Interactive Numerical and Symbolic Analysis: A New Paradigm for Teaching Electronics

Authors

  • Jean-Claude Thomassian

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v3i3.277

Keywords:

Analog Insydes, computer algebra, electrical engineering education, expression simplification, symbolic techniques

Abstract


Analog Insydes, Mathematicaâ??s symbolic circuit analysis toolbox, uses modern algorithms of expression simplification depending on comparisons with a numerical reference solution of the circuit under investigation. Some insight is offered on how the complexity of an expression barrier is overcome followed by two classical examples, a BJT emitter follower and a MOSFET common-gate amplifier stage to illustrate the proposed method at work. A concluding section discusses that time spent teaching introductory electronics by computer-aided circuit analysis, interactive numerical and symbolic, is a worthwhile investment.

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Published

2008-04-23

How to Cite

Thomassian, J.-C. (2008). Interactive Numerical and Symbolic Analysis: A New Paradigm for Teaching Electronics. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 3(3), pp. 27–32. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v3i3.277

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