PHYSICS 307 -- Circuit Theory and Electronics
	Fall 2008
	Syllabus

Instructor: Dr. Jorge Talamantes Rivera
	Science III, room 305
	Tel. 661.654.2335

Office hours: See http://www.csub.edu/~jtalamantes

Meeting Times: M W  3:10-4:35
 	       T Th 3:10-5:35

Meeting Place: Science II room 283

Course text: Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, by Charles K. Alexander
	and Matthew K. O. Sadiku, Third Edition. McGraw Hill (2007).
	ISBN 0-07-330115-9

Recommended BUT NOT REQUIRED : 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.

Prerequisites: Physics 223 (Calculus-based Physics III). Mathematics 205
	(Ordinary Differential Equations) recommended.

Course Outline: We will cover the traditional topics in a first course
in electrical circuits: DC and AC circuit analysis, and Norton and
Thevenin's theorem; Impedance, phasors, frequency response; power;
natural and forced responses.

Final grade determination:

	1. Laboratory reports	35%
	2. Each of two exams	15%
	3. Matlab assignments	15%
	4. Final exam		20%	

	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

Dates to keep in mind:
	(+).  Friday, 09/03/2008: last day to withdraw without a "W".
	(++). Friday, 10/31/2008: last day to withdraw for a serious and
    	      compelling reason.
	      Wednesday, 11/26/2008: Final exam 5-7:30.

Behavior:       No horse play, or eating, or drinking is allowed in
                the laboratory.

                *** CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF DURING CLASS

                *** YOU MUST FOLLOW PROPER EMAIL ETIQUETTE
                *** See http://www.csub.edu/~jtalamantes/email_etiquette.txt

                Anyone found cheating will automatically get an F in
                the course.

Schedule of activities:

Notes:
1. Assignments are due at 11 PM on the dates indicated.
2. Classes marked with an asterisk (*) meet in the computer lab (room 278).
3. This schedule is subject to change.

** WEEK 1 **
01. M  09/15/08	Introduction to the course
		Sect 1.1 Basic Concepts -- Introduction
		Sect 1.2 System of Units
		Sect 1.3 Charge and Current
02. Tu 09/16	Lab 1: Intro to Matlab (*)
03. W  09/17	Sect 1.4 Voltage
		Sect 1.5 Power and Energy
		Sect 1.6 Circuit Elements
		Sect 1.7 Applications
04. Th 09/18	Finish lab 1 (*)

** WEEK 2 **
05. M  09/22	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. Tu 09/23	Lab 2: Measurement of resistance
07. W  09/24	Sect 2.5 Series resistors and voltage division
		Sect 2.6 Parallel resistors and current division
		Sect 2.8 Applications
08. Th 09/25	Finish lab 2
    F  09/26	Lab 1 due

** WEEK 3 **
09. M  09/29	Sect 3.1 Methods of Analysis -- Introduction
		Sect 3.2 Nodal analysis
		Sect 3.3 Nodal analysis with voltage sources
		Matlab homework set #1 due
10. T  09/30	Sect 3.4 Mesh analysis
		Sect 3.5 Mesh analysis with current sources
		Sect 3.7 Nodal vs. mesh analysis
11. W  10/01	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. Th 10/02	Lab 3: Intro to Multisim (*)
    F  10/03	Lab 2 due
		(+) Last day to withdraw without ``W''

** WEEK 4 **
13. M  10/06	Math review: Complex Numbers
14. T  10/07	Lab 4: Series and parallel circuits -- Kirchhoff's laws.
15. W  10/08	Sect 9.1 AC Circuits -- Introduction
		Sect 9.2 Sinusoids
		Sect 9.3 Phasors
		Sect 9.4 Phasor relationships for circuit elements
16. Th 10/09	Lab 4 continued
    F  10/10	Lab 3 due

** WEEK 5 **
17. M  10/13	Sect 9.5 Impedance and Admittance
		Sect 9.6 Kirchhoff's laws in the frequency domain
		Sect 9.7 Impedance combinations
		Matlab homework set #2 due
18. T  10/14	Finish lab 4
19. W  10/15	Sect 4.1 Circuit Theorems -- Introduction
		Sect 4.2 Linear property
		Sect 4.3 Superposition
		Sect 4.4 Source transformation
20. Th 10/16	Exam 1 (weeks 1-4 inclusive)

** WEEK 6 **
21. M  10/20	Sect 4.5 Thevenin's theorem
		Sect 4.6 Norton's theorem
22. T  10/21	Lab 8: AC Test Instruments
23. W  10/22	Sect 4.8 Maximum power transfer
		Sect 4.10 Applications
24. Th 10/23	Finish lab 8
    F  10/24	Lab 4 due

** WEEK 7 **
25. M  10/27	Sect 10.1 Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis -- Introduction
		Sect 10.2 Nodal analysis
		Sect 10.3 Mesh analysis
		Sect 10.4 Superposition theorem
		Matlab homework set #3 due
26. T  10/28	Lab 5: Equivalent Circuits I
27. W  10/29	Sect 10.5 Source transformation
		Sect 10.6 Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
28. Th 10/30	Finish lab 5
    F  10/31	Lab 8 due
		(++) Last day to withdraw for serious and compelling reason

** WEEK 8 **
29. M  11/03	Sect 7.1 First-Order Circuits -- Introduction
		Sect 7.2 The source-free RC circuit
		Sect 7.3 The source-free RL circuit
30. T  11/04	Lab 6: Equivalent Circuits II
31. W  11/05	Sect 7.4 Singularity functions
32. Th 11/06	Finish lab 6
    F  11/07	Lab 5 due

** WEEK 9 **
33. M  11/10	Sect 7.5 Step response of an RC circuit
		Sect 7.6 Step response of an RL circuit
		Matlab homework set #4 due
34. T  11/11	Holiday -- Veteran's Day. Campus closed.
35. W  11/12	Sect 8.1 Second-Order Circuits -- Introduction
		Sect 8.2 Finding initial and final values
36. Th 11/13	Lab 7: ODEs in Matlab (*)
    F  11/14	Lab 6 due

** WEEK 10 **
37. M  11/17    Sect 8.3 The source-free series RLC circuit
		Sect 8.4 The source-free parallel RLC circuit
38. T  11/18	Finish lab 7 (*)
39. W  11/19	Sect 8.5 Step response of a series RLC circuit
		Sect 8.6 Step response of a parallel RLC circuit
		Sect 8.7 General second-order circuits
40. Th 11/20	Exam 2 (weeks 5-9 inclusive)
    F  11/21	Lab 7 due
		Matlab homework set #5 due

    W  11/26	Final Exam 5-7:30 (comprehensive)
    M  12/01	Grades available