ECE 201 Electrical Networks I
Spring 2006, MW 1:40-2:55, ECG 224

Instructor: Kostas Tsakalis, GWC 358, 965-1467, tsakalis (This page: http://www.fulton.asu.edu/~tsakalis)
Office Hours: MT 3:00-4:00, W 12:30-1:30, or by appt.
Textbook: Irwin, Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 8th Ed. Wiley

201 Resources (Class notes)

201 Resources: Sample Test problems

Student Site: http://www.wiley.com/college/irwin

Lab Page:  http://ceaspub.eas.asu.edu/ece201lab/

Course Outline:

  1. Introduction, Motivating applications
  2. Basic quantities, Ohm, Kirchhoff, Single-loop, Single Node-pair circuits
  3. Series-Parallel combinations of Resistors, Dependent Sources, Measurements
  4. Nodal Analysis, Loop Analysis
  5. Op Amps
  6. Linearity, Superposition, Source transformation, Thevenin, Norton
  7. Energy storage elements, Capacitors, Inductors
  8. 1st and 2nd order circuits, Transient response
  9. AC steady-state analysis, Phasors, Impedance
Grading: HW (5%), Lab(15%), 6 Tests (50%, best 5 scores), Final (30%)
Absolute Grading Scale: A> 90 > A- > 85 > B+ > 80 > B > 75 > B- > 70 > C+ > 65 > C > 60 > D > 50 > E
(Cut-off points may only decrease depending on the final grade distribution.)
CURRENT GRADE DISTRIBUTION

ALL TESTS ARE CLOSED-BOOKS/NOTES.  THE FINAL IS OPEN-BOOK ONLY.
Important Dates:
HW due dates: on or before the corresponding Test date
Test dates: see below  (typically last 30min of class, 1-2 problems)
Final Exam, Wed., 5/10, 2:40-4:30

Reading material:
Notch Filter Example computations
Op_amp applications 1, 2, 3.
RC-RL circuit solutions and diff.eqns
QUICK REVIEW NOTES

Instrumentation, Radio, Telephone handouts

HW assignments, test material

HW Ch.1 (Solutions)
Ch. 1, 2.1, 2.2 (Basic quantities, Ohm, Kirchhoff)
Problems: 1.17, 1.12
 
Test 1 Material HW 1: Basic definitions, Power  Ch.1
DATE: WED FEB 8  (SOLUTIONS)
HW Ch.2 (Solutions)
Ch. 2.3, 2.4 (Single loop circuits, Single node-pair circuits)
Ch. 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 (Impedance, Series/parallel circuits, Y-Delta, Dependent sources)
Problems 2a:  2.7, 2.10, 2.27, 2.29, 2.38, 2.49, 2.51

Test 2 Material HW 2a: Ohm, Kirchoff, Single loop, Single node-pair circuit, Ch2.1-2.6
DATE: WED FEB 15  (SOLUTIONS)

HW Ch.3  (Solutions)
Ch. 3.1, 3.2 (Nodal analysis, Loop analysis)
Problems 2.b: 2.102, 2.110, 2.116, 2.117
Problems: 3.7, 3.64

Test 3 Material: 
Dependent sources, Nodal analysis, Loop analysis
 DATE: WED MAR 1  (SOLUTIONS)

HW Ch.4  (Solutions)
Ch. 4, (Op Amps)
Problems:  4.22, 4.25, 4.50

HW Ch.5  (Solutions)
Ch. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4,  (Linearity, superposition, Source Transformation, Thevenin, Norton)
Problems:  5.7, 5.10, 5.67, 5.69, 5.87,

Test 4 Material:
Op Amps, Superposition, Source Transformation, Thevenin, Norton
DATE: WED MAR 29  (SOLUTIONS)

HW Ch.6 (Solutions)
Ch. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 (Capacitors, Inductors)
Problems: 6.18, 6.21, 6.27, 6.34, 6.73

HW Ch.7  (Solutions)
Ch. 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 (1st-2nd order circuits)
Problems:  7.9, 7.18, 7.44, 7.74, 7.77

Test 5 Material:
Capacitors, Inductors, 1st and 2nd order circuits
 DATE: MON APR 10  (SOLUTIONS)

HW Ch.8   (Solutions)
Ch. 8.1, 8.2, 8.3,  (AC steady-state analysis)
Ch. 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 (Phasors, AC analysis)
Problems: 8.1, 8.2, 8.5, 8.7, 8.18, 8.31, 8.34, 8.35,  8.48, 8.63, 8.67, 8.74, 8.87, 8.90
Also, from Ch. 9.3 (Max Power Transfer): 9.26, 9.27

Test 6 Material:
AC steady-state analysis, Phasors, Impedance, Series/parallel circuits
 DATE: WED APR 26  (SOLUTIONS)

HW Measurements   (Solutions)
Notes (Dependent sources, Measurements)
Problems: M1-3 (Problem Statements in the solutions)
ECE 201 FINAL EXAM Material: (QUICK REVIEW NOTES )
Power, Ohm, Kirchhoff,
Single loop, Single node-pair circuits
Capacitors, Inductors, 1st and 2nd order circuits.
AC steady-state analysis, Phasors, Impedance, Series/parallel circuits.
Dependent sources, Nodal analysis, Loop analysis
Op Amps, measurements, linearity, superposition
Source transformation, Thevenin, Norton