Electric Circuits (Fall 2016)

Description

This course is intended to teach basic circuit theory and principles of electrical engineering as preparation for subsequent EE courses.


Lecture
  • Time:
    • Monday 10:15AM - 11:55AM
    • Wednesday 10:15AM - 11:55AM (ODD week only!)
  • Venue: Teaching Center 201.
Lab
(分班名单，分组名单)
  • Time:
    • Class 1: Monday 5:45PM - 8:20PM
    • Class 2: Tuesday 1:00PM - 3:45PM
    • Class 3: Tuesday 5:45PM - 8:20PM
    • Class 4: Thursday 1:00PM - 3:45PM
    • Class 5: Friday 1:00PM - 3:45PM.
  • Venue: SIST 1A-101
    •  Exception:  Lab2 is in the computer lab (205 Teaching Building, Haike Campus).
  • Teaching Assistants:
黄景林 (Class 1)
 <huangjl@shanghaitech.edu.cn>

  		 陈晨 (Class 2)
 <chenchen2@shanghaitech.edu.cn>

  		 曹骐 (Class 3)
 <caoqi@shanghaitech.edu.cn>

  		 刘圣波 (Class 4)
 <liushb@shanghaitech.edu.cn>

  		 李诚 (Class 5)
 <licheng@shanghaitech.edu.cn>

  
Discussion
（分班名单）
  • Time:
    • Class 1: Thursday 3:55PM - 5:35PM, Venue: SIST 1A-104
    • Class 2: Thursday 3:55PM - 5:35PM, Venue: SIST 1A-106
    • Class 3: Thursday 3:55PM - 5:35PM, Venue: SIST 1A-108
    • Class 4: Thursday 7:35PM - 9:15PM, Venue: SIST 1A-104
    • Class 5: Friday 3:55PM - 5:35PM, Venue: SIST 1A-108
  • Teaching Assistants:
吴秉翰 (Class 1) <wubh@shanghaitech.edu.cn>
 
杨亚君 (Class 2)
 <yangyj@shanghaitech.edu.cn>

  
张一弛 (Class 3)
 <zhangych@shanghaitech.edu.cn>

  
马郁 (Class 4)
 <mayu@shanghaitech.edu.cn>

  
 谢功尚 (Class 5)
 <xiegsh@shanghaitech.edu.cn>

  
 

Announcements

  • [Sept.12] In principle, each lab will be done by a group of two students. So find your partner within your class by Sept. 14.
  • [Sept.12] We have five time slots for the discussion session. Please register your preferred slot at http://www.sojump.hk/m/9645413.aspx?pvw=1.
  • [Sept 14] The lab2 will be held in the university's computer lab, located in 205 Teaching Building, Haike Road Campus.
  • [Sept 19] Class 4 of discussion has been scheduled at 7:35pm - 9:15pm on Thursday. Now it is open to registration.
  • [Sept 28] No makeup lab/discussion session on Oct. 8 (SAT) and Oct. 9 (SUN).
  • [Oct 11] Midterm exam ONE will be held on Oct 26th, from 10:15am to 12:15pm @ Teaching Center 201.
  • [Oct 12] "上海科技大学学生学术诚信规范与管理办法", http://sist.shanghaitech.edu.cn/cn/NewsDetail.asp?id=782 .

 

 

Course Schedule (Tentative)
Week Date
Topic
Reading
Lecture slides Assignments
1 Sept. 12
General introduction
  
Sept. 14
Basic circuit concepts/Kirchhoff's Laws
 
2 Sept. 19
Circuit analysis
  • HW1
    • Due: Sept. 28, in class
    • Solution [pdf]
  • Lab2 (for week 3)
    • Venue: 205 Teaching Bldg, Haike Campus
    • Solution [pdf]
3 Sept. 26
Circuit theorems
  
Sept. 28
Op amp

Ch. 5

  
  • Lab3 (for week 5)
    • Solution [pdf]
  • HW2
    • Due: Oct. 12, in class
    • References [1, 2]
    • Solution [pdf]
4 Oct. 3
Holiday
  • Solution to first-order ODEs (1, 2)
    
5 Oct. 10
Op amp
 
Oct. 12      Capacitors/Inductors        
  • HW3
    • Due: Oct. 24, in class
    • Solution [pdf]
  • Lab4 (for week 6)
    • Solution [pdf]
6 Oct. 17
First-order RC circuits
Ch. 7
  • HW4
    • Due: Oct. 26, in class
    • Solution [pdf]
7 Oct. 24
Review class 
Oct. 26
Midterm 1
  • Midterm1 Solution [pdf]
8 Oct. 31 Second-order circuits
9 Nov. 7 Second-order circuits  
Nov. 9
Phasor
 Ch. 9
  • Lab8 (for week 10)
    • Solution [pdf]
  • HW5
    • Due: Nov. 21, in class
    • Solution [pdf]
10 Nov. 14
Steady-state analysis
Ch. 9
  • Project timeline
    • Nov 21, Day 1 of Week 11
      • problem list ready
      • open to solicit proposals
    • Nov 28, Day 1 of Week 12
      • registration due
      • proposal due
    • Dec 5, Day 1 of Week 13
      • 4-week project kick off
11 Nov. 21 AC power analysis Ch. 10
Nov. 23
Review class
  
12 Nov. 28
Midterm 2
13 Dec. 5
Three-phase circuits/Transformers
Ch. 11
  • HW8
    • Due: Dec. 21, in class.
    • Solution [pdf]
Dec. 7
Frequency response
 Ch. 14/15  
14 Dec. 12        
15 Dec. 19        
Dec. 21 Filters Ch. 14/15  
16 Dec. 26 Laplace/Fourier Transforms Ch.12/13/16/17
17 Jan. 5/6 Review class      
18 Jan. 12 Final exam      


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textbook

  • James W. Nilsson and Susan Riedel, Electric Circuits, 9th edition, Prentice Hall, 2010.

References

  1. Charles K. Alexander and Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 5th edition, McGraw Hill, 2012.

  2. Anant Agarwal and Jeffrey Lang, Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits, Morgan Kaufmann, 2005.

  3. Fawwaz Ulaby, Michel Maharbiz and Cynthia Furse, Circuits, National Technology & Science Press, 3rd edition, 2015.

  4. Allan R. Hambley, Electrical Engineering – Principles and Applications, 5th edition, Prentice Hall, 2011.

Requirements

  • Reading: Read the chapters before class. I will not read the textbook to you during class. Rather, I will help you better understand certain materials in the textbook.
  • Class participation: You are required to participate actively in the classroom discussions.
  • Communication: You shall read your email at least once in any 12-hour period (including weekends and holidays), as I may send important announcements about this class.
  • Labs and Projects: Download the lab texts and read carefully before the labs. Finish the labs independently. You will have 4 weeks to finish your final projects at the end of this semester.

Feedback

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