Tuesday, December 16, 2008



Reference EngineeringHandBook

FE Exam Topics:

Fundamental Theorem
Laplacian of Functions
Centroids and Moments of Inertia
Fourier Series
Differential Equations
Laws of Probability
Dispersion Measures
Binominal Probability Distribution
Steps of Testing a Hypothesis
Stoichiometry
Periodic Table of Elements
Avogadro's Hypothesis
Chemical Reaction
Le Châtelier's Principle
Ideal Gas Equation
Enthalpy of Formation
Enthalpy of Reaction
Exothermic
Endothermic
Heat of Solution
States of matter
Bravais Lattices
Stoichiometry
Computer Acronyms
Computer Memory
Spreadsheet Programs
Competitive Bidding Ethics
Ethical Activity
Model Rules
(ABET)
Reporting Ethical Failures
Engineer's Creed
Functional Notation
Accelerated Depreciation
Capitalized Cost
Economic Comparisons
Rate of Return Cost Analysis
Equilibrium
Analysis of Frames and Trusses
Friction
Pulleys, and Cables
Momentum
Projectile Motion
Kinetics
Hooke's Law
Mohr's Circle
Failure Theories
Thermal Stresses
Intrinsic Properties
Torsional Stress
Solid Engineering Materials
Corrosion
Ferrous and Non Ferrous Metals
Fatigue
Non-plastic Petroleum Materials
Hydrostatic Paradox
Conservation Laws
Buoyancy
Real Fluid Flow
Reynold's Number
Impulse-momentum Principle
Ohm's and Kirchhoff's Laws
Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems
Alternating Current
Basic Complex Algebra
Transformers
Alternating Current
First Law of Thermodynamics
Amagat's Law
Raoult's Law
Henry's Law
Avogadro's Law
Psychometrics
Speed of Sound

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Basic Electrical Engineering Lessons

Exploring Electrical Engineering

Table of Contents (Reproduced in buttons 2 through 5 at the left. If the table of contents is not showing,

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Basic Concepts Chapter
Electrical Elements Chapter
Digital Signals and Logic Chapter
Time and Frequency Chapter
Measurements Chapter

Communication and Signal Processing

The field of communications encompasses transmission of information by electromagnetic signals through wired and wireless links and networks. The information may be voice, images (still photographs and drawings), video, data, software, or text messages. The closely related field of signal processing involves manipulating electromagnetic signals so that they can be transmitted with greater accuracy, speed, reliability, and efficiency. Communications engineers design and develop equipment and systems for a great variety of applications, including digital telephony, cellular telephony, broadcast TV and radio, satellite communications, optical fiber communications, deep space communications, local-area networks, and Internet and World Wide Web communications. Signal processing engineers direct their attention to data compression, modulation systems, radar, sonar, computer-aided tomography (CAT), ultrasound imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Electrical Power

The electrical power field is concerned with the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical energy. Electrical power engineers design and develop equipment and systems to provide electricity in homes, offices, stores, and factories. The equipment includes devices to regulate the frequency and voltage of the power delivered to consumers, to correct its power factor, and to protect the network and its customers from lightning strikes, surges, and outages. Many power engineers design power systems for aircraft and spacecraft; others provide computer-controlled energy management systems that conserve energy in manufacturing facilities; and still others design electrical motors for applications ranging from appliances to processing plants.

Electronics

Electronics is a cornerstone of technology, supporting virtually all areas of science, engineering, and medicine with products ranging from sensitive instruments to machine controls to diagnostic equipment. Electronics deals with the release, transport, control, collection, and energy conversion of subatomic particles (such as electrons) having mass and charge. The field is a fast-changing one, as new technology supplants old in rapid succession. Electronics engineering deals with devices, equipment, and systems whose functions depend on such particles. Electronic engineers design, develop, and manufacture, for example -- computers; integrated circuits; sensors and transducers; audio, video, broadcasting, and telecommunications equipment; process control systems; navigation, guidance, and detection systems; prosthetic devices; and pollution monitoring instruments.

Electromagnetics

Electromagnetics deals with the transfer of energy by radiation, such as light waves, and radio waves, and the interaction of such radiation with matter. Engineers apply electromagnetics in optical-fiber communications, radio broadcasting, wireless communications, coaxial cable systems, radar, antennas, sensors, and microwave generators and detectors, for example. Engineering researchers are examining the potential of electromagnetics in advanced computation and switching systems. Electromagnetics is one of the most analytical fields of electrical engineering in that it relies heavily on mathematics to express physical effects such as the complex relationships among electric and magnetic intensities and flux densities and material properties in space and time

Digital Systems (Computer Engineering)

Digital systems permeate technology in all its forms; the world has gone digital, with digital control, digital communications, and digital computation. Electrical engineers / computer engineers design, develop, and manufacture all kinds of digital products, including both hardware and software: laptops, personal computers; mainframes; supercomputers; workstations; virtual-reality systems; video games; modems; telephone switches; embedded microcontrollers for aircraft, cars, appliances, and machines of all types. Digital computer-aided design (CAD) systems are now commonplace in all branches of engineering design-machines, structures, circuits and computer graphics are indispensable in advertising and publishing; meanwhile engineers are continually developing improved hardware and software for such applications.

