EE 210
Fall
2015
Mr. Randall
Website: http://csserver.evansville.edu/~mr63
EE210 Circuits:
Integrated lab/lecture covers the fundamentals of electrical circuit analysis.
Introduces foundational circuit theorems and analysis methods. 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 secondorder RLC circuits, the steady-state sinusoidal response of RLC circuits, and
common diode and transistor applications. Theoretical principles 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.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 222. Corequisite: Mathematics 323 or permission of
instructor. Fall, spring.
Course Objectives:
Successful students will be able to:
1. Use test equipment to measure voltage, current, and resistance in a simple
circuit.
2. Use Ohms Law, Nodal analysis, Mesh analysis, and Thevenin Theorem to
analyze DC resistive networks.
3. Analyze simple first order DC RL, RC networks.
4. Analyze simple second order DC RLC networks.
5. Use an Oscilloscope to measure the time constant of a first order network.
Text: Alexander, Charles K, and Sadiku, Matthew N.O., Fundamentals of Electric
Circuits, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2013.
Software:
1. LTSpice, This is available on the network in the labs and can be downloaded
for personal use from
http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/ltspice.jsp
2. Matlab Release 2015a. This is available on the network in the labs as the
professional edition. If you want to use this on a home computer a student
version is available for about $100 dollars.
Credit Hour Policy:
This Course meets the federal requirements of 15 in-class hours plus an expected
30 hours of out-of-class work per credit hour;
Lab Kits:
Each student is required to purchase a tool kit consisting of breadboard,
oscilloscope probes, meter leads, etc. The kit is available from the Electrical
Engineering Department Office. See Mrs. Vicky Hasenour in KC 266.
Course Structure:
This course meets from 3 to 5 PM on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. The
course is taught in an integrated lab/lecture format. The lab portion of the course
will be done in teams of two.
Notebooks:
Each lab team will keep a notebook in which all lab activity is recorded. This
notebook will be periodically collected and graded. Notebooks are available in
the department office.
Exams:
All exams are open book and open notes. Students may not share notes, books, or
calculators during exams. Notes should be hand written, no printed or copied
material will be allowed. During the test you may be asked to place your phone
on the corner of the desk face down to ensure they are not being used. ANYONE
CAUGHT USING A CELL PHONE DURING AND EXAM WILL RECEIVE A
FAILING GRADE ON THE EXAM. This include checking the time, answer a
test from mom…
Reading Assignments:
Reading assignments for each class session are printed on the attached schedule.
Each student is expected to have read the assigned material before attending class.
Grading:
This class has three hour exams, graded quizes, graded projects, a graded
notebook, two graded lab practical exams, and a two-hour comprehensive final
exam. Unannounced quizzes over lab projects will be counted as part of the
homework grade. The three exams will count 57%, graded homework, class
participation, attendance, and the projects will count 20%. (2% per Quiz on
average) the notebook grade will count 4%, and the final exam will count 19%.
Some of the design projects will be done in multidisciplinary teams. All students
must pass the lab practical exams in order to pass the course regardless of exam
grades. The lab practical may be repeated.
Contact Information:
Email: randall@evansville.edu
Phone: 812-479-2498
Office; KC 247
Office Hours:
MWF 10AM-11AM, 12PM-1PM
I can be contacted by email anytime between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM M-TH
I will respond to email on weekend but only on a limited basis and if I have time
and resources to do so.
Disability Policy:
It is the policy and practice of the University of Evansville to make reasonable
accommodations for students with properly documented disabilities. Students
should contact the Office of counseling and Health Education at 488-2663 to seek
services or accommodations for disabilities. Written notification to faculty from
the Office of Counseling and Health Education is required for academic
accommodations.
Honor Code:
All students at the University of Evansville agree to the University honor code: I
will neither give nor receive unauthorized aid, nor will I tolerate an environment
that condones the use of unauthorized aid.
Final exam is Thursday, December 11 at 2:00 PM
EE 210
Week
Of
Fall 2012/13
Monday
Aug 26
Aug 31
Sept 7
Sept 14
Sept 21
Sept 28
Oct 5
Ch 1-2 pp. 17-43
The electric bill
Ohm's Law. Nodes branches and loops
Kirchhoff's Laws
Lab 2:
Ch 2 pp. 58-64
dc meter movements and loading, Review
Lab 4:
Ch 3 pp. 81-93
Nodal analysis with current and voltage sources
Lab 5:
Ch 3-4 pp. 104-112, 128-139
Analysis by inspection
Linearity property, Superposition
Lab 7:
Ch 4 pp. 139-150
Thevenin's Theorem
Norton's Theorem
Lab 8:
Ch 5 pp. 185-199
Summing and difference amplifier
Intro to capacitors
Lab 10:
Oct 12
Oct 19
Oct 26
Nov 2
Nov 9
Fall Break
Ch. 6 pp. 216-233
Capacitors and inductors
Lab 11:
Ch 7 pp. 254-265
Source free RL and RC circuits
Lab 13:
Ch 7 pp. 284-299
First order op amp circuits
Transient analysis and applications
Lab 15:
Ch 8 pp. 314-326
Initial values, Source free series RLC circuits
Lab 16:
Ch 7-8
Lab Practical 2
Nov 16
Wednesday
Ch 1 pp.
3-23
Intro and overview
Charge, current, voltage, power and
energy
Lab 1:
Ch 2 pp.
37-64
Kirchhoff's Laws, Series and parallel
resistive networks
Lab 3:
Ch 1-2
Hour Exam 1
Ch 3 pp.
93-112
Mesh analysis with current and voltage
sources
Analysis by inspection
Lab 6:
Lab Practical 1
Ch 4-5 pp. 139-161, 176-185
Maximum Power Transfer
Intro to Op amps. Inverting and
noninverting amplifier
Lab 9:
Ch 5 pp. 176-199
Op amps, Review
Ch 3-5
Hour Exam 2
Ch.6 pp. 233-240
Applications of capacitors and
inductors in op amps
Lab 12:
Ch 7 pp. 265-284
Impulse and step response of RC and
RL circuits
Lab 14:
Review 1st Order Stystems
Ch 8 pp. 326-344
Parallel RLC circuits, Step response
Lab 17:
Last day to withdraw with a W is
Nov. 9
Ch 8 pp. 344-356
LTSpice simulation
Second order circuits with
applicatioons
Review
Nov 23
Hour Exam 3
Nov 30
Ch 9 pp. 369-387
Sinusoids and phasors
Lab 18:
Dec 7
Course review
Final exam is Thursday, December 11 at 2:00 PM
Thanksgiving
Ch 9 pp. 387- 402
impedance and admittance, the
frequency domain
Lab 19: