Yannis Tsividis As a Role Model for Reversing the Negative Spiral of Basic Circuits and Systems Education

It is acknowledged worldwide over the past several decades that the basic education of circuits and systems (CAS) is not in stable water. A first reason is that smart phones, iPads, the Internet and computers have created expectations of instant gratification among young people. This has reduced the attention span of students, so that they are not prepared for the lengthy lectures that traditionally used to dominate the conceptual elements of CAS education. Another issue is the fact that, in EE departments, basic CAS courses are often assigned to uninterested or unmotivated teachers. Even research in CAS is not in the mainstream at many universities anymore. However, the role of CAS is still central in basic EE education, with numerous concepts that are essential for every EE undergraduate student: transfer functions, impulse response, time constant, Bode diagrams, impedance, ?