UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
ECE 201 CIRCUIT THEORY I
TEXT:
“Electric Circuits”, 9th Edition
by James W. Nilsson and Susan A. Riedel
Pearson Prentice-Hall
OTHER:
Laboratory Breadboard Kit and Laboratory Notebook
Access to Multisim 11 Software
INSTRUCTOR:
Prof. R. C. Helgeland
OFFICE:
Dion, Room 324 B
TELEPHONE:
508-999-8487
E-MAIL:
rhelgeland@umassd.edu
CLASS #
TEXT
SECTION #
TOPIC
1
1.1-1.6
2
2.1-2.3
Introduction
Circuit Variables
Sources,
Resistance and
Circuit Modeling
Kirchhoff’s Laws
Dependent Sources
2.4-2.5
3
3.1-3.4
4
3.5-3.7
5
4.1-4.2
6
4.3-4.4
Series, Parallel
Voltage Divider
Current Divider
Measurement of
Voltage, Current,
and Resistance
Node-Voltage
Method
Node-Voltage
Method
Special Cases
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HOMEWORK
PROBLEMS
7
4.5
8
4.6-4.7
9
4.9-4.10
10
4.12
Mesh-Current
Method
Mesh-Current
Method
Special Cases
Thevenin
And Norton
Equivalent Circuits
Maximum Power
Transfer
Superposition
HOUR EXAM #1
Chapters 1-4
Inductance
Capacitance
Series, Parallel
Inductors and
Capacitors
Mutual Inductance
Natural Response
of an
RL Circuit
Natural Response
Of an
RC Circuit
Step Response
of RL and RC
Circuits
General Solution
of Step and
Natural Responses
Sequential
Switching
Unbounded
Response
HOUR EXAM #2
Chapters 6 and 7
Sinusoidal Sources,
Responses, and
Phasors
Passive Elements
in the
Frequency Domain
4.13
11
12
13
6.1
6.2
6.3
14
15
6.4-6.5
7.1
7.2
16
7.3
7.4
17
7.5
7.6
18
19
9.1-9.3
20
9.4
Kirchhoff’s Laws
in the
Frequency Domain
9.5-9.7
2
21
9.8-9.9
Node-Voltage
and
Mesh-Current
Methods
22
9.10-9.11
Transformer
23
24
9.12
25
10.1-10.2
26
10.3
Phasor Diagrams
HOUR EXAM #3
Chapter 9
Instantaneous,
Average, and
Reactive Power
rms Values and
Power Calculations
27
10.4-10.5
28
10.6
Complex Power
and
Power Calculations
Maximum Power
Transfer
DETERMINATION OF GRADE
Homework
3-Hour Exams
Lab Reports/Notebook
Final Examination
Total
3
15%
45%
15%
25%
100%
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
1-
Please try to be on time!
2-
You are expected to attend every class and lab session – failure to do
so may cause your name to be dropped from the roster!
Students are expected to work in groups for the lab portion of the
course. All group members are expected to design, build, and
troubleshoot their own circuits and to actively contribute to the
completion of projects and other assigned tasks.
3-
Please turn off all cellular phones, blackberries, iPods, and pagers
when you come to class or lab, unless you are expecting an
emergency call.
4-
Homework will be assigned every class and collected at the next class
meeting, unless otherwise announced – no late homework will be
accepted!
Homework solutions must be submitted on Engineering paper.
5-
Some tips on doing the homework problems:
a.)
Start each Problem on a new sheet of paper.
b.)
Identify the Problem (Problem #1.6).
c.)
Sketch the circuit diagram, list the given information, and
indicate what you are solving for.
d.)
Show all of your reasoning and work.
e.)
Highlight the answer by underlining or enclosing in a box.
f.)
Be neat! If your work is messy and unreadable, it will be
returned to you with a grade of 0!
6-
Don’t be afraid to ask a question in class! If you are having difficulty
understanding something, someone else is most likely having the
same difficulty!
7-
Don’t be hesitant to come to my office for help. If additional time is
needed to help you, we can make a special appointment.
8-
Exams will be given as announced in class – failure to take an exam
when scheduled will result in a grade of 0 for that exam!
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9-
Exams are “closed book”. Each student will be allowed to bring one
standard 8 ½ by 11 inch sheet of paper with anything they want written
on it to each of the exams. These sheets may accumulate for the final
exam.
10-
Each student must use their own pencil(s), erasers, calculators, etc.!
No borrowing or sharing!
11-
No food or drinks are allowed in the classroom. This policy must be
strictly enforced. Please use the lounge areas near the vending
machines or room II-218.
12-
Due to the setup of the tables and computers in the classroom, it’s
tempting to have conversations with your neighbor(s). Please try to
refrain from activities which are disruptive to your fellow students – it’s
important to have an environment that’s conducive to learning – that’s
what you paid for, and it’s unfair to those students who are serious
about learning. If you want to have conversations or “surf the net”,
please do it elsewhere!
13-
Every student should be familiar with the University Academic
Regulations and Procedures, last updated on 1/12/2008. You should
consult and review the following web site:
http://www.umassd.edu/studenthandbook/academicregs/ethicalstandards.cfm
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