Homework Assignment 1
Due Aug. 28, 1998

1. Problem 1-3 from the text:
   Express the following quantities using appropriate engineering prefixes (e.e., state the numeric value to the closest prefix).
   1. 2,200,000 volts
   2. 2300 x 10^-9 farads
   3. 6200 ohms
   4. 7.52 x 10⁵ joules
   5. 0.000235 henrys
2. Problem 1-6 from the text:
   The decibel (dB) is one tenth of a bel. The number of dB in a power ratio is defined to be 10 log₁₀(p₂/p₁). Signal power levels are often specified in dBm, which is the number of deciblels referenced to a power level of p₁ = 1 milliwatt.
   1. Express the following power levels in dBm: 60 W, 10 microwatts, and 8 kW.
   2. Express the following power levels in W: 60 dBm, -35 dBm, and 200 dBm.
3. Send me an email (at rison@ee.nmt.edu ) with the following information in it:
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   • List of college math courses completed
   • List of math courses currently taking
   • List of college computer science courses completed
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   • List of college physics courses completed
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