Watkins, S. E. (2013, June), An Engineering Physics Introduction to Electronics for ECE Sophomores  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--19176

\bibitem{asee_peer_19176}
  Watkins, S. E. (2013, June), \emph{An Engineering Physics Introduction to Electronics for ECE Sophomores}
  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia.
  10.18260/1-2--19176

Steve E. Watkins.  "An Engineering Physics Introduction to Electronics for ECE Sophomores".  2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2013.  https://peer.asee.org/19176 Internet.  17 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_19176}
  Steve E. Watkins.
  "An Engineering Physics Introduction to Electronics for ECE Sophomores".
  \emph{2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2013.
  https://peer.asee.org/19176 Internet.  17 May, 2024

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