Engineering 207 -- Electric Circuits (5 Units) Spring quarter 2012 Syllabus Instructor: Dr. Jorge Talamantes Rivera Science III, room 305 Ph. 661.654.2335 Office hours: See http://www.csub.edu/~jtalamantes Meeting Times & Places: M W 3:10-4:25, Science III room 212 (lecture) M W 4:35-7:05 Science II room 283 (lab) Blackboard: Enrolled students must self-enroll in Blackboard. They will be given a code in class to do this. Email: Please use the Blackboard messages utility for all matters regarding this class. Please do not use my regular CSUB (FirstClass) account. Course text: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, by Charles K. Alexander and Matthew K. O. Sadiku, Fifth Edition. McGraw Hill (2013). ISBN 978-0-07-338057-5 Recommended BUT NOT REQUIRED for extra-credit assignments: Electronics and Circuit Analysis Using Matlab, Second Edition, by John Okyere Attia. CRC Press (2004). ISBN 0-8493-1892-0 Note: A copy of this book will be posted on 2-hr reserve in the library. Course description: This is a first course in electrical circuits for science and engineering majors. Topics covered include circuit laws and analysis of DC and AC circuits, Norton and Thevenin's theorem; Impedance, phasors, frequency response; power; natural and forced responses. Course Goals: Goal 1. Apply the Scientific Method in a wide range of situations of interest in electrical engineering. A. Use inductive and deductive reasoning to map out problem-solving strategies. B. Use mathematics to implement problem-solving strategies. C. Use experimental techniques to implement problem-solving strategies. Goal 2. Convey technical information in the written form. A. Use inductive and deductive reasoning to present an argument. B. Use mathematics to support an argument. C. Use graphical methods to support an argument. Prerequisites: Physics 222 (Calculus-based Physics II). Mathematics 202, 222 (Calculus II). Class attendance: Students are expected to attend classes. Attendance is definitely NOT optional. Homework: READ and understand the relevant sections of the textbook. Make-ups: Exam make ups will be done only under extraordinary, well-documented circumstances. Final grade determination (see schedule of actvities for due dates): 1. Laboratory reports: 25% 3. Two exams: 25% each 4. Final exam (comprehensive): 25% 5. Extra credit -- Matlab assignments: 10% This class is not graded on a curve. The following relation will be used for assigning a final grade: 90-100% A 80-89% B 70-79% C 60-69% D 00-59% F (N.B. +/- grades will be assigned at the discretion of the instructor.) Academic dishonesty: The official policy of the University is: ``In all cases of academic dishonesty, the instructor shall forward to the school dean and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs in writing the name of the student and the nature of the offense. The first offense shall result in the student receiving an ``F'' in the course; the second offense shall result in the termination of the student's enrollment in the University. Such decisions may be appealed by the student...'' This policy will be adhered to strictly. Dates to keep in mind: Monday 04/20/2012: last day to withdraw without a "W". Tuesday 05/18/2012: last day to withdraw for a serious and compelling reason. Wednesday 06/13/2012: Final exam 5-7:30 PM. Behavior: No horse play, or eating, or drinking is allowed in the laboratory. *** CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF DURING CLASS. Violation of this rule will result in a reduction in the final grade. *** DO NOT BRING LAPTOP COMPUTERS, iPADS, ETC. TO LECTURE. The only exception is for someone with a letter from the disability services office *** YOU MUST FOLLOW PROPER EMAIL ETIQUETTE See http://www.csub.edu/~jtalamantes/email_etiquette.txt Schedule of activities: Notes: 1. Assignments are due at 5 PM on the dates indicated. 