EE281 Course Page-Taught by Billur Barshan EE281 Basic Circuit Theory

Last Taught: Fall 1994-95
Instructor: Billur Barshan
Office: EE-404
Tel: 290-2161 or x2161

Prerequisite: MATH 102 or its equivalent

Credit Units: 4

Course Outline:

  1. Circuit Components
  2. Analysis of Simple Circuits
  3. Linearity and Superposition Principle
  4. Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits
  5. First-Order and Second-Order Circuits
  6. Linear Time-Invariant Circuits
  7. Zero-Input and Zero-State Responses
  8. Step and Impulse Responses
  9. Transient and Steady-State Responses
  10. Introduction to Systems
  11. (response to an arbitrary input, convolution integral, transfer functions, feedback)

Textbook:
Circuits Devices and Systems, Ralph J. Smith, 3rd edition, Wiley, 1976.

Grading:
Midterm 1 (20%); Midterm 2 (20%); Final (35%); Lab (15%); Homework (10%)
The exams are closed book. Calculators are allowed.