Turning students on to circuits

When one compares today's students to those of earlier generations, the differences are striking. Yet the way most of us teach has essentially remained unchanged since the middle of the past century. No wonder, then, that our students are not attracted to electrical engineering or, among those who are, many are disappointed and just drag along, or even drop out. In this article we discuss what can be done to turn things around. Parts of this article draw on an earlier one on an introductory EE class.