ECE 2006 – Syllabus – Fall 2005
Required Course
Instructor: Scott
R. Norr Office: 43 MWAH Phone: 726-8947
Office Hours:
Email: snorr@d.umn.edu
Lecture Place & Time: LiSci 185,
Lab Place & Time: MWAH
391, Tues
Textbook: Irwin and Nelms,
Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 8th
Edition, Wiley 2005 , ISBN 0-471-48728-7
Lab Manual: Laboratory exercises will be available on the course website, www.d.umn.edu/~snorr/ece2006s6
Computer Usage: PSPICE is required to simulate different types of circuits. PSPICE is available for download at http://www.rcgresearch.com/ (click on “Downloads”). 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
1/17, 1/19 Introduction,
Mathematic Concepts, Voltage, Current 1
1/24, 1/26 Kirchoff
and Ohm’s Laws, Series, and Parallel Circuits
2
1/31, 2/2 Mesh and Nodal Analysis, P-SPICE 3
2/7, 2/9 Superposition, Thevenin
Equivalents
5
2/14, 2/16 Norton Equivalents, Maximum
Power Transfer, Exam I
5
2/21, 2/23 Source Transformation,
Operational Amplifiers 4
2/28, 3/2 Sum and Difference Amplifiers, Energy Storage Elements 6
3/7, 3/9 Capacitors and Inductors in Series and Parallel 6
3/14, 3/16 SPRING BREAK
3/21, 3/23 First Order RL and RC Circuits, source-less and unit-step 7
3/28, 3/30 Circuits With Two
Storage Elements, Forced Response
7
4/4, 4/6 Total response, Unit Step Response ,
4/11, 4/13 Sinusoidal Sources, Phasors, Impedance and Admittance 8
4/18, 4/20 AC Steady State
Analysis 8
4/25, 4/27 AC Steady State Power,
3-Phase AC
9
5/2, 5/4 Magnetically Coupled Circuits 10
5/8 FINAL EXAM Monday,
May 8,
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
Spring Semester 2006
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