Role of circuit and logic simulators in EE curriculum

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ID20296095
AuthorsM Singh (0000-0003-3903-9327)
Year1989
Volume32
Issue3
Pages411-413
Publication date1989-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIEEE Transactions on Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-9359 • E-ISSN: 1557-9638
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1109/13.34185
OpenAlexW2094086622
LanguageEN
Citations received5

The experiences of the author in the use of four simulation packages in four different courses in an electrical engineering curriculum during the past four years are described. The simulators used were the commercially available SPICE and HILO and the home-grown EEPAK and APAP. The capabilities of the packages are briefly noted. The advantages and disadvantages of the use of simulators in education are discussed in some detail. It is concluded that, when one weighs the pros and cons of using computer simulation, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, and that the simulators play a positive role as long as they are kept subservient to the main goal of education, which is imparting knowledge and understanding of the subject. >

Curriculum · Electrical engineering · Pedagogy · Spice · Subject (documents) · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods · Engineering · Experimental Learning in Engineering · Psychology

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