Role of Circuit and Logic Simulators in EE Curriculum

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1989

Abstract

This correspondence narrates the experiences of the author in the use of four simulation packages in four different courses in an EE curriculum in the past four years. The simulators used were commercially available SPICE and HILO and the home-grown EEPAK and APAP. The capabilities of the packages are briefly mentioned in the beginning. The advantages and disadvantages of the use of simulators in education are discussed in some detail later on. From the author's point of view, when one weighs the pros and cons of using computer simulation, the bottom line is that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. 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. © 1989 IEEE

Identifier

0024718694 (Scopus)

Publication Title

IEEE Transactions on Education

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1109/13.34185

e-ISSN

15579638

ISSN

00189359

First Page

411

Last Page

413

Issue

3

Volume

32

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