TEJ3M+Unit+1

**//Electric Circuits and possibly simple electronics //**
 * =//Week//= ||  || =//Course Material//= ||   || =//Important Dates//= ||
 * [[image:wk12.jpg]] ||  || Nov 20- 23
 * Continue working on project

Nov 24 - PA Day - no school ||  || Last day to work on project in class Nov 23

Test next week? || Nov 7-9 Nov 10 Oct 31 & Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 & 27 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 & 13 Oct 6 Sept 26 Sept 27 Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15
 * [[image:wk11.jpg]] ||  || Nov 13-17
 * Continue to work on your final assignment
 * Remember to submit your proposal by Wednesday ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:wk10.JPG]] ||  || Nov 6
 * Finish up last of Arduino projects.
 * New project - you now have to determine how you are going to use a multiplexer with the arduino.
 * Final project. Choose one of the project options and provide an outline of how you are going to connect the project in a paragraph and submit it on turnitin ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:wk9.JPG]] ||  || Oct 30
 * Continue with Arduino labs - if you have finished taking it further for project 1 then do project 4.
 * Look at Understanding the Arduino IDE we will be taking it up on Thursday
 * Continue with Labs, after Lab 4, Lab 5, Taking Project 5 further, Project 6 then Project 11
 * Discussed Arduino integrated design environment and some coding structures.
 * Continued with projects
 * Continued with projects. ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:wk8.JPG]] ||  || Oct 23
 * Continue to work on simplification assignment - remember the due date
 * Make sure to show your circuit to Mrs. Forrest to get credit
 * Show your completed circuit to Mrs Forrest today for the assignment
 * 555 Timer lab where we change the resistance and the capacitors and see the effect
 * Work on how to get data sheets on ICs and how to understand them - see hand out on Google drive
 * last of circuit to simplification assignment need to be shown - those who did not manage it should expect to show it on Monday
 * Make sure to install Arduino IDE on your computer
 * Project one of the Arduino Projects - make sure to be able to do the Taking it further questions. ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:wk7.JPG]] ||  || Oct 16 & 17
 * Continue with labs on binary counter, the flip flop and cascading lights or the counter with the 7 segment LEDS.
 * Second option particularly for Tuesday is to review for the test on Wednesday
 * Quest day! (First part of circuit and boolean logic testing)
 * Lockdown no class this day
 * Simplification Assignment handed out. Due next week. ||  || Simplification Assignment due Wednesday Oct 25 ||
 * [[image:wk6.JPG]] ||  || Oct 9
 * THANKSGIVING
 * Last day to complete your work for the adder / subtractor assignment
 * New lab - working with the 555 timer and creating a binary counter
 * Continue with labs 555 timer, binary counter and decade counter ||  || Test for electronics up to the adder and subtractor on Wed. Oct 18th ||
 * [[image:wk5.jpg]] ||  || Oct 2-5
 * Continue working on your adder / subtractor assignment.
 * Remember to place your images with descriptions on turnitin
 * Make a schematic of how you would connect the wires and ICs to make this work
 * If you have time - this could give you a level 4 get the circuit to work
 * PA DAY ||  || Adder / Subtractor due on Oct 10 ||
 * [[image:wk4.JPG]] ||  || Sept 25
 * Using boolean algebra to make more practical circuits
 * Assignment on making such a circuit (Factory with pressure, temperature and volume sensors problem) due Wednesday
 * Introduced how to convert from decimal to binary and visa versa
 * Two worksheets on the conversions.
 * Logic Quiz
 * Practical circuit assignment due
 * Binary Addition and Subtraction
 * Assignment - creating an adder and subtractor using logic gates and circuits
 * Continue adder subtractor assignment ||  || Practical circuit assignment due Wed Sept 27 ||
 * [[image:wk3.JPG]] ||  || Sept 18
 * AND and OR Gate lab
 * Discussed the orientation of a Integrated Circuit (IC)
 * Found the symbols to express the AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR and XOR gates in an expression
 * Executed the integrated circuit lab to identify each of the operators you are responsible to know
 * Discussed boolean operators and started work on Boolean Algebra. Starting with making an expression from a circuit diagram
 * Discussed Boolean Algebra and its identities.
 * Worked on Sheets (including simplification sheets)
 * Discussed how to convert from Boolean equation to circuit.
 * Work sheet provided. ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:wk2.jpg]] ||  || Sept 11
 * Picture day
 * Took up questions on combination circuits (answers to be posted on Google drive)
 * Introductory Lab for electronics. Make sure to keep your definitions of the different devices you are testing.
 * Finish the introductory Labs
 * Introduction to what Boolean is and how it is relevant in electric circuits.
 * Introduction to exploding dots.
 * Take up introductory labs and what each item is. Go over boolean ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:wk1.JPG]] ||  || Sept 5
 * Introduction to course
 * Powerpoint review on circuits and electricity

Sept 6
 * Finished Power Point
 * Worksheet to determine resister values

Sept 7
 * Phet simulation
 * Circuit problems

Sept 8
 * Continue with simulations and circuit problems. Use the simulation to check your answers.
 * If you wish - take a look at this site for more ideas on how to deal with a combination circuit @http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circuits/Lesson-4/Combination-Circuits ||  ||   ||