Engr 205

Engr 205 - Electric Circuits
School of Engineering and Computer Science
San Francisco State University

Syllabus

Tutoring Schedule

Lecture Notes

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Description:

Introduction to theory and techniques of circuit analysis. Topics include resistive circuits, controlled sources, ideal operational amplifiers, first- and second-order transient and steady-state responses, power calculations, and three-phase circuits. Basic Skills Level: 1. Prereq: Math 252 or 242, and Phys 260. ENGR 261 must be taken concurrently.

Text:

Alexander C.K. and M.N.O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Reference: Nilsson, J.W., Electric Circuits 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2003.

Schedule:

MWF 8:10-9:00 a.m. Rm: BUS 215 Units: 3.0

Office Hours:

Mondays and Fridays, 9-10 am, SCI 250

Recitation Session:

(Optional) SCI 205: Science Concepts: Electric Circuits
1-unit course, Mondays: 1:10-2:00 PM in SCI-102

Course Requirements:

Quizzes	10%
Homework	10%
4 Tests	55%
Final Exam	25%
Total	100%

Grading Scale:

Grade	FG
A	90-100
A-	87-89
B+	83-86
B	80-82
B-	77-79
C+	73-76
C	70-72
C-	67-69
D+	63-66
D	59-62
D-	55-59
F	below 55

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Tutoring Schedule:

Days	Time	Room	Tutor

Lecture Notes:

Lecture 1	Lecture 2	Lecture 3	Lecture 4
Lecture 5	Lecture 6	Lecture 7	Lecture 8
Lecture 9	Lecture 10	Lecture 11	Lecture 12
Lecture 13	Lecture 14	Lecture 15	Lecture 16

HOMEWORK:
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Week	Discussion Topic	Sections	HW Problems	Due Date
1	Introduction; Basic Concepts	1.1-1.6	1.3,5,7,13,17,19,25,27,35	M, 9/8
2	Basic Laws: Ohm’s Law; Kirchhoff’s Laws; Series and Parallel Resistors; Voltage and Current Dividers Quiz 1, Wednesday 9/17	2.1-2.7	2.3,5,11,17,21,25,33,39,43,45	M, 9/15
3	Analysis of DC Circuits: Nodal Analysis	3.1-3.3	3.1,3,7,13,17,19,23,25,27	M, 9/22
4	Mesh Analysis	3.4-3.8	3.33,35,39,41,45,49,57,61,65
5	TEST 1– Chapters 1 – 3 Superposition; Source Transformations	4.1-4.4	4.3,9,11,19,23,27,31
6	Thèvenin’s and Norton’s Theorems	4.5-4.9	4.33,35,43,47,51,57,69,71
7	Operational Amplifiers	5.1-5.9	5.11,13,19,23,31,37,47,49,57
8	TEST 2 – Chapters 4 & 5 Capacitors and Inductors	6.1-6.5	6.3,9,13,17,31,39,45,53
9	First-Order Circuits	7.1-7.6	7.5,9,11,19,37,41,45,47,53
10	Op Amp Circuits; Second-Order Circuits	7.7-8.4	7.67, 8.1,3,5,11,13,17,19
11	Step Response; General Second-Order Circuits	8.5-8.9	8.27,35,41,47,51,53,57
12	Test 3 – Chapters 6-8; AC Circuits	9.1-9.7	9.13,17,25,31,35,45,53,57,65
13	Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis	10.1-10.8	10.1,3,9,19,25,39,41,53,57,65
14	AC Power Analysis Test 4 – Chapters 9-11	11.1-11.8	11.1,5,13,19,23,39,45,51,57
15	Resonance Ideal Transformers	14.5-14.6 13.5	14.1,5,9,13,17,29,31 13.11,17,21,29,36,45
	Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 17th, 8:10-10:30 a.m.

Note: The above schedule is tentative and will be modified as needed

SAMPLE TESTS

TESTS	SOLUTIONS	Semester's Test Solutions
Test 1	Sample Test Soln	Test 1
Test 2	Sample Test Soln	Test 2
Test3	Sample Test3 Soln	Test 3
Test 4	Sample Test4 Soln	Test 4
Final Exam

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