UWM, Dept. of EECS
EE 301 LEC 402
Electrical Circuits I
Spring 2013
Prerequisites: Physics 210 (C).
Course Mission Statement:
Circuit laws and analysis, resistive circuits, energy storage, AC circuits and power, three-phase
circuits, computer-aided analysis
Course Goals:
1. Students will develop a solid understanding of some of the basic components of electrical
circuits, and their role in modern electrical systems.
2. Students will be able to apply Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems, and superposition, to aid in
circuit analysis.
3. Students will be familiar with the basic properties of operational amplifiers, and the analysis
of simple op-amp circuits.
4. Students will be able to analyze moderately complex linear circuits using systemic analysis
techniques.
5. The basic principles of energy storage will be understood.
6. Students will understand AC steady-state circuit concepts (impedance, reactance, etc.), and
will be able to perform AC steady-state circuit analysis.
7. Students will become accustomed to simulation of circuits using software tools for analysis
and design.
8. Students will be able to perform DC and AC steady-state power calculations.
Time and place:
TR 5:00PM - 6:30PM, EMS E145
Instructor:
Parisa Gandomkar-Yarandi
Office:
EMS W210
Email and Office Hours:
yarandi@uwm.edu, Wednesday: 2:00PM-4:00PM, EMS W210
Grader’s Name and Office hours:
Xuechao Wang ,xuechao@uwm.edu, Wednesday: 10:00AM-12:00AM, EMS,Room 371A
Required Textbook:
Soft cover custom version (or hardcover version, Chapters 1-7, 10-12) of Hayt, Kemmerly, and
Durbin, Engineering Circuit Analysis, 8th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2012 (ISBN 978-1-12-136-797-5),
(required)
Homework and inclass Assignmeent:
Problem sets are usually assigned every Thursday lecture and due one week after the problem set
is assigned at 5PM in class. 20% of total scores will be deducted for late homework. Homework
submitted later than Friday 4PM will not be accepted. For certain homework that will be due
before the test, late submission is not permitted.
Exams and Projects:
There are 3 tests and one final in this course. You can drop the lowest test score or half of the
percentage of final score. There are two computing projects using LTSpice that are due on March
15 and April 19. No makeup test or exam if the instructor is not notified before the schedule test
or exam. The date of the exam will be notify by email to all the students.
Grading:
Assignments (home works and in class)
3tests
Final
Projects
Drop one test or half of the final
Total
25%
51.0% (Feb. 28, March 28, April 24)
34.0%
7.0% (March 15, April 19)
-17%
100%
Student misconduct:
According to academic misconduct regulations, Chapter UWS 14
(http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SecU/SyllabusLinks.pdf), cheating in examinations and copying
assignments are prohibited. Serious misconduct can result in probation, suspension or expulsion.
Extra-credit:
Extra Credit-homework problems will be given. Notice that each item for determining grade
cannot go over the prescribed percentage even if students score more points owing to extra-work.
Course Outline:
(Note: This schedule may subject to change according to the real need of the students)
WEEK 1: Jan. 22 – Jan. 24
Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Sec. 2.1-2.3
WEEK 2: Jan. 29 – Jan. 31
Chapter 2: Sec. 2.4
Chapter 3: Sec. 3.1-3.3
WEEK 3: Feb. 5 – Feb.7
Chapter 3: Sec. 3.4-3.7
WEEK 4: Feb. 12 – Feb.14
Chapter 3: Sec. 3.8
Chapter 4: Sec. 4.1-4.3
WEEK 5: Feb. 19 – Feb.21
Chapter 4: Sec. 4.4-4.6
Chapter 5: Sec. 5.1
WEEK 6: Feb. 26 – Feb.28
Chapter 5: Sec. 5.2-5.3
Exam 1
WEEK 7: Mar. 5- Mar. 7
Chapter 5: Sec. 5.4-5.6
Chapter 6: Sec. 6.1
WEEK 8: Mar. 12- Mar. 14
Chapter 6: Sec. 6.2-6.6
WEEK 9: Mar. 19- Mar. 21
Spring break
WEEK 10: Mar. 26- Mar. 28
Chapter 7: Sec. 7.1-7.2
Exam 2
WEEK 11: Apr. 2- Apr. 4
Chapter 7: Sec. 7.3-7.6
WEEK 12: Apr. 9- Apr. 11
Chapter 7: Sec. 7.3-7.6
WEEK 13: Apr. 16- Apr. 18
Chapter 7: Sec. 7.7
Chapter 8: Sec. 8.1-8.3
WEEK 14: Apr. 23- Apr. 25
Chapter 8: Sec. 8.4-8.7
WEEK 15: Apr.30 – May 2
Chapter 9: Sec. 9.1-9.2
Exam 3
WEEK 16: May 7- May 9
Chapter 10: Sec. 10.1-10.4
WEEK 17: May 14
Final exam