(module 1 - "sensors and instrumentation")

"transducers" (sensors/actuators)
- resistive ~, voltage ~, capacitive ~, inductive ~
circuits
- basics
  - Q, I, V, R, P
  - ideal V/I sources
  - KVL/KCL
- dividers
  - voltage
  - current
- node-voltage analysis (select a common ground)
- superposition
amplifiers
- "Thevenin Equivalent Circuit"
- "operational amplifiers"

(module 2 - "computer systems and software")

"intro"
- "robot"
  - sense -> reason -> act
- automation
  - open/closed loop control system
  - life/mission/non critical task
- software engineering
"digital systems"
- number systems
- boolean algebra
- CMOS transistors: nMOS, pMOS
- sequential/combinational circuit
- logic gates (& its implementation using CMOS)
  - &, |, !
  - nand, nor, xor
- adders
  - half ~
  - full ~
  - ripple carry ~
- (storage elements)
  - SR/D latch
  - D flip-flop
"sensors & sensor networks"
- properties of a good/bad sensor
- sensor network topologies
- bandwith
- latency

(general knowledge)
- sources of energy
- power distribution concerns
  - insulation for safety
  - higher voltage to decrease transmission loss
DC basics
- V, I, R, P
- Thomas Edison & DC generation (vs. AC generation)
AC basics
- single phase
  - T, f, Vmax, \omega, \theta, \phi
  - V(t), Vavg, Vrms
  - {apparent, active, reactive} power, "power factor"
- three phase
  - Vln, Vll, total power
manegtics
- \phi (flux, Wb), B (flux density, T)
electromagnetics
- \lambda ("flux linkage")
- Faraday's Law, Lenz's Law
- transformers
- "magnetic force on current-carrying conductors" (F=i(dl*B))
- "induced voltage in moving conductors"
- "electric machines" (misc. motors)
- residential wiring & electrical safety