EGR-322-01: Electronics I

If new editions become available before classes start, would you like to use the new editions?

No

If yes, are you aware if a new edition is currently available?

No

Will the students enrolling in this course already have the textbook from a previous course that they themselves have taken?

No

Do you require a CD or access code, if one is available?

No

Will you be advising the students that they NEED to have their own textbook, that they may share a particular textbook, that they really don't need the textbook, or any other options you might share with the students? We would appreciate knowing this so that we can make a more responsible order decision on how many textbooks to order.

Some tests and the final exam in this course will be "open book." Each student will simultaneously need access to a textbook. Textbooks may not be shared during a test or during the final exam. Each student should personally bring a textbook to each class.

A new texbook includes a DVD. In a used textbook the DVD is not required but is desireable as a convenience. Contents of the DVD:
***** Cadence PSpice v16.2 Demo Software. A newer version is avalable free as "OrCAD PCB Designer Lite" also known as "OrCAD 16.5 Demo Software (Capture and PSpice only)" at http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pspice_simulation/pages/default.aspx
***** National Instruments Multisim v10.1.1 Student Edition
***** Lab-on-a-disk SPICE Simulations (also available on courses @ dordt)
***** Bonus Text Topics (also available on courses@dordt)
***** Text Appendicies (also available on courses@dordt)
***** Link to Sedra/Smith Website (also available on courses@dordt).
The one item on the DVD not available without the DVD and the textbook is the NI "Multisim Student Edition." However the Multisim software is not used at Dordt (we use the PSpice software) and the NI "Multisim Education Edition" 30-day trial is available free on the web at http://www.ni.com/multisim/try/ . The version included on the DVD with the textbook requires Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 SP3 or later, 32 bit versions only. Specifically, Multisim Student Edition 10.1 (on the DVD) is not specficially supported on Windows 7. (For access to the content on courses@dordt you must be enrolled in the course.)

Students may only use an NCEES approved calculator for tests and the final exam. The approved list can be found here: http://www.ncees.org/Exams/Exam-day_policies/Calculator_policy.php