Automatic Controls

The field of automatic control spans a wide range of technologies, from aerospace to health care. The main goal of automatic control technology is to automatically guide or regulate a system under both steady-state and transient conditions, using feedback to adapt to unknown or changing conditions. Electrical engineers design and develop automatic control systems to guide aircraft and spacecraft. They apply control technology to automatically adjust processes and machinery in manufacturing such diverse products as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and integrated circuits. For the healthcare industry, electrical engineers design controls for medical assistance devices such as medication-injection machines and respirators

The following is a current list of all universities offering accredited degree programs in electrical

Air Force Institute of Technology (Masters)

The University of Akron

Alabama A&M University

University of Alabama at Birmingham

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

The University of Alabama

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Alfred University

Arizona State University

University of Arizona

Arkansas Tech University

University of Arkansas

Auburn University

Baylor University

Boise State University

Boston University

Bradley University

Brigham Young University

Brown University

Bucknell University

California Institute of Technology

California Polytechnic State University, San
Luis Obispo

California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona

California State University, Chico

California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Northridge

California State University, Sacramento

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Riverside

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

Capitol College

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

The Catholic University of America

Cedarville University

University of Central Florida

Christian Brothers University

University of Cincinnati

The Citadel

Clarkson University

Clemson University

Cleveland State University

Naval Postgraduate School (Masters)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

University of Nevada-Reno

University of New Hampshire

University of New Haven

New Jersey Institute of Technology

College of New Jersey

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New Mexico State University

University of New Mexico

University of New Orleans

State University of New York at Binghamton

State University of New York at Buffalo

State University of New York at New Paltz

New York Institute of Technology

City University of New York, City College

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Dakota State University

University of North Dakota

University of North Florida

Northeastern University

Northern Arizona University

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

Norwich University

University of Notre Dame

Oakland University

Ohio Northern University

The Ohio State University

Ohio University

Oklahoma Christian University

Oklahoma State University

The University of Oklahoma

Old Dominion University

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Oregon State University

University of the Pacific

Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The
Capital College

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

Polytechnic University

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Portland State University

University of Portland

Prairie View A & M University

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

University of Colorado at Denver and Health
Sciences Center

Colorado State University

Colorado Technical University

Columbia University

University of Connecticut

The Cooper Union

Cornell University

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

University of Denver

University of Detroit Mercy

University of the District of Columbia-Van Ness
Campus

Drexel University

Duke University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University -
Prescott

University of Evansville

Fairfield University-School of Engineering

Fairleigh Dickinson University (Metropolitan
Campus)

Florida A & M University/Florida State
University (FAMU-FSU)

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida International University (University
Park)

University of Florida

Gannon University

George Mason University

The George Washington University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Gonzaga University

Grand Valley State University

Grove City College

Hampton University

University of Hartford

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Henry Cogswell College

Hofstra University

University of Houston

Howard University

Idaho State University

University of Idaho

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Illinois Institute of Technology

Indiana Institute of Technology

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
Wayne

Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis

Iowa State University

Princeton University

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Purdue University at West Lafayette

Purdue University Calumet

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

University of Rhode Island

Rice University

Rochester Institute of Technology

University of Rochester

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rowan University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Saginaw Valley State University

Saint Louis University

San Diego State University

University of San Diego

San Francisco State University

San Jose State University

Santa Clara University

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle University

University of South Alabama

University of South Carolina

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

South Dakota State University

University of South Florida

University of Southern California

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

University of Southern Maine

Southern Methodist University

Southern University and Agricultural &
Mechanical College

St. Cloud State University

St. Mary's University

University of St. Thomas

Stanford University

Stevens Institute of Technology

Stony Brook University

Suffolk University

Syracuse University

Temple University

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Tennessee State University

Tennessee Technological University

Texas A & M University

Texas A & M University - Kingsville

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Dallas

University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas at Tyler

Texas Tech University


University of Iowa

The Johns Hopkins University

Kansas State University

The University of Kansas

University of Kentucky

Kettering University

Lafayette College

Lake Superior State University

Lamar University

Lawrence Technological University

Lehigh University

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Louisiana State University and A&M College

Louisiana Tech University

University of Louisville

Loyola Marymount University

University of Maine

Manhattan College

Marquette University

University of Maryland College Park

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

University of Massachusetts Lowell

The University of Memphis

Merrimack College

University of Miami

Michigan State University

Michigan Technological University

University of Michigan

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Milwaukee School of Engineering

University of Minnesota Duluth

Minnesota State University, Mankato

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Mississippi State University

University of Mississippi

Missouri University of Science and Technology

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-St. Louis

Montana State University - Bozeman

Morgan State University

The University of Texas-Pan American

The University of Toledo

Tri-State University

Tufts University

Tulane University

The University of Tulsa

Tuskegee University

Union College

United States Air Force Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

United States Military Academy

United States Naval Academy

Utah State University

University of Utah

Valparaiso University

Vanderbilt University

University of Vermont

Villanova University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

University of Virginia

Washington State University

Washington University

University of Washington

Wayne State University

Wentworth Institute of Technology

West Virginia University

West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Western Kentucky University

Western Michigan University

Western New England College

Wichita State University

Widener University

Wilkes University

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Wright State University

University of Wyoming

Yale University

Youngstown State University