ELCT 221 Circuits

Fall 2012
Instructor:
Office:
E-mail:

Prof. Grigory Simin

Swearingen 3A16
simin@cec.sc.edu

Phone: (803) 777-0986

1. Course Description
Linear circuit analysis and design
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MATH 142 and ELCT 102 or 220

2. Course Objectives
1. Students will reliably demonstrate the knowledge of Kirchhoff's Current and Voltage Laws
(KCL and KVL)
2. Students will reliably demonstrate the ability to solve DC circuits using nodal and mesh
analysis and Thevenin and Norton transformations.
3. Students will reliably demonstrate the ability to find the complex impedances of network
components.
4. Students will reliably demonstrate the ability to solve AC circuits using the complex forms
of KCL, KVL, nodal and mesh analysis as well as Thevenin and Norton transformations.
5. Students will demonstrate the ability to using PSPICE and MATLAB for DC and AC circuit
analysis.

3. Required Text(s), Other Materials, Suggested Readings

Textbook:
Introductory Circuit Analysis (12th Edition) by Robert L. Boylestad, 2010
ISBN-10: 0137146663; ISBN-13: 978-0137146666
Other materials: Class notes posted on the class WEB page

4. Course Delivery Structure

Lectures

5. Course Requirements and Grading Scheme

Course assignments include homeworks (given every one-two weeks, written and via LONCAPA), quizzes, tests, midterm and final examinations.
Approximate grading scheme is as follows:

score 90:
A
85 score <90: B+
80 score <85: B

75 score <80:
70 score <75:
60 score <70:
score < 60:

C+
C
D
F

The weight of the assignments in the final course grade is as follows:

HWs and Quizzes

Midterm and Test(s)
Final Exam

50%
25%
25%

6. Course Outline/Schedule
The approximate schedule for the topics covered in the course:
Week #1
01 Introduction;
02 Review: Potential and Voltage
03 Review - Current and Ohm's Law
Week #2;
04a Review KCL & Parallel Circuits;
04b Review KVL & Series circuits;
05a Nodal Analysis;
Week #3
05b Nodal Analysis (cont);
06 Nodal Analysis using MATLAB
Nodal analysis using MATLAB (Computer lab)
Week #4
07 Nodal analysis by inspection and special cases;
08 Mesh analysis;
MESH Analysis using MATLAB (Computer lab)
Week#6
09 Mesh analysis by inspection and special cases;
10 Thevenin and Norton Equivalent sources;
Mesh analysis in special cases using MATLAB (Computer lab)
Week #7
11a Superposition, Linearity and Source transformation techniques;
11b Superposition, Linearity and Source transformation techniques (cont);
Introduction to PSPICE (Computer lab)
Week #8
12 Maximum power transfer; Mesh analysis with current sources;
13 Pre-midterm review
Midterm Examination
Week #9
14 Sinusoidal (AC) signals;
15 Capacitors and inductors in AC circuits;
16a Phasors and complex numbers;
Week #10
16b Phasors and complex numbers (cont);
Week #11
17a AC Circuit analysis using complex variables
17b AC Circuit analysis using complex variables (cont)
AC Circuit analysis using MATLAB (Computer lab)
Week #12
18 AC Nodal analysis
19 AC Mesh Analysis
AC Nodal and mesh using MATLAB (Computer lab)
Week #13
20a AC Thevenin and Norton techniques
20b AC Thevenin and Norton techniques (cont)
AC circuit analysis using PSPICE (computer lab)
Week #14
2

21a Power in AC circuits

21b Power in AC circuits (cont)
Power analysis in AC circuits using PSPICE (Computer lab)
Week #15
22a Three-phase circuits
22b Three-phase circuits (cont)
MATLAB and PSPICE review
Week #16
Final exam preview

7. Course Policies
An attendance policy
Attendance may not be taken every class, however student absence during the quiz, exam
or test will not be considered as an excuse for the corresponding zero grade.
The cases when student missed the class due to documented medical conditions or other
extraordinary circumstances will be resolved on a case by case basis.
The violations of academic honesty (plagiarism, cheating etc.) will result on zero grade in
the corresponding assignment and reports submitted to the Department and College
administration, which will make a decision regarding the further actions to be taken.
Policy statement on disabilities or special needs recommended by the Office of Student
Disability Services: "Any student with a documented disability should contact the Office of
Student Disability Services at 803777-6142 to make arrangements for appropriate
accommodations."