UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ENG17-2 Yuk
Circuits I (4 Units)
Course Information
Spring 2016
Description:
Basic electric circuit analysis techniques, including electrical quantities and elements, resistive circuits,
transient and steady-state responses of RLC circuits, sinusoidal excitation and phasors, and complex
frequency and network functions. (http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/blog/eng17)
Prerequisite:
Lecture:
Discussion:
PHY 9C ( > C-) or 9HD, MAT 22A ( > C-), MAT 22B (concurrent OK)
MW 12:10 - 1:30PM, Scrub Oak (SCRBOK) 160
MW 1:40 - 2:00PM, Scrub Oak (SCRBOK) 160
Instructor:
Dr. Kelvin Yuk (ksyuk@ucdavis.edu)
www.linkedin.com/pub/kelvin-yuk/29/b73/212
Office Hours: M 3-5PM, W 4-5PM Kemper 3163
TAs:
Tatiana Dorofeeva <tsdva@ucdavis.edu>
Xin Zhao <xinzhao@ucdavis.edu>
William Murray <wtmurray@ucdavis.edu>
Jo Han Yu <jhnyu@ucdavis.edu>
Ranesh Kumar <rvku@ucdavis.edu>
Textbook:
Electric Circuits by J.W. Nilsson & S.A. Riedel, 10th Edition, 2014, ISBN-10: 0133760030
Grading:
The course grade will be based on a weighted sum of the scores as follows:
Homework
10%
Quizzes
10%
Midterm 1
20%
Midterm 2
20%
Final
40%
Participation 5%
extra credit
OH: Th 10AM-12PM, Kemper 3089
OH: Fr 2PM-4PM, Kemper 3104
OH: Th 10AM-12PM, Kemper 3089
Homework: There will be seven homeworks, dates are given in the schedule. Homework is assigned on
Monday and due on the following Monday in the homework box by 5pm (except HW7 due on
Wednesday 6/1 at 5pm). No late homework accepted! Homework solutions will be posted on
Smartsite after class on Monday. Collaboration with peers is acceptable for homework ONLY!
Quizzes: There are eight quizzes design to test you on the lecture material. The quiz will cover the
material in on the homework and lecture according to the schedule. The total quiz score is the
summation of the best 7 quizzes. Quizzes will be given at the end of the discussion period following the
lecture.
Exams: Exams are closed book, closed notes. There will be two midterm exams, given during the
lecture period as shown in the schedule. The final exam will be cumulative. A one page 8.5 x 11-inch
page of handwritten notes can be used for the exam. Approved calculators limited to math functionality
will be allowed. Phones, tablets and laptops with internet access or messaging communication will not
be allowed.
Academic Honesty: Cheating will not be tolerated on the exam and will be reported to Student Judicial
Affairs. Make-up exams are given only when a strong written justification can be provided. When in
doubt, notify the instructor of a planned absence ahead of time if possible. Acceptable justifications
include illness (with a doctor's note) and personal issues (when verified by credentialed persons).
Grades and Return of Work: Grades will be available on Smartsite. Graded homeworks will be placed
outside of my office at Kemper 3163. You are responsible for picking up your homework and checking
the grade on your paper with the grade on SmartSite.
Regrading: Regrades will be approved on a case-by-case basis. If you believe that an error has been
made, please re-submit the item with a note to the instructor within one week. The instructor and TA
will coordinate on your regrade. However, be aware that regrading will be performed on the entirety of
the problem and may not necessarily result in more points.
ENG17 Class Schedule for Spring 2016
Wk Day Date Quiz HW
1
M
3/28
HW1 assign
W
3/30
M
4/4
W
4/6
3
M
4/11
4
W
M
4/13
4/18
5
W
M
4/20
4/25
W
4/27
6
M
5/2
5/4
5/9
Q5
7
W
M
W
5/11
Q6
M
W
M
5/16
5/18
5/23
W
5/25
M
W
R
M
5/30
6/1
6/2
6/6
2
8
9
10
11
Fin
Q1
HW1 due
HW2 assign
Q2
HW2 due
HW3 assign
Q3
HW3 due
HW4 assign
Q4
HW4 due
HW5 assign
HW5 due
HW6 assign
HW6 due
HW7 assign
Q7
Q8
HW7 due
Topic
Introduction
Charge, current, voltage, power energy
Passive convention
Sources, Resistance
Kirchoff's voltage law
Kirchoff's current law
Reading
1.1-1.6
Series and parallel resistive circuits
Voltage and current divider
Node-voltage analysis
3.1-3.5
Mesh-current analysis
Source transformations
Thevenin and Norton eq. circuits
Max power transfer, Superposition
Midterm 1 Review
Midterm 1
Inductors and Capacitors
Series-parallel inductors and capacitors
Natural response of RL and RC circuits
4.5-4.8, 4.9
Step response of RL and RC circuits
7.3-7.4
Natural response of RLC circuit
Step response of RLC circuit
8.1-8.2
8.3-8.4
Sinusoidal inputs and steady-state response
Impedance and admittance
Circuit analysis with phasors
Source transformations
Midterm 2 Review
Midterm 2
Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
Complete response with sinusoidal sources
Ideal Transformer
Instantaneous, average/reactive power
RMS value and complex power calculations
Maximum power transfer
Memorial Day (NO CLASS)
Final Review
Last Day of Instruction (NO CLASS)
Final Exam 3:30-5:30 (Comprehensive)
9.1-9.6
2.1-2.4
2.4-2.5
4.1-4.4
6.1-6.3
7.1-7.2
9.7-9.12
10.1-10.6