ELE 212 – LINEAR CIRCUIT THEORY
Spring 2015
Catalog Description: Kirchhoff’s Laws, DC-resistive networks, dependent sources, natural and
forced response of first- and second-order circuits, sinusoidal steady-state response, phasors,
AC power.
Prerequisites: ELE 201, PHY 204, credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 244 or MTH 362,
and a C (2.0) average in MTH 141, MTH 142, PHY 203, and PHY 204
Schedule: MWF 9:00-9:50 in Kirk Auditorium
Instructor: Prof. Peter F. Swaszek, 119 Kelley Annex, URI, swaszek@uri.edu or
(401) 874-5802 (try e-mail first!).
Office hours (typical): Monday 10-11, Wednesday 10-11:45, or by appointment
Course Text: I have requested that the bookstore stock the textbook Fundamentals of Electric
Circuits by Alexander and Sadiku, McGraw-Hill, 5th edition; while I will use this version,
any edition of the text is probably okay
Course Website: http://www.ele.uri.edu/~swaszek/ele212 I will post relevant class materials
here including textbook references and homework problems. The site has access limits.
Grading:
Homework
Quizzes
Percent Date(s)
8%
Due most Fridays during
class
8%
Test 1
13 %
Test 2
13 %
Test 3
13 %
Final exam
45 %
Unannounced during the
ELE 212 lecture period
Quiz 0 is Jan 26 during the
ELE 215 lecture
Feb 23 during the
ELE 215 lecture
Mar 23 during the
ELE 215 lecture
Apr 13 during the
ELE 215 lecture
During a common exam
slot
Comments
No late submissions; I will post
recommended problems (not to
hand in) and one that will be
collected
No make ups, closed book
On math skills (Appendices A, B,
and C) – bring a calculator!
Closed book, one page of notes
Closed book, one page of notes
Closed book, one page of notes
Closed book, two pages of notes
Semester Plan (tentative):
Chapter Concepts
1
Basic Concepts: relevant circuit variables/quantities, two terminal circuit
elements
2
Basic Laws: Ohms’ law, Kirchhoff’s laws, resistors in series and parallel,
voltage and current division
3
Methods of Analysis: nodal and mesh analysis
4
Circuit Theorems: linearity, superposition, source transformation,
Thévenin and Norton equivalent models, maximum power transfer
6
Capacitors and Inductors: review of basic principles
9
Sinusoids and Phasors: the phasor concept, Ohm’s law with phasors,
impedance, KVL and KCL with phasors
10
Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis: extension of node and mesh methods,
superposition, Thévenin and Norton
7
First Order Circuits: source free RC and RL responses, step functions,
step responses
8
Second Order Circuits: source free and step responses of series and
parallel RLC circuits, general second order circuits, extension to larger
circuits
11
AC Power: instantaneous and average power, complex power, power
factor
Some material from these chapters plus material from other chapters (e.g. Chapters 5
and 14) will be covered in ELE 215 lecture.
Any student with a documented disability is welcome to contact me as early in the semester as
possible so that we may arrange reasonable accommodations. As part of this process, please be
in touch with Disability Services for Students Office at 330 Memorial Union, 401-874-2098.