Thursdays 2 3 p.m.

Lecture Section 05 Prof. Amr Helmy GB446 416-946-0199 a.helmy@utotonto.ca
Lectures: 1. GB119 Mondays 11 12 noon
2. MC252 Wednesdays 11 12 noon
3. BA1190 Thursdays 11 12 noon

Lecture Section 06 Prof. Berj Bardakjian RS418 416-978-6552 berj@cbl.utoronto.ca
Lectures: 1. BA1130 Tuesdays 1 2 p.m.
2. SF1101 Thursdays 1 2 p.m.
3. SF1105 Fridays 1 2 p.m.

3. TEXTBOOK
Custom print - Electrical Fundamentals: (selected chapters) Fundamentals of Physics by D.
Halliday, R. Resnick, J . Walker (9
th
ed., Wiley, 2011) and Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis by
J .D. Irwin, R.M. Nelms (10
th
ed., Wiley, 2011). See Wiley flyer for detail.
Option 1: hardcopy textbook (ISBN: 9780470954300)
Option 2: hardcopy with WileyPlus (online textbooks & resources) (ISBN: 9781118894255)

4. ASSIGNMENT
There are nine assignments for practice purposes (i.e. no grade assigned). They are accessible on
WileyPlus and can also be found in the end-of-chapter-problem sections of the textbook.

5. TUTORIAL
A weekly tutorial will provide the students with the opportunity to review the material covered in
lectures, and discuss some end of chapter problems. There are eleven tutorials starting in the week of
January 13, 2014.
Tutorial Head TA: Omid Talakoub RS422 416-978-6170 omid.talakoub@utoronto.ca

6. LABORATORY
The laboratory sessions will be held in the Instrumentation Lab (GB341). Each student is expected to
maintain a bound lab book that includes the preparation and documentation of all work done in the
laboratory. The lab book is to be updated continually during each lab session and to include all
measured data, tables, graphs, and descriptions of relevant measurement techniques, computations,
and conclusions. The lab book will be evaluated by a teaching assistant during each lab session.
There are five laboratory sessions starting in the week of January 20, 2014. During the first lab
session, students will have the option of choosing their own lab partners from the same lab section.
Laboratory Head TA: Feihu Xu GB403 416-978-5159 feihu.xu@utoronto.ca

7. TERM TESTS
There will be two 90-minute (6:30 8 pm) tests. Room allocations will be posted later.
Test 1 Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014
Test 2 Thursday, Mar. 20, 2014

8. TEST/EXAM TYPE AND MARK DISTRIBUTION
Type: A (closed-book) Mark Distribution: Laboratories 20%
Test 1 15%
Calculator: Casio FX-991MS Test 2 15%
Sharp EL-520X Final Exam 50%

There will be no make-up tests or laboratories. If you miss a test or a laboratory session,
consideration will be given, provided a petition from the Registrars Office with supporting
documentation is submitted to the First-Year Office (GB170) in a timely manner (usually within one
week).
If you missed one lab and your petition has been granted, each of your four completed labs will be
worth 5%.
If you missed one or both term tests and your petition(s) have been granted, your final exam will be
worth 65% or 80% respectively.