ECEN 2250 - Introduction to Circuits & Electronics

Peter Mathys, Fall 2011

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Tentative Course Schedule

Flowchart: Linear Progression Through Book Chapters.

Flowchart: Non-Linear Progression Through Book Chapters. This is the flowchart that will be followed for this class.

 

Wk Monday Wednesday Friday
1

#01   Aug. 22

  • Class Introduction
  • Variables in Physics/Engineering
  • Sections 1.1, 1.2

#02   Aug. 24

  • Schematics, Conventions
  • Passive Sign Convention, Ground
  • Section 1.3

#03   Aug. 26

  • DC Sources
  • Resistors, Ohm's Law
  • Section 2.1
2

#04   Aug. 29

  • AC Sources
  • Sinusoidal Signals
  • Sections 5.4, 5.6

#05   Aug. 31

  • Intro to LTspice
  • Dependent Sources
  • Section 4.1

#06   Sep. 02

  • Kirchhoff's Voltage/Current Laws
  • Parallel/Series Connections
  • Section 2.2
3

Sep. 05

  • Labor Day
  • No class

#07   Sep. 07

  • Read Sections 2.3, 2.4
  • Node-Voltage Analysis
  • Section 3.1

#08   Sep. 09

  • Node-Voltage Analysis
  • Voltage/Current Division
  • Sections 2.5, 3.1
4

#09   Sep. 12

  • Capacitors
  • i-v Characteristic
  • Section 6.1

#10   Sep. 14

  • Inductors
  • i-v Characteristic
  • Section 6.2

#11   Sep. 16

  • Capacitors, Inductors in Sinusoidal Steady-State
  • Section ?
5

#12   Sep. 19

  • Exam 1

#13   Sep. 21

  • L,C "Phasor" Diagrams
  • Given v(t), iL(t) lags, iC(t) leads

#14   Sep. 23

  • RL HPF Time Domain Analysis
  • Time Constants L/R, RC
6

#15   Sep. 26

  • Review of Complex Numbers
  • Euler's Identity, Impedance
  • Appendix A, Sections 8.1, 8.2

#16   Sep. 28

  • Sinusoids and Phasors
  • System Function H(jw)
  • Frequency Response
  • Sections 8.1, 8.4, 8.5 (11.2, 12.1)

#17   Sep. 30

  • Discussion of Exam 1
7

#18   Oct. 03

  • Impedance, Admittance
  • "Ohm's Law" for L,C
  • Section 8.2

#19   Oct. 05

  • Basic AC Circuit Analysis
  • Series/Parallel Connections
  • Section 8.3

#20   Oct. 07

  • RC, RL, RLC Circuits
  • Filters Revisited
  • Section 8.3, Notes
8

#21   Oct. 10

  • Linearity Properties
  • Superposition
  • Thévenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits
  • Sections 3.3, 3.4, 8.4

#22   Oct. 12

  • Thévenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits
  • for Dependent Sources
  • Sections 3.4, 8.4

#23   Oct. 14

  • ac Power Analysis
  • Maximum Power Transfer
  • Section 8.6
9

#24   Oct. 17

  • Exam 2

#25   Oct. 19

  • ac Power Analysis
  • Complex Power, Power Factor
  • Section 8.6

#26   Oct. 21

  • Introduction to Semiconductors
  • pn Junction Diode
  • Diode Notes
10

#27   Oct. 24

  • Shockley's Equation for Diodes
  • iD versus vD Plot in LTspice
  • Diode Notes

#28   Oct. 26

  • Section

#29   Oct. 28

  • Section
11

#30   Oct. 31

  • Section

#31   Nov. 02

  • Section

#32   Nov. 04

  • Section
12

#33   Nov. 07

  • Section

#34   Nov. 09

  • Exam 3

#35   Nov. 11

  • TBD
13

#36   Nov. 14

  • Section

#37   Nov. 16

  • Section

#38   Nov. 18

  • Section
 

Nov. 21

  • Section

Nov. 23

  • Section

Nov. 25

  • Section
14

#39   Nov. 28

  • Section

#40   Nov. 30

  • Section

#41   Dec. 02

  • Section
15

#42   Dec. 05

  • Section

#43   Dec. 07

  • Section

#44   Dec. 09

  • Section

Final Exam: Wed., Dec. 14, 1:30 - 4:00 pm, see Fall 2011 Final Exam Schedule.

©2001-2011, P. Mathys. Last revised: 10-19-11, PM.