Engineering 207 -- Electric Circuits (5 Units)
Spring quarter 2011
Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. Galina Dzyubenko
Science III, room 303
Ph. 661.654.2096
e-mail: gdzyubenko@csub.edu
Office hours: W
16:30 – 17:30
Meeting Times: M W 15:10 - 16:25
T Th 15:10 - 17:40
Meeting Place: Science II room 283
Course text: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, by Charles K. Alexander
and Matthew K. O. Sadiku, Third Edition. McGraw Hill (2007).
ISBN 0-07-330115-9
Recommended BUT NOT REQUIRED for extra-credit assignments: Electronics
and Circuit Analysis Using Matlab, Second Edition, by John Okyere
Attia. CRC Press (2004). ISBN 0-8493-1892-0
Note: A copy of this book will be posted on 2-hr reserve in the
library.
Course goals: This is a first course in electrical circuits for science
and engineering majors. Topics covered include circuit laws and
analysis of DC and AC circuits.
Prerequisites: Physics 222 (Calculus-based Physics II). Mathematics 202,
222 (Calculus II).
Course Outline: We will cover the traditional topics in a first course
in electrical circuits: DC and AC circuit analysis, and Norton and
Thevenin's theorem; Impedance, phasors, frequency response; power;
natural and forced responses.
Class attendance: Students are expected to attend classes. Attendance is
definitely NOT optional.
Homework:
**READ** and understand the relevant sections of the
textbook.
Make-ups:
Exam make ups will be done only under extraordinary,
well-documented circumstances.
Final grade determination (see schedule of activities for due dates):
1.
Laboratory reports: 25%
2,3. Two exams: 25% each
4.
Final exam (comprehensive): 25%
5.
Extra credit -- Matlab assignments: 15%
This class is not graded on a curve. The following
relation will be used for assigning a final grade:
90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
00-59%
A
B
C
D
F
(N.B. +/- grades will be assigned at the discretion of the instructor.)
Dates to keep in mind:
(+). Monday, 04/18/2011: last day to withdraw without a "W".
(++).Tuesday, 05/17/2011: last day to withdraw for a serious and
compelling reason.
Wednesday, 06/08/2011: Final exam 5:00-7:30pm.
Behavior:
No horse play, or eating, or drinking is allowed in
the laboratory.
*** CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF DURING CLASS
*** DO NOT BRING LAPTOP COMPUTERS TO LECTURE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION
IS FOR SOMEONE WITH A LETTER FROM THE DISABILITY SERVICE OFFICE***
Anyone found cheating will automatically get an F in the course.
Schedule of activities:
Notes:
1. Assignments are due at 11 PM on the dates indicated.
2. This schedule is subject to change.
** WEEK 1 **
01. M 03/28/11 Introduction to the course
Sect 1.1 Basic Concepts -- Introduction
Sect 1.2 System of Units
Sect 1.3 Charge and Current
02. Tu 03/29
Lab 1: Intro to Matlab
03. W
04. Th
03/30
03/31
Sect 1.4 Voltage
Sect 1.5 Power and Energy
Sect 1.6 Circuit Elements
Sect 1.7 Applications
Holiday – Cesar Chavez Day - Campus closed
** WEEK 2 **
05. M
04/04
06. Tu 04/05
09. W
04/06
10. Th 04/07
Sect 2.1 Basic Laws -- Introduction
Sect 2.2 Ohm's law
Sect 2.3 Nodes, branches and loops
Sect 2.4 Kirchhoff's laws
Finish lab 1
Sect 2.5 Series resistors and voltage division
Sect 2.6 Parallel resistors and current division
Sect 2.8 Applications
Lab 2: Measurement of resistance
** WEEK 3 **
11. M
04/11
12. Tu 04/12
Sect 3.1 Methods of Analysis -- Introduction
Sect 3.2 Nodal analysis
Sect 3.3 Nodal analysis with voltage sources
Extra credit homework set #1 due.
