ECE 2006 – Syllabus – Fall 2007
Required Course
Instructor: Scott
R. Norr Office: 43 MWAH Phone: 726-8947
Office Hours:
Email: snorr@d.umn.edu
Lecture Place & Time: MWAH 191,
Lab Place & Time: MWAH
391, Tues
Textbook: Alexander and Sadiku,
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 3rd
Edition, McGraw-Hill 2007
Lab Manual: Laboratory exercises will be available on the course website, www.d.umn.edu/~snorr/ece2006f7
Computer Usage: PSPICE is required to simulate different types of circuits. PSPICE is available for download at http://www.rcgresearch.com/support.php . PSPICE is also available on all ECE computers.
Assessment: Labs - 25%; Homework - 10%; Exams 1 and II - 40%; Final Exam - 25%.
Labs are graded on a 20 point scale. Labs are due in Lab on the following Tuesdays.
Homework is due in class, one week from the date assigned.
Material that you submit for grading is expected to reflect your own ideas and work.
Dates Topic Chapter
9/5, 9/7 Introduction, Mathematic
Concepts, Voltage, Current
1
9/10-9/14 Kirchoff
and Ohm’s Laws, Series, and Parallel Circuits
2
9/17-9/21 Mesh and Nodal
Analysis, P-SPICE
3
9/24-9/28 Superposition, Thevenin Equivalents
4
10/1-10/5 Norton Equivalents, Maximum
Power Transfer, Exam I
4
10/8-10/12 Source Transformation, Operational
Amplifiers 5
10/15-10/19 Sum and Difference
Amplifiers, Energy Storage Elements
6
10/22-10/26 Capacitors and Inductors
in Series and Parallel
6
10/29-11/2 First Order RL and RC Circuits, source-less and unit-step 7
11/5-11/9 Circuits With Two Storage Elements, Forced Response 8
11/12-11/16 Total response, Unit Step
Response ,
11/19,11/21 Sinusoidal
Sources, Phasors, Impedance and Admittance 9
11/26-11/30 AC Steady State Analysis 10
12/3-12/7 AC Steady State Power,
3-Phase AC 11,12
12/10-12/14 Magnetically Coupled
Circuits
13
12/19 FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, December 19,
Accreditation Outcomes Addressed
By This Class: (Students should demonstrate:….)
a. an ability to apply
knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
b. an ability to design and
conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
c. an ability to design a
system, component, or process to meet desired needs
e. an ability to identify, formulate, and
solve engineering problems.
g. an ability to communicate effectively.
i.
a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long
learning
k. an ability to use the techniques, skills,
and modern engineering tools necessary
for engineering practice.
n. an ability to work in a
hands-on laboratory in most of the required courses.
Individuals who have any disability, either permanent or temporary, which might affect their ability to perform in the class, are encouraged to inform the instructor at the start of the semester. Adaptations may be made as required to provide for equitable participation
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ECE 2006 - Electrical Circuit Analysis
Fall Semester 2007
