This course intends to be a first introduction to elementary concepts of electrical engineering (EE) for students with a non-EE background (computer science, mechanical engineering, etc.). Exposure to the topic is established by theory, pen-and-paper problems, homework computer-simulation exercises, and measurements in the laboratory.

Topics: properties of electronic systems, analysis of electric circuits, signal description in both time and frequency domain, complex transfer functions, impedances, two-ports, Bode plots, operational amplifiers, passive and active filters, semiconductor components such as diodes and the MOS transistor, implementation of digital logic in CMOS, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, virtual instrumentation.