University of Missouri at Kansas City, School of Computing and
Engineering, CSEE Department
ECE 376: Circuit Theory II
Spring 2011 Tentative Course Syllabus
Instructor
Dr. Reza Derakhshani
Office: 570D Robert H. Flarsheim Hall
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-2 pm and 3:15-4:15 pm.
E-mail: reza@umkc.edu
Teaching Assistant/Grader
Divya Todurkar Anandh, dtkd6@mail.umkc.edu
Office hours: Wednesdays 12:00 noon-1:55pm, 3:30 pm-5:30 pm, and by appointment.
Location: TBA.
Class Location and Time
002 Bloch, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00 pm-2:50 pm.
Course Website
Please use the blackboard system https://blackboard.umkc.edu for all the online resources
of this course, including announcements and supporting documents and files.
Please note that the above website is just an aid and will not replace your required
attendance. All the announcements made during the class, if different, will override the
online postings.
Means of Communication
Your UMKC-assigned email will be the primary and official means of communication for
this course.
Text
Required: Charles K. Alexander and Matthew N. O. Sadikku , Fundamentals of Electric
Circuits, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-0-07-352955-4 (3rd edition is acceptable,
but problem sections might be different, so use at your own risk).
Recommended: Mahmood Nahvi and Joseph Edminister, 4th Edition, Shaum’s Outline
Series, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-139307-2.
Catalog Description
Power, three-phase circuits, complex s-plane methods, resonance, frequency response,
two-port networks, Fourier series, and Laplace transforms for circuit analysis.
Prerequisite: E&C-ENGR 276 and must be taken concurrently with E&C-ENGR 377.
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Prerequisites
Satisfactory completion of E&C-ENGR 276 and must be taken concurrently with E&CENGR 377.
Homework
Homework will usually be assigned every week. You will be credited for turning in a
complete homework; i.e. homework problems will not be graded in detail. However, you
are strongly encouraged to see your teaching assistant or I for any questions that you
might have regarding your assignments and check your answers against the posted
solutions, as the problems that you will see in your exams may (but not necessarily) be
close to your assigned homework problems. PLEASE NOTE: No credit will be given to
late or partial homework, but there is a 2 homework (max) grace policy for legitimately
missed submissions. Please put your name and homework number on the first page. In
case of non-electronic submission, please STAPLE your assignments. In case of
electronic submission, you will be asked to upload your work by the exact deadline onto
blackboard. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure your electronic submissions and their
attachments have been received on time and without any problems (hint: don’t wait till
the last minute to submit). Please direct all your blackboard questions or technical
problems to UMKC blackboard support (816-235-2000).
Exams
There will be four exams. The first three exams will only address the material covered
between any two exams, but final exam (exam 4) will be comprehensive. No makeup
exams will be offered. All exams will be closed book, except a one-page crib sheet
(letter-sized, single-sided). Exam dates: please see the course outline (regular class
meeting times, 305 FH). Pop quizzes will randomly be given during lectures, thus your
timely attendance is essential.
Grading
Breakdown:
Pop Quizzes:
10%
Homework:
Exams 1-3 (15% each):
Exam 4:
15%
45%
30%
Letter-grade equivalency:
94-100 A
90-93
A87-89
B+
83-86
B
2
80-82
B77-79
C+
73-76
C
70-72
C67-69
D+
63-66
D
60-62
D0-59
F
NOTE: due to a catalog glitch, the grades for 376 will be combined with 377 this
semester, and your final grade will be composed of %70 of 376 and %30 of 377 grades.
Course Objectives
This course introduces the students to:
• AC power analysis, including instantaneous power, average power, maximum average
ac power transfer, effective values, apparent power, power factor, complex power, and
power factor correction.
• Three phase circuits, including balanced three-phase voltages, balanced wye-wye, wyedelta, delta-delta, delta-wye connections, and power in a balanced three phase system.
• Magnetically coupled circuits, including mutual inductance, energy in coupled circuits,
linear transformers, and ideal transformers.
• Frequency response methods, including transfer functions, Bode plots, series resonance,
parallel resonance, passive filters, and active filters.
• Two-port networks, including impedance parameters, admittance parameters, hybrid
parameters, transmission parameters, and the relationship between parameters.
• Utilizing PSPICE and MATLAB to simulate circuits.
Tentative Course Outline
Week
1
2-4
5-7
8-11
12-15
14-16
4
8
12
16
Topic
Introduction and course overview
AC Power Analysis (Ch 11)
Three Phase Circuits (Ch 12)
Magnetically Coupled Circuits (Ch 13)
Frequency Response (Ch 14)
Two-Port Networks (Ch 19)
Exam 1, 9/15/2011
Exam 2, 10/18/2011
Exam 3, 11/17/2011
Exam 4 (comprehensive final): Thursday 12/15/2011, 3:30-5:30pm*
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*According to http://www.umkc.edu/registrar/registration/final-exam-schedule.asp
Rules of Conduct
According to UMKC’s regulations: “Academic dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism
or sabotage, is adjudicated through the University of Missouri Student Conduct Code and
Rules of Procedures in Student Conduct Matters.” Please see the “Policies and
Procedures” section of University catalog, also online at http://www.umkc.edu/helpline/
code_conduct.asp.
Please note that any behavior that could disrupt the learning process and environment
(e.g. using electronic devices such as cellular phones or unauthorized usage of
computers) will not be tolerated and will result in dismissal. We also agree to keep the
language to a maximum “PG” level.
Your attendance is required and will be randomly checked. If you miss any important
course event (e.g. an exam or quiz) due to urgent circumstances beyond your control, you
will need to provide a validated official document for consideration (e.g. a hospital
letter).
By attending this class, you are implying that you have read, understood, and are fully
committed to the required codes of conduct and are aware of consequences of breaching
them. Please contact the instructor at your earliest convenience if you have any questions
in this regard or about any other issues related to this class.
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