2. This schedule is subject to change. ** WEEK 1 ** 01. M 04/02/12 Introduction to the course Sect 1.1 Basic Concepts -- Introduction Sect 1.2 System of Units Sect 1.3 Charge and Current 02. M 04/01 Lab 1: Intro to Matlab 03. W 04/04 Sect 1.4 Voltage Sect 1.5 Power and Energy Sect 1.6 Circuit Elements Sect 1.7 Applications 04. W 04/04 Finish lab 1 ** WEEK 2 ** 05. M 04/09 Sect 2.1 Basic Laws -- Introduction Sect 2.2 Ohm's law Sect 2.3 Nodes, branches and loops Sect 2.4 Kirchhoff's laws 06. M 04/09 Lab 2: Measurement of resistance 07. W 04/11 Sect 2.5 Series resistors and voltage division Sect 2.6 Parallel resistors and current division Sect 2.8 Applications 08. W 04/11 Finish lab 2 F 04/13 Lab 1 due ** WEEK 3 ** 09. M 04/16 Sect 3.1 Methods of Analysis -- Introduction Sect 3.2 Nodal analysis Sect 3.3 Nodal analysis with voltage sources Extra credit homework set #1 due 10. M 04/16 Sect 3.4 Mesh analysis Sect 3.5 Mesh analysis with current sources Sect 3.7 Nodal vs. mesh analysis 11. W 04/18 Sect 6.1 Capacitors and Inductors -- Introduction Sect 6.2 Capacitors Sect 6.3 Series and parallel capacitors Sect 6.4 Inductors Sect 6.5 Series and parallel inductors 12. W 04/18 Lab 3: Intro to Multisim F 04/20 Lab 2 due Last day to withdraw without a ``W'' ** WEEK 4 ** 13. M 04/23 Math review: Complex Numbers 14. M 04/23 Lab 4: Series and parallel circuits -- Kirchhoff's laws. 15. W 04/25 Sect 9.1 AC Circuits -- Introduction Sect 9.2 Sinusoids Sect 9.3 Phasors Sect 9.4 Phasor relationships for circuit elements 16. W 04/25 Lab 4 continued F 04/27 Lab 3 due ** WEEK 5 ** 17. M 04/30 Sect 9.5 Impedance and Admittance Sect 9.6 Kirchhoff's laws in the frequency domain Sect 9.7 Impedance combinations Extra credit homework set #2 due 18. M 04/30 Finish lab 4 19. W 05/02 Sect 4.1 Circuit Theorems -- Introduction Sect 4.2 Linear property Sect 4.3 Superposition Sect 4.4 Source transformation 20. W 05/02 Exam 1 (weeks 1-4 inclusive). The exam will not be held in the laboratory. The exam will be held in DDH 106E. ** WEEK 6 ** 21. M 05/07 Sect 4.5 Thevenin's theorem Sect 4.6 Norton's theorem 22. M 05/07 Lab 8: AC Test Instruments 23. W 05/09 Sect 4.8 Maximum power transfer Sect 4.10 Applications 24. W 05/09 Finish lab 8 F 05/11 Lab 4 due ** WEEK 7 ** 25. M 05/14 Sect 10.1 Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis -- Introduction Sect 10.2 Nodal analysis Sect 10.3 Mesh analysis Sect 10.4 Superposition theorem Extra credit homework set #3 due 26. M 05/14 Lab 5: Equivalent Circuits I 27. W 05/16 Sect 10.5 Source transformation Sect 10.6 Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits 28. W 05/16 Finish lab 5 F 05/18 Lab 8 due Last day to withdraw for serious and compelling reason ** WEEK 8 ** 29. M 05/21 Sect 7.1 First-Order Circuits -- Introduction Sect 7.2 The source-free RC circuit Sect 7.3 The source-free RL circuit 30. M 05/21 Lab 6: Equivalent Circuits II 31. W 05/23 Sect 7.4 Singularity functions 32. W 05/23 Finish lab 6 F 05/25 Lab 5 due ** WEEK 9 ** 33. M 05/28 Holiday (Memorial Day). Campus closed. 34. M 05/28 Holiday (Memorial Day). Campus closed. 35. W 05/30 Sect 7.5 Step response of an RC circuit Sect 7.6 Step response of an RL circuit Sect 7.9 Applications Extra credit homework set #4 due 36. W 05/30 Lab 7: ODEs in Matlab F 06/01 Lab 6 due ** WEEK 10 ** 37. M 06/04 Sect 8.1 Second-Order Circuits -- Introduction Sect 8.2 Finding initial and final values 38. M 06/04 Finish lab 7 39. W 06/06 Sect 8.3 The source-free series RLC circuit Sect 8.4 The source-free parallel RLC circuit Sect 8.5 Step response of a series RLC circuit Sect 8.6 Step response of a parallel RLC circuit 40. W 06/06 Sect 8.7 General second-order circuits Sect 8.11 Applications 41. W 06/06 Exam 2 (weeks 5-9 inclusive) The exam will not be held in the laboratory. The exam will be held in DDH 106E. F 06/08 Lab 7 due ** WEEK OF FINALS ** 42. M 06/11 Discussion 43. M 06/11 Discussion in the lab (room 283) if necessary. Extra credit homework set #5 due W 06/13 Final Exam 5-7:30 (comprehensive) The exam will be held in the regular classroom, Science III room 212. M 06/18 Grades available