ECE 2006 – Syllabus – Fall 2009
Required Course
Instructor: Scott
R. Norr Office: 43 MWAH Phone: 726-8947
Office Hours:
Email: snorr@d.umn.edu
Lecture Place & Time: Heller 216,
Lab Place & Time: MWAH
391, Tues
Textbook: Alexander and Sadiku,
Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 4th Edition,
McGraw-Hill 2009
Lab Manual: Laboratory exercises will be available on the course website, http://www.d.umn.edu/~snorr/ece2006f9
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
9/9, 9/11 Introduction, Mathematic
Concepts, Voltage, Current
1
9/14-9/18 Kirchoff and Ohm’s Laws, Series, and
Parallel Circuits 2
9/21-9/25 Mesh and Nodal
Analysis, P-SPICE
3
9/28-10/2 Superposition, Thevenin Equivalents
4
10/5-10/9 Norton Equivalents, Maximum
Power Transfer, Exam I
4
10/12-10/16 Source Transformation,
Operational Amplifiers
5
10/19-10/23 Sum and Difference
Amplifiers, Energy Storage Elements
6
10/26-10/30 Capacitors and Inductors
in Series and Parallel
6
11/2-11/6 First Order RL and RC Circuits, source-less and unit-step 7
11/9-11/13 Circuits With Two Storage Elements, Forced Response 8
11/16-11/20 Total response, Unit Step
Response ,
11/23,11/25 Sinusoidal
Sources, Phasors, Impedance and Admittance 9
11/30-12/4 AC Steady State
Analysis
10
12/7-12/11 AC Steady State Power,
3-Phase AC 11,12
12/14-12/16 Magnetically Coupled
Circuits
13
12/21 FINAL EXAM: Monday, December 21,
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.
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
ECE Required Course - Fall Semester 2009
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