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EE 233 Winter 2001

Circuit Theory

Syllabus

Instructor: Mani Soma
Office: EE1 214 (new EE building)
Office Hours: M 2:30-3:20, T 3:30-4:20, W 8:30-9:20
e-mail:
soma@ee.washington.edu
Phone: 206-685-3810

Class Meeting Times and Location:
Lecture meeting MWF, 1:30-2:20, BAG 260

First class meeting: Wednesday January 3, 2001

Last class meeting: Friday March 9, 2001

Course Description

233 Circuit Theory (5)

Electric circuit theory. Analysis of circuits with sinusoidal signals. Phasors, system functions, and complex frequency. Frequency response. Computer analysis of electrical circuits. Power and energy. Two port network theory. Laboratory in basic electrical engineering topics. Prerequisite: 1.0 in either ENGR 215 or EE 215.

Master ABET sheet.

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Grading Policy

Homeworks (weekly)

20%

assigned Fridays, due subsequent Fridays in class

Laboratory (5 labs)

20%

see Laboratory

Midterm exam (one)

20%

in class, Friday, February 2, 2001

Final exam (one)

40%

in class, Monday, March 12, 2001, 2:30-4:20

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Required Readings

Textbook:

R.C. Dorf and J.A. Svoboda, Introduction to Electric Circuits, 5th edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2001.

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Applicable ABET Criteria

ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) is a national agency accrediting the BSEE and other engineering programs. The agency sets the criteria for accreditation, which we must meet. EE 233 seeks to meet the following ABET outcome criteria.

  • Outcome 3 (a) Apply math, science and engineering knowledge.
  • Outcome 3 (b) Conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
  • Outcome 3 (c) Design simple RC and opamp circuits to meet desired needs.
  • Outcome 3 (d) Function and contribute various individual skills in laboratory teams.
  • Outcome 3 (e) Identify, formulate, and solve basic RC and opamp circuit problems.
  • Outcome 3 (g) Communicate effectively via written laboratory reports.
  • Outcome 3 (k) Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools.

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, a student will be able to:

  1. Analyze a circuit given sinusoidal inputs.
  2. Compute average power consumed or supplied by a circuit.
  3. Design simple circuits for maximum power transfer to a load.
  4. Apply Laplace transform techniques to simplify the analysis of complex circuits.
  5. Analyze circuits in the frequency domain.
  6. Use several alternative techniques in time-domain and frequency-domain to analyze the same circuit.
  7. Design simple circuits from time-domain and frequency-domain specifications.
  8. Use two-port models and parameters to simplify the analysis of large circuits.
  9. Use SPICE as a computer tool to verify a design, and to confirm time-domain and frequency-domain analysis results.
  10. Use basic laboratory instruments: oscilloscope, power supply, function generator, multimeter.
  11. Measure basic signal parameters: amplitude, frequency, etc.
  12. Measure and compute basic circuit parameters from measurements.

These objectives are not necessarily listed in the order in which they will be accomplished during the course.

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Prerequisite topics

Students should already know how to:

  1. use Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws.
  2. apply Ohm's law.
  3. apply efficient circuit theorems to speed up analysis of circuits containing: parallel or series combinations of elements, voltage dividers, current dividers.
  4. use Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits to simplify the analysis process.
  5. work with controlled voltage and current sources.
  6. use linearity and superposition.
  7. write current and voltage equations resulting from node analysis and mesh (or loop) analysis.
  8. analyze circuits containing capacitors and inductors, in addition to resistors.
  9. analyze first-order and second-order circuits in the time domain.
  10. integrate and differentiate common functions.
  11. solve first and second order linear differential equations.
  12. manipulate complex numbers (add, subtract, multiply, divide, complex conjugate, absolute value, phase (argument), etc.).
  13. manipulate vectors and matrices up to dimension 3 or 4.

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 Last Updated:
12/29/2000

Contact the instructor at: soma@ee.washington.edu