Catalog Data
E E 2315. CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I (3-0) 3 hours credit - Basic circuit concepts of R, L, and C elements Kirchhoff's laws, resistive network analysis, power calculations, loop and node equations, topology, basic network theorems. Dependent sources and operational amplifiers. Computer-assisted solution of circuit problems. Elementary transient analysis. Steady-state A-C phasor analysis, including element laws and phasor diagrams. Prerequisite: MATH 2325; corequisite: PHYS 1444. $15 course specific fee.
Grading Policy
| ♦ Exam I | 24% | |
| ♦ Exam II | 24% | |
| ♦ Homework | 12% | |
| ♦ PSpice | 10% | |
| ♦ Final Exam | 30% |
| ♦ 88% -100% | A | |
| ♦ 75% - 87% | B | |
| ♦ 63% - 74% | C | |
| ♦ 50% - 62% | D | |
| ♦ 0% - 49% | F |
How to excel in this course
There are three important steps in learning a complex topic such as circuit analysis:
(1) reading about it,
(2) having it explained to you by a knowlegible person
(3) and doing it.
Homework Submissions
Homework assignments will be found under the "Homework" button in the navigation panel (to the left of this page). See the problem list to get a list of the homework problems. Work on the column for the assignment you need, i.e., HW01, HW02, etc. This section will submit the assigned problems on paper. Print the homework problems you need and work them out. Attach your solutions to the pages you printed and turn in the assignment when it is due. Be sure to staple the pages together in the upper right-hand corner of the pages.
Textbook and Software Requirements
- Introduction to Electric Circuits, 7th Edition, by Richard C. Dorf and James A. Svoboda, © 2006 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; ISBN-13 978-0-471-73042-2
- PSpice 8.0 Evaluation version, by MicroSim (now part of OrCad)
- Acrobat 8.0 Viewer, by Adobe (another free download from the internet)
- A good web browser: This web site is best viewed from the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser version 6. Although the IE7 and the Firefox browsers display well, they do not properly print some of these pages.
Calculators
You will need a good quality scientific calculator. We recommend the TI-89 or the HP-50. The calculator you provide will need the capability of solving simultaneous linear equations with both real and complex coefficients. Since these capabilities will be required in most of the ensuing courses in Electrical Engineering, we recommend that you acquire the calculator now. Both exams and homework will call upon the capabilities of these calculators.
Exams
The two major examinations and the comprehensive final examination will be old-fashioned paper, pencil and calculator exercises. On-campus students will take these exams at the scheduled times in the classroom.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
This free program can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Submitting PSpice Assignments
PSpice assignments will have deliverables consisting of the printouts of either the output file (text) or graphics from the probe application. The instructions will indicate which. In some cases, both will be required.
In all cases, your name must be clearly printed (by PSpice) on the document.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The University of Texas at Arlington is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 93112 ¾ The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of new federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act ¾ (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens.
As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodation" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty at the beginning of the semester and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels.
Academic Dishonesty
It is the philosophy of The University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.
"Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents' Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22).