EE 212 - Spring 2021

EE 212: Circuits and Signals II - Spring 2021

Instructor: Kevin Wedeward (Workman 221, 835-5708, kevin.wedeward@nmt.edu, https://sites.google.com/nmt.edu/kevin-wedeward/)

Class Day and Time: MWF 09:50am-10:40am

  • In person section will be held in MSEC 101.

  • Distance section will be accessed via Zoom.

Office Hours: MWF 02:45pm-04:00pm, by appointment, and any time office door is open

Textbook: Elementary Linear Circuit Analysis, Second Edition, by Leonard S. Bobrow, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780195113723

Prerequisite: EE 211 (Circuits and Signals I)

Course Description from Catalog: Continuation of EE 211, Laplace transform techniques, transient response, power, steady-state sinusoidal response, and frequency response of RLC circuits.

Topics: Selected from chapters 8-14 of textbook.

  • AC (sinusoidal steady-state) analysis

  • AC power (average power, reactive power, complex power, power triangle, power factor, power factor correction) and effective values of voltage and current

  • Single-phase-three-wire circuits, three-phase circuits, wye and delta connections

  • Frequency response (transfer functions, magnitude responses, phase responses, Bode Plots, resonance, filters)

  • Laplace Transform (properties, table, inverse via partial-fraction expansion, application to circuits)

  • Mutual inductance and ideal transformers

  • Fourier Series (trigonometric form and complex form) and response of circuit to periodic input in general

  • Fourier Transform

Course Outcomes: Students will be able to

  • recognize when a circuit may be analyzed using AC analysis and represent the circuit appropriately in the frequency-domain;

  • analyze a circuit using AC analysis such that voltages, currents, instantaneous power and AC power are determined;

  • analyze sinusoidal circuits in the frequency-domain to find transfer functions and frequency responses;

  • apply Laplace Transforms to solve for time-domain responses without writing differential equations; and

  • find the Fourier Series representation of periodic signals and in turn the response of circuits to periodic sources.

Grading:

  • Homework: 20%

    • Typically assigned every other class.

    • To be submitted via Canvas.

    • Collaboration, i.e., working together, on homework is encouraged, but the work turned in must be your own and not copied from someone and/or somewhere else.

    • Homework should be neatly written with all steps clearly shown.

    • Homework submitted late will be assessed a deduction of 2% per hour.

  • Four exams (including final exam): 80%

    • Exams will be taken individually with only those resources specified.

Assignments:

  • Read Chapter 8 - Jan 20

  • Read Sections 9.1-9.3 - Feb 15

  • Read Sections 10.1, 10.2 - Mar 1

  • Read Sections 11.1-11.3 - Apr 5

  • Read Section 13.1 - Apr 21

  • HW 1 - Jan 27

  • HW 2 - Feb 1

  • HW 3 - Feb 5

  • HW 4 - Feb 10

  • HW 5 - Feb 15

  • HW 6 - Feb 22

  • HW 7 - Mar 5

  • HW 8 - Mar 13

  • HW 9 - Mar 17

  • HW 10 - Mar 22

  • HW 11 - Mar 31

  • HW 12 - Apr 7

  • HW 13 - Apr 12

  • HW 14 - Apr 19

  • HW 15 - Apr 30

  • Exam 1 - Feb 24

  • Exam 2 - Mar 24

  • Exam 3 - Apr 23

  • Final Exam - May 4

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