EE 210 - CircuitsFall 2007 (Harlaxton) – SyllabusInstructorDr. Deborah Hwang Home page: http://cs215.ueharlax.ac.uk/~hwangCourse Web PageAll handouts and assignments will be posted to the course web page:http://cs215.ueharlax.ac.uk/~hwang/f07-courses/ee210.htmlCatalog DataAn integrated lab/lecture course covering the fundamentals of electrical circuit analysis. Foundational circuit theorems and analysis methods are introduced. These include: Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, circuit reduction, node voltage analysis, mesh current analysis, superposition, and Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits. The current-voltage characteristics for resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors are discussed. Additional topics include analysis of resistive DC circuits, operational amplifiers, the natural and step responses of first and second-order RLC circuits, the steady-state sinusoidal response of RLC circuits, and common diode and transistor applications. Theoretical principles are verified by circuit construction and measurement and through the use of circuit simulation software. Students learn to use a variety of electrical test equipment including voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters, and digital and analog oscilloscopes.This is the standard first course in an electrical engineering program. Understanding the concepts, principles and terminology presented here is critical to your success in subsequent circuits and electronics courses.Typical class periods will include a discussion of homework problems and an introduction of new material. There are homework problems and laboratory experiments which must be done outside of the normal lecture periods. A schedule of lab availability will be available soon. You are expected to read the text and complete all assigned work. Chapters 1-10 from the text will be covered. Prerequisite: MATH 222.Corequisite: MATH 323Required TextbookAlexander and Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 3rd, McGraw-Hill, 2007.GradingThe final grade will be determined from four components weighted as follows:Item WeightHomework 12% Lab Experiments 15% Four Exams 48% Final Exam 25% There will be five regular exams, but the lowest exam score will be dropped. Each of the four remaining exams is worth 12% of your total grade. The final exam is worth 25%. Your final grade will be no worse than it would be if computed using the following scale: A: 90%-100%; B: 80%-89%; C: 70%-79%; D: 60%-69%.Make-up exams will be considered only for university excused absences and documented medical emergencies, but only if the instructor has been contacted before the exam.08/27//07 1 of 4Attendance PolicyThe Harlaxton attendance policy will be applied to this course. Students are permitted absences equal to the number of times that a course meets per week. For this course, this is two lecture periods and one lab period. Absences in excess of this number will result in a reduction in the semester grade by one level for each additional absence. Of course, you are encouraged to attend every class. Hopefully, you will learn much more by attending class AND reading the text than by skipping class and relying only on the text.Students are responsible for all material covered in class. If you do miss a class or a lab, find out what was covered from another student.Honor CodeAll students are expected to adhere to the University's Honor Code regarding receiving and giving assistance. The following specific guidelines are in force for this course.● Written homework exercises are for you to gain experience and practice. You may collaborate with your classmates, but each student should submit a solution in his/her own words that reflect his/her understanding of the solution. Ultimately you will be required to demonstrate your proficiency of the material on exams. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you attempt all homework problems on your own before finding a solution from another source.● Exams are to be solely your own work. Giving or receiving any type of unauthorized aid on any exam will result in a final grade of F and possible disciplinary action.If there is any doubt as to whether assistance is acceptable, consult the instructor.Specific Course ObjectivesUpon completion of this course students will have mastered the following skills:● Given any two of V, I, R, and P values for a resistor, solve for the remaining two using Ohm's law and the resistive power formulas,● Find the equivalent resistance of a source-free series-parallel resistive network,● Apply Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws to solve DC resistive circuits containing a single independent source using circuit reduction and expansion (the total resistance method),● Solve complex resistive DC circuits with independent and dependent sources using both the mesh-current method and the node-voltage method.Upon completion of this course students will have become proficient in the following skills:● Obtain the Thevenin equivalent of a DC resistive circuit containing independent and dependent sources,● Use the ideal op-amp model (virtual short) model to solve resistive op amp circuits (inverting, non-inverting amps, voltage follower, summing amplifier),● Determining the equivalent inductance of a series-parallel combination of inductors,● Determining the equivalent capacitance of a series-parallel combination of capacitors,● Given simple functions (piecewise linear, exponential) of current determine the voltage across either a capacitor or inductor,● Given simple functions (piecewise linear, exponential) of voltage determine the current across either a capacitor or inductor,● Determine the natural and step responses of first-order RL and RC circuits,● Determine the natural and step responses of second-order RLC circuits,● Calculate the impedance of inductors and capacitors at a given frequency,● Use phasor methods to solve for the steady-state, sinusoidal response of RLC circuits containing independent sources and dependent sources of the same frequency.● Using MATLAB or equivalent numerical analysis software to solve linear systems of equations (real 08/27//07 2 of 4and complex),● Using MicroCap or equivalent circuit simulation software for DC analysis,● Using MicroCap or equivalent circuit simulation software for transient analysis in RL, RC and RLC circuits.Upon completion of the course students will have become practiced in the following skills:●