Standard Course Syllabus Course Supervisor Date of Approval

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Coifman 8/06

205 Circuit Analysis

2. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Applications of electrical and computer engineering; circuit fundamentals and analysis; operational amplifiers; phasor

analysis; sinusoidal frequency response.

Quarters of Offering Credits
Level Class Meeting

Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 3 U 3 cl.

Course Prerequisites

Prereq: Physics 133, En Graph 167 or CS&E 221 or CS&E 202, prereq or concur: Math 415; minimum CPHR of 2.00; and

acceptance in Elec & Cptr Eng major or Cptr Science & Eng major or Eng Physics major.

3. PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC

Physics: Concepts of Energy, Force, Charge, Work as applied to Electrical Phenomena.

Math: Calculus, Differential Equations, Matrix Algebra, Complex Numbers, Sinusoidal functions.

Engr. Graphics: Use of Schematic Drawings, Engineering Notation, Use of Computational Languages.

Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite

209, 301, 311, 341, 351

4. Text(s) and Other Course Materials Author(s) Publisher

Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, 5th Ed. (NOT Thomas and Rosa Wiley

Laplace version)

ISBN: 471760951

(For Prof. Coifman -- Reference Text: John O'Malley,

Schaum's Outline Series- Basic Circuit Analysis, ISBN

0070478244 (come to lecture before purchasing)).

References (supplemental reading)

Schaum's Outline Series - Basic Circuit Analysis (ISBN: 0070478244), by J. O'Malley, McGraw-Hill.

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Students will apply Math and Science to be able to use the laws of Electrical Circuits. (Criterion 3(a))

2. Students will identify, formulate, and solve electrical circuit problems. (Criterion 3(e))

6. TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES)

Applications of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1)

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (7)

Intuitive Circuit Analysis (8)

Circuit Analysis with Stored & Time Varying Energies (11)

Frequency Domain Insights (2)

7. CLASS MEETING PATTERN (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.)

3 cl.

Thursday, August 14, 2008 09:16 AM

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