Finish lab 2
Lab 1 due
13. W
14. Th
04/13
04/14
Sect 3.4 Mesh analysis
Sect 3.5 Mesh analysis with current sources
Sect 3.7 Nodal vs. mesh analysis
Lab 3: Intro to Multisim
** WEEK 4 **
15. M
04/18
16. Tu 04/19
17. W 04/20
18. Th 04/21
Sect 6.1 Capacitors and Inductors -- Introduction
Sect 6.2 Capacitors
Sect 6.3 Series and parallel capacitors
Sect 6.4 Inductors
Sect 6.5 Series and parallel inductors
(+) Last day to withdraw without ``W''
Lab 4: Series and parallel circuits -- Kirchhoff's laws.
Math review: Complex Numbers
Finish lab 4
Lab 2 due, lab 3 due
** WEEK 5 **
19. M
04/25
20. Tu 04/26
21. W
22. Th
04/27
04/28
Sect
Sect
Sect
Sect
Exam
9.1 AC Circuits -- Introduction
9.2 Sinusoids
9.3 Phasors
9.4 Phasor relationships for circuit elements
1 (weeks 1-4 inclusive)
Sect 9.5 Impedance and Admittance
Sect 9.6 Kirchhoff's laws in the frequency domain
Sect 9.7 Impedance combinations
Lab 8: AC Test Instruments
F 05/01
Extra credit homework set #2 due
** WEEK 6 **
23. M
05/02
24. Tu 05/03
25. W
26. Th
05/04
05/05
Sect 4.1 Circuit Theorems -- Introduction
Sect 4.2 Linear property
Sect 4.3 Superposition
Sect 4.4 Source transformation
Finish lab 8
Lab 4 due
Sect 4.5 Thevenin's theorem
Sect 4.6 Norton's theorem
Lab 5: Equivalent Circuits I
** WEEK 7 **
27. M
28. Tu
29. W
05/09
05/10
05/11
Sect 4.8 Maximum power transfer
Sect 4.10 Applications
Finish lab 5
Sect
Sect
Sect
Sect
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis - Introduction
Nodal analysis
Mesh analysis
Superposition theorem
30. Th
05/12
Sect 10.5 Source transformation
Sect 10.6 Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
Extra credit homework set #3 due
** WEEK 8 **
31. M
05/16
32. Tu 05/17
Sect 7.1 First-Order Circuits -- Introduction
Sect 7.2 The source-free RC circuit
Sect 7.3 The source-free RL circuit
Lab 6: Equivalent Circuits II
(++) Last day to withdraw for serious and compelling
reason
Lab 8 due
33. W 05/18
34. Th 05/19
Sect 7.4 Singularity functions
Finish lab 6
** WEEK 9 **
35. M
05/23
36. Tu 05/24
37. W
38. Th
05/25
05/26
Sect 7.5 Step response of an RC circuit
Sect 7.6 Step response of an RL circuit
Sect 7.9 Applications
Lab 7:ODEs in Matlab
Extra credit homework set #4 due
Lab 5 due
Sect 8.1 Second-Order Circuits -- Introduction
Sect 8.2 Finding initial and final values
Discussion
Lab 6 due
** WEEK 10 **
39. M
05/30
Holiday (Memorial Day). Campus closed
40. Tu 05/31
Exam 2 (weeks 5-9 inclusive)
41. W
Sect 8.3 The source-free series RLC circuit
Sect 8.4 The source-free parallel RLC circuit
Sect 8.5 Step response of a series RLC circuit
Sect 8.6 Step response of a parallel RLC circuit
Lab 7 due
Sect 8.7 General second-order circuits
Sect 8.11 Applications
Extra credit homework set #5 due
06/01
Th 06/02
** WEEK 11 **
42. M
W
M
06/06
06/08
06/13
Review
Final Exam 5:00-7:30pm (comprehensive)
Grades available