(Part 2) Best products from r/UCONN

Embrace it.

This is the multimeter that I and most people in my lab used for ECE 2001w:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KI47I0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Swingline-Stapler-Pre-Packed-Standard-S7079172/dp/B008DQYCFW

https://www.amazon.com/Shielded-Ethernet-Networking-Network-Stranded/dp/B00QV1F19C/ref=sr_1_16?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1473134771&sr=1-16

Eligible for 1 day pickup with prime.

Or get cat 5e for a little cheaper, but with less shielding: https://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Cat5e-Ethernet-Patch-Cable/dp/B00FK4INCS/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1473135040&sr=1-1&keywords=cat+5e+15ft

This is the sleep mask I use:

https://www.amazon.com/ALASKA-blindfold-super-smooth-Lifetime-Warranty/dp/B00GSO1D9O/ref=sr_1_3_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1487168008&sr=1-3

And these are the earplugs:

https://www.amazon.com/HEAROS-Xtreme-Protection-14-Pair-Foam/dp/B00LO9ZR90/ref=sr_1_9_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1487168060&sr=1-9&keywords=Hearos

You weren't downvoted for calling Apple overpriced, you got downvoted because you added nothing of value to this thread.

Here is a mobile workstation (CAD, rendering, video editing, etc.) for $2200.

Here is a Macbook that only costs $1300.

The digital logic design circuits take 3.3-5v I think, and the lab has 5-12v power supply. It's been a while so excuse me if my numbers are off.

You can power a circuit using a battery and some know-how, if you've taken a circuits class or have worked with circuits before. This is the dangerous option because if you don't know what you're doing you could easily blow something out. Check the current your transistors take, use resistors and a multimeter and you can have functioning circuits in your dorm room.

You can also buy one of these. You're using TTL so 0-5V is the range you want, you just have to be careful of the current once again.

You could drop a lot more money and get one of these as well, and make your room really feel like a lab.

Rigging up your own supply is dangerous, be cautious.

Alright, here's what you need to do.

If you have Abbott for 1107 (I assume you do) then use this book.

It's exactly the same as the one assigned from the stupid, overpriced bookstore.

Read it. Go over it every night. This is your Bible now.

Your other Bible is the study guides that Abbott posts on HuskyCT. They're full of questions, right? Answer them. Look up the information, and answer those questions like you're explaining it to a fifth grader. Think you understand the topic? STILL ANSWER THE QUESTION. Keep the answers in a GoogleDoc, so you can review them later on if need be, or sell them to your classmates like I did.

Lab sucks ass. Pay attention and READ your manual. If you dick up on too many pre-lab quizzes, then your grade will drop. Same goes for the lab practicals. They can be both grade boosters and grade-killers depending on how well you do. PAY ATTENTION IN LAB.

You have a fighting chance. Keep in mind that I say fighting, because you're gonna need to work for it. Abbott may sound like a joke in lecture but he is brutal with his tests, and since you dropped the ball on this first test you'll need to up your game. Go to the review sessions before the tests, pay attention in your labs, ask the TA's questions and fill out your study guides. I was just like you and dicked up on the first test, and I managed to get an A in the end. I had to work my ass off for the rest of the semester, and you will too if you want to pass.

Good luck. PM me if you have any other questions.