Lesson 3 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Program 电气电子工程专业

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The three-year Electrical and Electronics Engineering program[1] provides a solid foundation in the theory and practice of electronics. Program equips students with the knowledge and skills to handle electronic devices, circuits and systems[2].

Electrical and Electronics Engineering students learn through a combination of design and lab[3] work. This mix of theory and practical application allows students to think things through[4] and then apply their ideas in a variety of real life situations. Besides being technologically competent, they will also develop effective communication, problem-solving and teamwork skills[5]ready for the workplace.

Students will go through a common Electrical and Electronics Engineering fundamental courses. These core courses[6] are Basic Electrical Engineering, Analog Electronics, and Digital Electronics[7]. They will then select one of the following options[8] for their second and third year of study. These options are Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Microelectronics, or Communication Technology.

Students will have excellent and flexible career prospects in telecommunications, instrumentation and control, computing, consumer and industrial electronics industries. Their job areas may include product design and testing, process improvement, maintenance, marketing, and services.

The following is the Electrical and Electronics Engineering fundamental courses descriptions.

Basic Electrical Engineering：resistor, capacitor, inductor; Ohm’s law; series and parallel circuits; RC, RL and RLC circuits; single and three phase circuits; transformer, power generation and distribution.

Analog Electronics：diode; bipolar junction transistor: common base, common emitter, common collector configuration; field-effect transistor: common gate, common source, common drain configuration; operational amplifier, differential and multi-stage amplifier, power amplifier; filters and oscillator; rectification, regulation and DC power supplier.

Digital Electronics：combinational logic circuit（including logic gate, decoder, multiplexer, adder, multiplier, programmable logic device）; sequential logic circuit（including flip-flop, register, counter, memory）; digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converter.

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[1]Electrical and Electronics Engineering program：电气与电子工程专业（项目）。Electrical Engineering或者Electronics Engineering简称EE，读为Double E。

[2]device, circuit and system：电子器件、电子电路和电子系统。

[3]lab：实验室，研究室。lab是laboratory的口语形式，laboratory更为正式一些。

[4]think things through：把事情考虑清楚。

[5]develop effective communication, problem-solving and teamwork skills：开发有效的沟通，解决问题和团队合作技能。

[6]core course：核心课程，是取得大学文凭的必修科目。

[7]Basic Electrical Engineering, Analog Electronics, and Digital Electronics：电工基础、模拟电子技术和数字电子技术。

[8]select…option：第一年按专业大类学习专业基础课，第二年可结合自己的兴趣选择具体专业方向。

Exercises

Ⅰ.Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1.Electrical engineering is considered to deal with the problems associated with large-scale electrical systems such as power transmission and motor control, whereas electronic engineering deals with the study of small-scale electronic systems including computers and integrated circuits.

2.Electrical engineers are responsible for the generation, transfer and conversion of electrical power, while electronic engineers are concerned with the transfer of information using radio waves, the design of electronic circuits, the design of computer systems and the development of control systems such as aircraft autopilots.

3.Electrical and Electronics Engineering Program Courses: Math, Physics ＆ Labs, Intro. Programming, Electromagnetic Fields, Logic Circuits ＆ Lab, Computer Architecture, Circuits ＆ Electronics ＆ Labs, Oral/Written Communications, other electives.

4.The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, read I-Triple-E) is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation. IEEE strives to advance the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, and computer engineering and computer science.

Ⅱ.Translate the following Electrical and Electronics Engineering Courses into Chinese.

C-language Programming Design

Basic Electrical Engineering

Low Frequency Electronic Technology

High Frequency Electronic Technology

Digital Electronic Technology

Micro Controller Unit (Single Chip Processor) Principle and Application

Electronic Circuit CAD (Computer Aided Design)

Sensor and Measurement Equipment

Electric Appliance Maintenance Practice

Electrician Certificate Training

Graduation Project

Ⅲ.Translate all your courses into English.