ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

ECE 201 – Circuit Analysis I – Fall 2007

Instructor:         Dr. Ling Hou

                        Office: ECC 205    Phone: 308-4977     Email: LHOU@STCLOUDSTATE.EDU

Office Hours:    9:00-10:00 (MTF), 1:00-4:00 (MR), 4:00-5:00 M

                        Appointments may be made for time not listed above.     

Course Web:     http://huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/d2l/

Classroom:        ECC128, 10:00-10:50 MF

Lab:                  ECC203, 9:00-10:50 W (Section 01) R (Section 02)

                                   

Prereq.:            MATH222, PHYS 234, & ECE102

                                                           

Textbook:          Engineering Circuit Analysis, by Hayt, etc., 7th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2007.

Description:       Current, voltage, and power; independent and dependent sources; Ohm's law; Kirchhoff's laws; single-loop and single-node-pair circuits; resistance and source combination; voltage and current division; nodal analysis, mesh analysis, linearity and superposition; source transformations; Thevenin's and Norton's theorems; inductance and capacitance; transient response of RL, RC, and RLC circuits; computer-aided analysis. Lab.

Objective:         Gain knowledge of circuit analysis that can be applied to follow-up classes. Practice and use engineering tools for circuit analysis. Develop needed soft skills such as teamwork and report writing

Outcome:         After successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

• Understand the fundamental concepts of current, voltage, and power.
• Understand the functional operation of simple circuit elements.
• Apply basic laws and standard techniques in the analysis of DC circuits.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the basic operation of the DC power supply, digital multimeter (DMM), digitizing oscilloscope, and waveform generator.
• Carry out PSpice simulations (DC bias point and transient analyses) of circuits containing R’s, L’s, C’s, and independent/dependent sources.

Course Contents and Schedule:

Week               Topic                                                                Reading

1                      Basic concepts                                                  Ch. 1 

2, 3                   Ohm’s law, KVL, KCL                                     Ch. 2, 3

4, 5                   Nodal and mesh analysis                                    Ch. 4

6 –8                  Circuit analysis techniques                                 Ch. 5

9                      Operational amplifier                                         Ch. 6

10 –12             RL and RC circuits                                            Ch. 7, 8

13 –15             RLC circuits                                                     Ch. 9

Grading Policy: Homework –15% Lab/Quizzes –15%

                    Midterm 1 –15% Midterm 2 –15% Midterm 3 –15% Final –25%

                        Lab test (must pass in order to pass this class, may be taken repeatedly until pass)

Attendance:      Regular attendance in the classroom is required.  Attendance in the laboratory is mandatory. Absence will result in grade reduction.