A virtual laboratory for introductory electrical engineering courses to increase the student performance

The increasing power and availability of software and hardware on personal computers has already begun to revolutionize the way engineering subjects are taught and learned. This paper describes a computer based laboratory, called Virtual Laboratory, to assist and advance learning endeavors in electrical engineering programs at Monterrey Tech, USA. The authors focus their initial efforts on their introductory circuit analysis and electronic courses, which are taken by undergraduate engineering students of several programs.