University of Houston
Engineering Technology
College of Technology
ELET 3301: Linear System Analysis Required Course M & W 10:00 – 11:30 AM CATALOG DESCRIPTION Differential equations, Fourier series & transforms, Laplace transforms, and their application to linear systems. Electrical circuits, communication, signal processing, and control. Introduction to discrete-­‐time systems and use of modern simulation software packages such as Multisim and Matlab. PREREQUISITES Credit for ELET 2305 and MATH 1432. REQUIRED TEXT and MATERIALS o Transform Circuit Analysis for Engineering & Technology by William D. Stanley, Prentice Hall, Inc., 5th Edition o Lecture notes on Blackboard COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES and PERFORMANCE CRITERIA Students will: o Demonstrate understanding of circuit analysis in the time domain and transform domain. o Able to explain the voltage-­‐current relationship of electric components at different states. o Able to develop and solve first order differential equations for special RL and RC circuits. o Able to utilize the Mesh and Nodal analysis in both time domain and Laplace transform for circuit analysis. o Demonstrate ability to use modern simulation software packages such as Multisim and Matlab to study the circuits’ behavior. o Able to do Laplace transform and Fourier transform for typical waveforms. COURSE GRADING There will be one mid term exam and a final exam; the final grade is based on following percentage: Attendance and Quiz: 20% Homework: 25% Two exams: 40% Lab: 15% Prepared by Dr. X. Yuan
Spring 2010
University of Houston
Engineering Technology
College of Technology
PROGRAM OUTCOMES COVERED BY COURSE TAC-­‐ABET CRITERION 3 OUTCOMES: This course covers program outcomes a, k, l and p. TOPICS COVERED UNIT I. Fundamentals of waveform analysis UNIT II. Resistive Networks UNIT III. Capacitors and Inductors UNIT IV. Time Domain Circuit Network Analysis UNIT V. Laplace Transforms UNIT VI. Transform Domain Circuit Network Analysis UNIT VII. Fourier Series & Fourier Transform Successful completion of this course fulfills the technical content curricular requirements for the degree plan in Computer Engineering Technology. Prepared by Dr. X. Yuan
Spring 2010