Here are my thoughts on the first week's material, etc.

• The material is basic concepts like voltage, current, resistance, and (for the thermistor circuit) voltage dividers.
• The students can be a mixed bag.  Some, but only a small minority, will have taken Physics 212 and learned the electricity and magnetism topics.  Most don't know that material.
• This material is organized around measurements, and we focus on measurements they might take - emphasizing voltage measurements.
• Labs are voltage measurements - getting them quickly to measuring temperature using several temperature sensors.
• Since the first order of business is voltage measurements, these labs are very basic voltage measurements labs to get them used to using voltmeters, etc.  Generally the labs here work well and I have used them for several years.  I grade them "A".
• Measuring batteries - in series to get a little KVL work
• Measuring three temperature sensors.
• In-Class exercises
• There are a number of good in-class exercises.  They should be used.  Here are links.
• In-class demo and questions
• In class question on polarities.
• In-class problem - a sensor in a voltage divider
• Class Notes - Good
• Sensors encountered to this point in the cours.
• Thermocouples
• LM35s - giving two examples of sensors with voltage outputs
• Thermistor - giving an example of a sensor with a resistance change.