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Electric Circuits II

Program of Lectures

Analytical description of the course:

1st week

First meeting

Topics:

 Electric Circuit Theory - A prologue

A view on the historical development

A view on the people

A view on the applications

Modeling of a physical system

Techniques for the solution of problems 

 

Electric circuits

Analysis and synthesis of electric circuits

Lamped and distributed electric elements

Time domain analysis

Frequency domain analysis

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Select a Circuit Theory Personality.

Present its biography with emphasis on its contributions to Science in general and Circuit Theory in particular.

Describe the long term effect of its contributions.

 

Take care of the organization of your report. This is a report exercise. Pay attention to your command of English (We agree that the language of communication will be English!)

 

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be reviewed for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 Agilent seminars, symposia, trade shows and webcasts

Second meeting

Topics:

Circuit analysis review

 

Examples:

Review examples

 

Applications:

Review of various applications

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Laplace Transform, Inverse Laplace Transform

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

2nd week

First meeting

Topics:

Laplace Transform, Inverse Laplace Transform

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Laplace Transform, Inverse Laplace Transform 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Relationship between Laplace domain and time domain, convolution

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

3rd week

First meeting

Topics:

Relationship between Laplace domain and time domain, convolution

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Relationship between Laplace domain and time domain, convolution

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Relationship between Laplace domain and time domain, convolution

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

4th week

 

First meeting

Topics:

System poles, zeros, eigenvalues and eigenvectors

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

System poles, zeros, eigenvalues and eigenvectors

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

System poles, zeros, eigenvalues and eigenvectors

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 Mechanical Analog First Order System

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

5th week

First meeting

Topics:

Laplace transform in circuit analysis

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Laplace transform in circuit analysis

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Laplace transform in circuit analysis

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 Mechanical Analog First Order System

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References: 

 

6th week

First meeting

Topics:

Transfer functions

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Mechanical Analog Second Order System

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Transfer functions

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Transfer functions

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References: 

 

7th week

First meeting

Topics:

Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

8th week

First meeting

Topics:

Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Frequency response, frequency selective circuits, Bode plots

 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References: 

 

9th week

First meeting

Topics:

Fourier series

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Fourier series

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Fourier series

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 Fourier Synthesis Java Applet

 

10th week

First meeting

Topics:

Fourier transforms

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Fourier transforms

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Fourier transforms

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

11th week

First meeting

Topics:

 Variable Frequency Network Performance.

 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 Variable Frequency Network Performance.

 Electrical filters

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Variable Frequency Network Performance.

Electrical filters

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

12th week

First meeting

Topics:

Mutual inductance

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Mutual inductance

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting 

Topics:

Mutual inductance

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

13th week

First meeting

Topics:

 The State Variable method

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Solution of Electric Circuits using the State Variable method

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Solution of Electric Circuits using the State Variable method

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

14th week

First meeting

Topics:

Two-port networks 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

Fourier Synthesis Java Applet

Second meeting

Topics:

Two-port networks 

 

Examples:

 Square Pulse

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Two-port networks 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

15th week

First meeting

Topics:

Two-port networks 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Two-port networks 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Two-port networks 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

16th week

First meeting

Topics:

Review

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Review

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be evaluated for completeness but not necessarily corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting

Topic:

Presentation of Projects

 

Proposed Titles of projects:

 

Presentation of Projects:

1. Title

2. Review of the field

3. Short description of the process, method, techniques

4. Figures, photographs that describe the process

5. Description of other processes

6. Advantages of the method

7. Disadvantages of the method

8. Conclusions

9. Further work

10. References

 

Prepare an electronic presentation

Prepare hand outs for your audiences

 

Proposed Titles of projects:

 

17th week

Topic:

Final Examination