COURSE SYLLABUS

****************************************************************************** YEAR COURSE OFFERED: 2011 SEMESTER COURSE OFFERED: DEPARTMENT: COURSE NUMBER: NAME OF COURSE: NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: ECE 26329 ECE 3336: Introduction to Circuits and Electronics Dr. Han Le Fall

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The information contained in this class syllabus is subject to change without notice. Students are expected to be aware of any additional course policies presented by the instructor during the course.
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Learning Objectives
This course is intended to provide some knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of electric circuits and electronics. The goal is to provide students in fields other than Electrical and Computer Engineering with enough understanding of these fundamentals to be able to work effectively with electrical engineers and computer engineers. Another goal is to help prepare students to pass the Fundamentals of Engineering examination. Expected course outcomes are: 1. Students will gain some limited knowledge about the fundamentals of electrical engineering, especially in the areas of circuit analysis and electronics, in part by gaining a greater understanding of key engineering paradigms. (ABET Program Outcome (a)) 2. Students will further develop their basic skills of problem solving and critical thinking by learning techniques such as sinusoidal steady-state analysis (phasor analysis), and by developing the ability to choose between various approaches. (ABET Program Outcome (e)) 3. Students will learn to take systematic approaches to difficult problems, with attention to detail and the use of clear, appropriate notation to communicate clearly. (ABET Program Outcomes (e) and (g)) 4. Students will learn to use, or demonstrate that they can use, advanced calculators to perform complex arithmetic needed in phasor analysis and related operations. (ABET Program Outcome (k))

Major Assignments/Exams
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Midterm Final Exam: 15-25% 25-40%

Required Reading
None

Recommended Reading
You are strongly encouraged to acquire a legal copy of a good circuit analysis textbook. A good textbook can supplement and complement the lecture materials. However, homework assignments will not be assigned from any specific textbook. Thus, you may acquire any edition of any good textbook, and it should be satisfactory. Good textbooks include ones from the following authors: Rizzoni, Hambley, Nilsson & Reidel, Irwin, Alexander & Sadiku, Hayt, Kemmerly & Durbin, Sedra & Smith. You can also search online for various websites of equivalent materials. Exercise due caution however; not everything on the Internet is correct, especially without proper context.

List of discussion/lecture topics

Course topics: Introduction - Current - Voltage Set 1 Circuit element - Ohm Resistors - Kirchhoff Current Law (KCL) Set 2 and Voltage Law (KVL) Serial and Parallel Resistors - Voltage and Current Dividers Set 3 Node Voltage Method Set 4 Mesh Current Method Set 5 Thevanin's and Norton's Theorems Set 6 Capacitors and Inductors Set 7 Phasor Background: Harmonics-Fourier-Complex Analysis Set 8 Phasor Method - Fourier Series - Linear System - Digital Set 9 Linear Systems - Frequency Response - Filters Set 10 Amplifiers and Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps) Set 11 Diodes and Introduction to Solid State Electronics Set 12 Complex Power Set 13 Transformers Set 14 Prerequisites: Basic integral and differential calculus Some exposure to basic electromagnetic theories Some exposure to basic circuit theory, including Ohms Law and Kirchhoffs Laws Engineering problem solving skills Familiarity with computer and analysis tools such as advanced calculators, electronic mail, and computer mathematics programs. Specifically, Mathematica will be the principal software for all lecture demonstrations and homework. You are not required to use Mathematica to do homework, but you will need it to see lecture demonstrations and

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read homework. The software is available on most computers in ECC. If you do not wish to use ECC computers, you can obtain a free student copy for your own use through http://software.uh.edu/ . Note: please do not contact instructor or TA about software licensing and activation, only the University IT Dept. has the authority to issue you a license. Course website: http://www.egr.uh.edu/courses/ece/ece3336/SectionLe/web/welcome.html Course instructor e-mail: ece3336@gmail.com

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