ECE 210 Introduction to Electric Circuits
Fall 2015
Instructor:
Dr. Hani Mehrpouyan
MEC 202M
www.mehrpouyan.info
hani.mehr@ieee.org
Room: ENGR 313
Classes: Mon, Wed 4:30 to 5:45 PM
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30 to 11:30 AM
Teaching Assistant: Peter Bumbarger
peterbumbarger@boisestate.edu
Office Hours: Monday 2:00 to 4:00 MEC 202 CUB 13
Textbook required: “Introduction to Electric Circuits”, 9th edition, and WileyPlus for BlackBoard,
James A. Svoboda and Richard C. Dorf., ISBN-10: 1118477502, ISBN-13: 978-1118477502.
Recommended Books: “Fundamentals of Electric Circuits”, 5th or lower editions, by Charles
Alexander and Matthew Sadiku, McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN-10: 0073380571, ISBN-13:
978-0073380575.
Recommended Books: “Schaum's Outline of Electric Circuits, 6th edition (Schaum's Outlines)” 6th
Edition, Mahmood Nahvi and Joseph Edminister, McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN-10: 0071830456,
ISBN-13: 978-0071830454.
Software: LTSpice: free at http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/ltspice.jsp or on COEN
computers in labs
MATLAB: $99 at http://www.mathworks.com/academia/student_version or on COEN
computers in labs
Optional book for MATLAB: “Mastering MATLAB 7," Duane Hanselman and Bruce Littlefield; $35 as
BSU Student
1. Sign up at zybooks.zyante.com
2. Enter zyBook code: BoiseStateEEIntroToMATLAB
3. Subscribe using any credit card
Semester Calendar Reading
Week
Week of Assignments
from Textbook
Material Covered in Class
1
Aug 24
Chapters 1and 2
Electric Circuit Variables and Concepts, Circuit Elements, Ohms law
2
Aug 31
Chapter 3
Kirchoff’s laws, nodes, series/parallel
3
Sep 7
Sections 4.1-4.4
Nodal Analysis;
Monday is a Holiday
4
Sep 14
Sections 4.4-4.13
and Sections 5.1-5.3
Mesh Analysis, Source Transformations, Superposition;
5
Sep 21
Sections 5.4-5.11
Thevinin Equivalent, Norton Equivalent, Maximum Power Transfer
6
Sep 28
Sections 6.1-6.4
Ideal Operational Amplifiers
EXAM1: Chapters 1-4, Wednesday
7
Oct 5
Sections 6.5-6.12
Circuit Design Using OP-amps
8
Oct 12
Chapter 7
Capacitors; Inductors, initial conditions;
9
Oct 19
Sections 8.1-8.3
Introduction to First Order Circuits
10
Oct 26
Sections 8.3-8.12
First Order circuit analysis; sequential switching; stability; step function;
s-operator;
Nov 5
Sections 9.1-9.4
Natural response
11
Nov 9
Sections 9.7
Forced Response
Exam2: Chapters 5-8, Wednesday
12
Nov 16
Sections 9.8-9.9;
10.1
Complete Response; AC steady state
13
Nov 23
Thanksgiving
No classes
14
Nov 30
Sections 10.2-10.3
AC steady state circuit analysis
15
Dec 7
Sections 10.4-10.5
Impedance analysis; Final Exam review
16
December
16th
Grading:
Exam 1:
Exam 2:
Final:
Comprehensive Final Exam; Wednesday, 5:00-7:00 PM
15%
15%
35%
WileyPlus HW:
Written HW and Projects:
15%
20%
Course Rules:
1. Please read the Student Code of Conduct on the BSU website: http://www2.boisestate.edu/
studentconduct/Student%20Code%20of%20Conduct.htm#Article%202--Definitions
2. Students are responsible for reading assignments before each class. WileyPlus assignments will be
given approximately once per week using BlackBoard (BB). These assignments are due Mondays by
3:00 PM. [NO CREDIT IS GIVEN FOR LATE WileyPlus ASSIGMENTS]
3. Written Homework Assignments and Projects are to be turned in at the beginning of the class or
uploaded to BlackBoard before the beginning of class on the due date. Any late homework will get no
credit will be given.
4. Notify me in advance when possible if you will miss an exam or homework due date.
Course Objectives:
1. Understand the basic principles of electrical circuits including some of the software tools of Electrical
Engineers (LTSpice and MATLAB).
2. Develop the skills to study engineering material from course lectures, textbooks, and example
problems. Learn how to study and understand engineering material.
3. Learn how to compose and present solutions to engineering problems in a concise yet understandable
fashion including the use of diagrams, notation, equations, and units.
4. Develop problem solving skills, not just an ability to put numbers into equations.