EE 211 fall 97

PREREQUISITES: Credit for or registration in MATH 231 and PHYS 272.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces the student to linear circuits, time domain analysis, transient and steady state responses, phasors, network or system function, frequency responses and filtering, and resonance.

GRADING: Grades for the course will be based on the following

Homework 100 points 10 assignments worth 10 points each

Mid-term 1 100 points

Laboratories 100 points 10 Labs worth 10 points each

Final Exam 200 points

Total points 500 points

A--500-450 points

B--449-400 points

C--399-350 points

D--349-300 points

F--below 300 points

No make-up exams or extra-credit will be allowed except in extreme cases. If you anticipate a conflict with scheduled exam times please notify the instructor as soon as possible; before the exam date. No incompletes will be granted except in extreme cases.

If you have a disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability and the support you need, you are invited to contact the Special Student Services Office, 734-9552 (V/TTY), Ilima 105, for assistance.

Important Notices:

· Class is cancelled if, without prior notice, the instructor is 20 minutes late.

· If you cannot attend the lecture you should obtain lecture notes from a fellow student.

· Please turn off cell phones and pagers during the lecture, and especially during exams.

· Students are advised to organize, summarize, and rewrite notes for review. The data standard for the course is the textbook, with heavy reliance on lecture notes.

· Students can check with the instructor at any time for your current class standing.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LECTURE SCHEDULE

(Based on 1:15 hour lecture, twice a week)

1 Voltage and Current Chapter 1

2 Circuit Designs

3 Ohm’s Law Chapter 2

4 Kirchhoff’s Laws

5 Voltage Dividers Chapter 3

6 Current Dividers

7 Wheatstone Bridge

8 Methods of Circuit Analysis Chapter 4

9 Node Voltage Analysis

10 Node Current Analysis

11 Circuit Theorems and Superposition

12 Thevenin's Theorem

13 Norton's Theorem

14 Operational Amplifiers Chapter 5

15 Op-Amp Circuits

16 Problem Solving

17 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5) March 10 - tentative

18 Energy Storage Elements Chapter 6

19 Capacitors

20 Inductors

21 SPRING BREAK (March 22)

22 SPRING BREAK (March 24)

23 RL and RC Circuits Chapter 7

24 RL Circuit Responses

25 RC Circuit Responses

26 RLC Circuit Responses Chapter 8

27 Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis Chapter 9

28 Phasors

29 Circuit Simplification

30 Transformers

31 AC Power Chapters 10

32 Power Calculations

33 Problem Solving

34 Final Exam (Chapters 6-10) (Tuesday, May 10, 12:15 – 2:15)