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FE Electrical and Computer Exam cheat sheet

A one-page summary of key FE Electrical and Computer topics.

Circuits

  • Ohm's law V = IR; power P = VI = I²R
  • Capacitor impedance Z = 1/(jωC); inductor Z = jωL
  • Complex power S = P + jQ; power factor = P/|S|

Systems and signals

  • RC time constant τ = RC; RL time constant τ = L/R
  • Nyquist: sample faster than twice the highest frequency
  • Second-order systems: ζ < 1 is underdamped

Power and electronics

  • Three-phase power P = √3 VL IL cos θ
  • Transformer: V₁/V₂ = N₁/N₂
  • Inverting op-amp gain = −Rf/Rin

Digital and computing

  • De Morgan: (AB)′ = A′ + B′
  • n bits represent 2ⁿ values
  • Two's complement negates by inverting bits and adding 1

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