Introduction to Electrical & Computer Engineering

This omnibus-style course is comprised of lectures on seven topics related to Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Assignments are given for each lecture to confirm students’ level of understanding. Some topics may require a laptop computer.

history of electricity and electronics, electronics, electrical energy, digital communications, computer science, computer systems, programming

1. Course overview, Outline of Electrical & Computer Engineering
2. History of electricity and electronics (1)
History from humanity’s encounter with electricity and magnetism in ancient times to the rise of classical physics such as the invention of the battery, the discovery of electromagnetic phenomena and the introduction of the concept of fields in the 18th and 19th centuries
3. History of electricity and electronics (2)
Electrical circuits and the theory of alternating current, the invention of electrical devices, the expansion from electrical engineering to electronic engineering and information engineering in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the use of ICT in the 21st century
4. Electronics around us (1)
The technology supporting the electronics around us
5. Electronics around us (2)
The future of the electronics around us
6. Generating and using electrical energy (1)
Fundamentals of electricity generation (learning about the fundamentals of hydraulic, thermal, and nuclear power generation and generating electricity from renewable energies)
7. Generating and using electrical energy (2)
Fundamentals of electricity transmission (the reason alternating current transmission is most common, smart grids, and transformation technologies such as AC/DC transformation)
8. Digital communication technology (1)
Basic principles of digital communications
9. Digital communication technology (2)
Applications of digital communications
10. Computer science (1)
XML and its applications
11. Computer science (2)
Optimizing algorithms and their applications
12. Computer systems (1)
Examples of computer systems; functions of computer systems; mechanisms of computer systems
13. Computer systems (2)
Large-scale systems; grid computing; virtualization technology, future computer systems
14. Outline of computer applications (1) (bring a notebook computer)
Develop a simple application in a group work format.
　　　The required software must be installed in advance.
　　　Students develop a program individually while exchanging information with other group members.
15. Outline of computer applications (2) (bring a laptop computer)
Complete the application

Syllabus (Japanese site only)