THE CITADEL
THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
ELEC 201 Electric Circuit Analysis I
Course Syllabus
Fall 2012
Prerequisites/corequisites:
MATH 131 or permission of the department head to allow it as a corequisite/ ELEC104, PHYS 221/271
Course Description:
Basic electrical elements and sources, Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s Laws, techniques of DC circuit analysis,
sinusoidal analysis and phasors, power, three-phase circuits, and transient response of simple circuits, uses
SPICE to aid circuit analysis.
Instructor:
Professor Siripong Potisuk
Office: GRIMS 329
Phone: (843) 953-4895
E-mail: siripong.potisuk@citadel.edu
Office hours: 1500 – 1700 TR, 0900 – 1100 MWF. Others by appointment
Class schedule: (Three Credit Hours)
Section 01:
0800 – 0850, MWF;
Section 02:
1100 – 1150, MWF;
Room: GRIMS 305
Room: GRIMS 305
Required Text:
James W. Nilsson & Susan A. Riedel, Electric Circuits, 9th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2011.
References:
1) Charles K. Alexander & Matthew N.O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 4th Edition,
McGraw-Hill, 2009.
2) Joseph G. Tront, PSPICE for Basic Circuit Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 2004.
3) Mahmood Nahvi and Joseph A. Edminister, Schaum’s Outline Series on Theory and Problems of
Electric Circuits, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Course Webpage:
http://faculty.citadel.edu/potisuk
Course Outcomes:
A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated
1. An understanding of basic concepts of charge, voltage, current, power, and energy.
2. An understanding of the meaning/function of electrical devices, such as resistors, inductors, capacitors,
dependent and independent sources, as well as the op amp.
3. An understanding of basic circuit laws including ohm’s law, KVL, and KCL and an ability to apply them
to write the equilibrium equations for a given network.
4. An understanding of various analysis techniques (Nodal, Mesh, Superposition, Source transformation,
Thevenin & Norton equivalent circuits) to simplify the analysis of circuit and the computation of its
responses.
5. An understanding of the behavior of first and second-order circuits in terms of their transient and steadystate responses.
6. An ability to analyze and compute the steady-state response of AC circuits using the phasor method.
Grading Policy:
Eleven Homework sets (the lowest score will be dropped)
15%
Six quizzes (the lowest score will be dropped)
10%
Three in-class tests
45%
Final Exam (comprehensive)
30%
The following grading system will be adopted as a guideline for assigning a letter grade. This guideline is
subject to change depending upon the overall class performance as well.
A : 90 – 100%
B : 80 – 89.9%
C : 70 – 79.9%
D : 60 – 69.9%
F : 0 – 59.9%
Homework:
1) Homework will be assigned on a weekly basis and must be turned in at the beginning of class on the due
date. Only neat and legible work will be accepted. Thus, it is recommended that all homework be written in
pencil and only on one side of engineering paper. Late homework will incur a 50% penalty and be accepted
no later than one week from the due date.
2) Homework will be graded for effort and correctness. Solutions will be distributed in class or uploaded to
the course webpage one week after the due date. It is imperative that student periodically check the course
webpage for updates and important news pertaining to the class.
Attendance:
Class attendance is mandatory. Student is required to notify the instructor, if possible, in advance should it
be necessary to miss a class for any reason and will be responsible for any material missed. Absences in
excess of 20% of the class meetings will result in a failing grade for the course. Unexcused absence from a
test or a final exam will result in a zero for that test or exam. Excused absence will be granted under
extreme circumstances only (guard duty is not considered an extreme circumstance).
Classroom Policy
Classroom environment is an important factor for effective learning. Students are expected to strictly follow
certain rules and regulations so as not to create unnecessary distractions and interruptions during class.
1) Food and drinks are strictly prohibited in the classroom.
2) All electronic devices with audible alarms (cell phones, pagers, watches etc.) must be turned off.
3) Students are expected to show up to class on time. Attendance will be called at the beginning of every
class, and the results reported via the Citadel’s electronic class absence system.
4) Students are to refrain from talking to other students during class. Extraneous conversation creates
noise and diminishes one’s ability to concentrate and pay attention.
Special Accommodations:
Any students requiring special accommodations for learning disabilities should provide the instructor with
verifiable written documentation of their needs as early in the semester as possible (i.e., within the first two
weeks of the semester). This will ensure that the students have ample opportunity to succeed in their
academic pursuits.
Academic Honor Policy:
While it is permissible and recommended to rely on fellow students for assistance outside of classroom, it
is not permissible to copy any portion of another student's work and pass it off as your own. Cheating
and/or plagiarism in any form will be fully prosecuted under the Citadel honor code.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, August 28th
Friday, September 28th
Wednesday, October 24th
Friday, October 26th
Tuesday, October 30th
Friday, November 16th
Sunday, November 25th
Friday, November 30th
SCCC Drop/Add ends
Test I
Leadership Development day, No classes
Test II
Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
Fall break begins after last class
Fall break ends
Test III
Thursday, December 6th
Friday, December 7th
Wednesday, December 12th
Last day of class
Final Examination, GRIMS 305:
Final Examination, GRIMS 305:
1300 − 1600 (Section 02)
1300 − 1600 (Section 01)
Lesson Plan:
Week
Date
1
08/22  08/24
2
08/27  08/31
3
09/03  09/07
4
09/10  09/14
5
09/17  09/21
6
7
8
9
09/24  09/28
10/01  10/05
10/08  10/12
10/15  10/19
10
10/22  10/26
11
12
13
14
15
16
10/29  11/02
11/05  11/09
11/12  11/16
11/19  11/23
11/26  11/30
12/03  12/05
Topics
Introduction, Review of Simultaneous Equations and Cramer’s
Rule, System of Units
Basic Concepts, Charge and Current, Voltage, Power & Energy,
Circuit Elements
Ohm’s Law, Circuit Topology: Nodes, Branches, Loops;
Kirchhoff’s Voltage (KVL) and Current (KCL) Laws,
Resistive Circuits, Resistances in Series & Parallel, Circuit
Analysis by Series & Parallel Equivalents, Principles of Voltage
and Current Division, Delta-Wye Transformation
Methods of Analysis, Nodal & Mesh Analysis, Supernode,
Supermesh
Superposition Theorem, Source Transformations, TEST I
Thevenin & Norton Equivalent Circuits, Max Power Transfer
Capacitance and Capacitors
Inductance and Inductors
Complex Numbers, Sinusoids, Phasors, AC Circuits Description
in the Frequency Domain, Impedance and Admittance, TEST II
Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis, Nodal & Mesh Analysis,
Superposition Theorem, Thevenin & Norton Equivalent Circuits
Response of First-order RL and RC Circuits
FALL BREAK
Natural and Step Responses of RLC Circuits, TEST III
Review, FINAL EXAMINATION
References
Appendix A
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2,
Section 4.1
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Appendix B
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Chapter 7
Chapter 8